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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: Mack Brown
Conference: Big 12-

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1893 <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024

1998 Season Highlights

Mack Brown enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Texas.

1998 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	vs. New Mexico State	66	36	W
Sat., Sep. 12	@ UCLA	31	49	L
Sat., Sep. 19	@ Kansas State	7	48	L
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Rice	59	21	W
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Iowa State	54	33	W
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Oklahoma	34	3	W	@ Dallas, TX
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Baylor	30	20	W
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Nebraska	20	16	W
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Oklahoma State	37	34	W
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Texas Tech	35	42	L
Fri., Nov. 27	vs. Texas A&M	26	24	W
Fri., Jan. 1	Mississippi State	38	11	W	@ Dallas, TX	Cotton Bowl

1998 Season Totals
Record	9-3
Points Scored	437
Scoring Average	36.4
Points Allowed	337
Defense Average	28.1
Opponents Record	79-64
Conference Record	6-2
Home Record	7-0
Away Record	1-3

1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
15	9-3-0	AP
16	9-3-0	Coaches
16	9-3-0	USA Today/ESPN

1998 Big 12- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	7-5	315	255	Lost 18-35	4-4	198	189	Spike Dykes
Kansas	4-7	280	341		1-7	155	269	Terry Allen
Iowa State	3-8	221	328		1-7	135	288	Dan McCarney
Kansas State	11-2	610	197	Lost 34-37	8-1	375	146	Bill Snyder
Texas A&M	11-3	335	214	Lost 14-24	8-1	227	145	R.C. Slocum
Texas	9-3	437	337	Won 38-11	6-2	243	220	Mack Brown
Nebraska	9-4	403	206	Lost 20-23	5-3	210	139	Frank Solich
Missouri	8-4	334	236	Won 34-31	5-3	214	156	Larry Smith
Colorado	8-4	302	253	Won 51-43	4-4	155	169	Rick Neuheisel
Oklahoma	5-6	184	229		3-5	125	198	John Blake
Oklahoma State	5-6	303	296		3-5	197	218	Bob Simmons
Baylor	2-9	195	323		1-7	142	239	Dave Roberts

1998 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1998 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

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).