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Texas Football Team History

Texas Longhorns

The University of Texas
Austin, TX
Founded: 1883
Stadium: Royal-Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 94,113
Colors: Orange & White
Coach: Darrell Royal
Conference: Southwest-

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1893 <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024

1976 Season Highlights

Darrell Royal enters his 20th season as Head Coach at Texas.

1976 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 11	@ Boston College	13	14	L
Sat., Sep. 18	vs. North Texas	17	14	W
Sat., Oct. 2	@ Rice	42	15	W
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Oklahoma	6	6	T	@ Dallas, TX
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. Southern Methodist	13	12	W
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Texas Tech	28	31	L
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Houston	0	30	L
Sat., Nov. 13	@ Texas Christian	34	7	W
Sat., Nov. 20	@ Baylor	10	20	L
Thu., Nov. 25	vs. Texas A&M	3	27	L
Sat., Dec. 4	vs. Arkansas	29	12	W

1976 Season Totals
Record	5-5 -1
Points Scored	195
Scoring Average	17.7
Points Allowed	188
Defense Average	17.1
Opponents Record	72-50
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	3-2 -1
Away Record	2-3

1976 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1976 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	10-2	336	206	Lost 24-27	7-1	216	129	Steve Sloan
Houston	10-2	343	188	Won 30-21	7-1	228	95	Bill Yeoman
Texas A&M	10-2	364	140	Won 37-14	6-2	260	105	Emory Bellard
Baylor	7-3-1	209	183		4-3-1	142	133	Grant Teaff
Texas	5-5-1	195	188		4-4	159	154	Darrell Royal
Arkansas	5-5-1	220	204		3-4-1	168	169	Frank Broyles
Rice	3-8	236	417		2-6	171	314	Homer Rice
Southern Methodist	3-8	202	339		2-6	148	225	Ron Meyer
Texas Christian	0-11	128	430		0-8	118	286	Jim Shofner

1976 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1976 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.