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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  <-- 1970 <- 1971 -> 1972 --> 2024
1971 Season Highlights
 Darrell Royal enters his 15th season as Head Coach at Texas.
 The Longhorns won the Southwest Conference Championship.
 
1971 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ UCLA  28   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Texas Tech  28   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Oregon  35   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Oklahoma  27   48   L    @ Dallas, TX   
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Arkansas  7   31   L    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Rice  39   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Southern Methodist  22   18   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Baylor  24   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Texas Christian  31   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 25  @ Texas A&M  34   14   W       
 Sat., Jan. 1   Penn State  6   30   L    @ Dallas, TX   Cotton Bowl
 
1971 Season Totals
  Record8-3
  Points Scored281
  Scoring Average25.5
  Points Allowed168
  Defense Average15.3
  Opponents Record60-58
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record3-1
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
18 8-3-0 AP
12 8-2-0 Coaches
12 8-2-0 UPI
  
1971 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 4-7131138 2-58594  Jim Carlen
Texas 8-3281168Lost  6-306-118573  Darrell Royal
Arkansas 8-3-1356169Lost  13-145-1-118183  Frank Broyles
Texas Christian 6-4-1214275 5-2118151  Jim Pittman
Texas A&M 5-6144212 4-396117  Gene Stallings
Southern Methodist 4-7151227 3-4111118  Hayden Fry
Rice 3-7-1146220 2-4-1108124  Bill Peterson
Baylor 1-974236 0-749173  Bill Beall

1971 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1971 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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