1976 Texas Longhorns football team





































1976 Texas Longhorns football
Texas Longhorns logo.svg
Conference Southwest Conference
1976 record 5–5–1 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach
Darrell Royal (20th season)
Co-offensive coordinator Don Breaux
Co-offensive coordinator Pat Patterson
Defensive coordinator Mike Campbell
Home stadium Memorial Stadium

Seasons


← 1975


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1976 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L  
T
No. 4 Houston +
7
1
0     10
2
0
No. 13 Texas Tech +
7
1
0     10
2
0
No. 7 Texas A&M
6
2
0     10
2
0

Baylor
4
3
1     7
3
1

Texas
4
4
0     5
5
1

Arkansas
3
4
1     5
5
1

Rice
2
6
0     3
8
0

SMU
2
6
0     3
8
0

TCU
0
8
0     0
11
0


  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. It was Darrell Royal's final year as head coach.




Contents






  • 1 Schedule


  • 2 Personnel


    • 2.1 Coaching staff




  • 3 References





Schedule




























































































































Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance
September 11 6:30 p.m.
Boston College*
No. 7

  • Alumni Stadium

  • Chestnut Hill, MA


L 13–14
30,476
September 18 7:30 p.m.
North Texas State*
No. 19

  • Memorial Stadium

  • Austin, TX


W 17–14
60,130
October 2 7:30 p.m. at Rice

  • Rice Stadium


  • Houston, TX (rivalry)


W 42–15
57,000
October 9 3:00 p.m. vs. No. 3 Oklahoma*
No. 16

  • Cotton Bowl


  • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)

ABC
T 6–6
70,032
October 23 7:30 p.m. SMU No. 13

  • Memorial Stadium

  • Austin, TX


W 13–12
50,000
October 30 2:30 p.m. at No. 6 Texas Tech
No. 15

  • Jones Stadium


  • Lubbock, TX (rivalry)


L 28–31
53,124
November 6 3:30 p.m. No. 19 Houston
No. 20

  • Memorial Stadium

  • Austin, TX (rivalry)


L 0–30
77,809
November 13 2:00 p.m. at TCU

  • Amon G. Carter Stadium


  • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)


W 34–7
16,523
November 20 2:00 p.m. at Baylor

  • Floyd Casey Stadium

  • Waco, TX


L 10–20
45,500
November 25 7:30 p.m. No. 11 Texas A&M

  • Memorial Stadium

  • Austin, TX (rivalry)

ABC
L 3–27
75,000
December 4 7:00 p.m. Arkansas

  • Memorial Stadium

  • Austin, TX (rivalry)

ABC
W 29–12
49,341

  • *Non-conference game

  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game


[1]



Personnel



Coaching staff



  • Head Coach: Darrell Royal

  • Assistants: Don Breaux (Co-OC), Jack Burns, Mike Campbell (DC), Ken Dabbs, Tim Doerr, Spike Dykes, Sonny Everett, David McWilliams, Pat Patterson (Co-OC), Prenis Williams


[2]



References





  1. ^ Texas football all-time results Archived November 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine


  2. ^ Texas football all-time assistant coaches
















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