1974 Texas Longhorns football team
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| 1974 Texas Longhorns football | |
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Gator Bowl, L 3–27 vs. Auburn | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 17 |
| Record | 8–4 (5–2 SWC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Fred Akers |
| Defensive coordinator | Mike Campbell |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 77,809) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Baylor $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Texas | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Texas A&M | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1974 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The Longhorns finished the regular season with an 8–3 record and lost to Auburn in the 1974 Gator Bowl. This was the first season where Texas, alongside Ohio State, Army, and Notre Dame, played an 11-game regular season schedule. Many schools had been playing 11 games since it was first permitted by the NCAA in 1970.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | 6:30 p.m. | at Boston College* | No. 10 | W 42–19 | 32,227 | [1] | ||
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Wyoming* | No. 9 | W 34–7 | 52,800 | [2] | ||
| September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at Texas Tech | No. 6 | ABC | L 3–26 | 51,082 | [3] | |
| October 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Washington* | No. 19 |
| W 35–21 | 50,250 | [4] | |
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. No. 2 Oklahoma* | No. 17 | L 13–16 | 72,032 | [5] | ||
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Arkansas | No. 16 |
| ABC | W 38–7 | 66,700 | [6] |
| October 26 | 7:30 p.m. | at Rice | No. 13 | W 27–6 | 56,500 | [7] | ||
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | SMU | No. 12 |
| W 35–15 | 58,500 | [8] | |
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at Baylor | No. 12 | L 24–34 | 48,300 | [9] | ||
| November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at TCU | W 81–16 | 30,000 | [10] | |||
| November 29 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 8 Texas A&M | No. 17 |
| ABC | W 32–3 | 77,584 | [11] |
| December 30 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 6 Auburn* | No. 11 | ABC | L 3–27 | 63,811 | [12] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Pressley charges Texas". The El Paso Times. September 15, 1974. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas, leaks wallop Wyoming 34–7". Winston-Salem Journal. September 22, 1974. Retrieved October 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Raiders finally get Texas' number, 26–3". Valley Morning Star. September 26, 1974. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas raps Huskies". The Odessa American. October 6, 1974. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sooner kick nips Longhorns". Longview Morning Journal. October 13, 1974. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas rips Hogs". Denton Record-Chronicle. October 20, 1974. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Akins propels Longhorns by outgunned Owls, 27–6". Valley Morning Star. October 27, 1974. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Longhorns crush SMU". The Victoria Advocate. November 3, 1974. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Teaff teaches Bears lesson in upset over Texas". The Brownsville Herald. November 10, 1974. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Frogs learn 'Horns potent, but 81–16?". The Austin American-Statesman. November 17, 1974. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas rips A&M". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 30, 1974. Retrieved March 28, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gargis leads Auburn to 27–3 rout". Birmingham Post-Herald. December 31, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1974 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
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