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: John Mackovic Conference: Big 12-
1996 Season Highlights
John Mackovic enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Texas.
The Longhorns won the Big 12 Conference Championship.
The Longhorns won the Big 12 Conference Championship.
1996 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 vs.
Missouri
40
10
W
Sat., Sep. 7 vs.
New Mexico State
41
7
W
Sat., Sep. 21 vs.
Notre Dame
24
27
L
Sat., Sep. 28 @
Virginia
13
37
L
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Oklahoma State
71
14
W
Sat., Oct. 12 vs.
Oklahoma
27
30
L
@ Dallas, TX
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Colorado
24
28
L
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Baylor
28
23
W
Sat., Nov. 9 @
Texas Tech
38
32
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Kansas
38
17
W
Fri., Nov. 29 vs.
Texas A&M
51
15
W
Sat., Dec. 7 vs.
Nebraska
37
27
W
@ St. Louis, MO
Wed., Jan. 1
Penn State
15
38
L
@ Tempe, AZ
Fiesta Bowl
1996 Season Totals
Record 8-5
Points Scored 447
Scoring Average 34.4
Points Allowed 305
Defense Average 23.5
Opponents Record 82-69
Conference Record 7-2
Home Record 6-2
Away Record 2-2
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
23 8-5-0
AP
23 8-5-0
Coaches
23 8-5-0
USA Today/CNN
1996 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1996 All Big 12 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.