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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 <-- 1965 <- 1966 -> 1967 --> 2024

1966 Season Highlights

Darrell Royal enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Texas.

1966 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. Southern California	6	10	L
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Texas Tech	31	21	W
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Indiana	35	0	W
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Oklahoma	9	18	L	@ Dallas, TX
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Arkansas	7	12	L
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Rice	14	6	W
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Southern Methodist	12	13	L
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Baylor	26	14	W
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Texas Christian	13	3	W
Thu., Nov. 24	vs. Texas A&M	22	14	W
Sat., Dec. 17	Mississippi	19	0	W	@ Houston, TX	Bluebonnet Bowl

1966 Season Totals
Record	7-4
Points Scored	194
Scoring Average	17.6
Points Allowed	111
Defense Average	10.1
Opponents Record	55-56
Conference Record	5-2
Home Record	2-4
Away Record	4-0

1966 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1966 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	4-6	181	216		2-5	115	160	J.T. King
Southern Methodist	8-3	210	170	Lost 9-24	6-1	131	101	Hayden Fry
Arkansas	8-2	218	73		5-2	136	55	Frank Broyles
Texas	7-4	194	111	Won 19-0	5-2	125	83	Darrell Royal
Texas A&M	4-5-1	145	183		4-3	122	117	Gene Stallings
Baylor	5-5	168	140		3-4	106	101	John D. Bridgers
Texas Christian	2-8	55	149		2-5	32	114	Othol Abe Martin
Rice	2-8	154	211		1-6	110	146	Jess C. Neely

1966 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1966 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).