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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1968 <- 1969 -> 1970 --> 2024
1969 Season Highlights
 Darrell Royal enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Texas.
 The Longhorns won the Southwest Conference Championship.
 The Longhorns won the National Championship.
 
1969 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ California  17   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Texas Tech  49   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Navy  56   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Oklahoma  27   17   W    @ Dallas, TX   
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Rice  31   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Southern Methodist  45   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Baylor  56   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Texas Christian  69   7   W       
 Thu., Nov. 27  @ Texas A&M  49   12   W       
 Sat., Dec. 6  @ Arkansas  15   14   W       
 Thu., Jan. 1   Notre Dame  21   17   W    @ Dallas, TX   Cotton Bowl
 
1969 Season Totals
  Record11-0
  Points Scored435
  Scoring Average39.5
  Points Allowed119
  Defense Average10.8
  Opponents Record47-64
  Conference Record7-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record4-0
1969 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
111-0-0 AP
110-0-0 Coaches
110-0-0 UPI
  
1969 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 5-5212240 4-3138171  J.T. King
Texas 11-0435119Won  21-177-031468  Darrell Royal
Arkansas 9-2353103Lost  22-276-118562  Frank Broyles
Texas Christian 4-6177293 4-3133175  Fred Taylor
Southern Methodist 3-7186230 3-4128157  Hayden Fry
Rice 3-7168225 2-592152  Harold Bo Hagan
Texas A&M 3-7116192 2-590130  Gene Stallings
Baylor 0-1087344 0-754219  Bill Beall

1969 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1969 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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