1988 Texas Longhorns football team

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1988 Texas Longhorns football
1988 Texas Longhorns football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	4–7 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach	David McWilliams (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	John Mize (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Paul Jette (2nd season)
Home stadium	Texas Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

1988 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 12 Arkansas $	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Texas A&M*	6	–	1	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
No. 18 Houston	5	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Texas Tech	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Baylor	2	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Texas	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
TCU	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Rice	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

$ – Conference champion *- Ineligible for conference championship and postseason bowl games due to NCAA sanctions. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Longhorns finished the season with a 4–7 record.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	7:00 p.m.	at BYU*	No. 19	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	L 6–47	64,249	^[1]
September 17	7:00 p.m.	New Mexico*		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	HSE	W 47–0	55,630	^[2]
September 24	7:00 p.m.	No. 1 (I-AA) North Texas*		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	HSE	W 27–24	60,152	^[3]
October 1	6:00 p.m.	at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 20–13	35,000	^[4]
October 8	1:30 p.m.	vs. No. 10 Oklahoma*		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	CBS	L 13–28	75,587	^[5]
October 15	1:00 p.m.	No. 17 Arkansas		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	HSE	L 24–27	73,451	^[6]
October 29	12:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	L 32–33	49,682	^[7]
November 5	12:00 p.m.	Houston		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	Raycom	L 15–66	69,600	^[8]
November 12	12:00 p.m.	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 30–21	29,083	^[9]
November 19	1:00 p.m.	at Baylor		Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)		L 14–17	30,142	^[10]
November 24	7:00 p.m.	Texas A&M		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	L 24–28	77,809	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

At BYU

#19 Texas Longhorns (0–0) at BYU Cougars (0–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas	3	3	0	0	6
BYU	10	10	7	20	47

at Cougar Stadium, Provo, Utah

Date: September 8, 1988
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
Game weather: Clear, 87 °F (31 °C)
Game attendance: 64,249
Referee: Pat Sweeney
TV: ESPN
Box Score, Box Score

Game information

First quarter

BYU – Bryce Doman 89-yard pass from Sean Covey (Earl Kauffman kick), 11:30. BYU 7–0.
BYU – Earl Kauffman 31-yard field goal, 7:41. BYU 10–0.
UT – Wayne Clements 41-yard field goal, 1:35. BYU 10–3.

Second quarter

BYU – Chuck Cutler 52-yard pass from Sean Covey (Earl Kauffman kick), 14:18. BYU 17–3.
BYU – Earl Kauffman 51-yard field goal, 12:38. BYU 20–3.
UT – Wayne Clements 55-yard field goal, 10:47. BYU 20–6.

Third quarter

BYU – Rodney Rice 70-yard interception return (Earl Kauffman kick), 2:16. BYU 27–6.

Fourth quarter

BYU – Fred Whittingham 20-yard run (Earl Kauffman kick), 10:03. BYU 34–6.
BYU – Chuck Cutler 20-yard pass from Ty Detmer (Earl Kauffman kick), 6:59. BYU 41–6.
BYU – Eric Mortensen 17-yard run (kick failed), 4:54. BYU 47–6.

Top passers

UT – Shannon Kelley – 11/32, 137 yards, 2 INT
BYU – Sean Covey – 14/38, 323 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

UT – Darron Norris – 14 rushes, 49 yards
BYU – Fred Whittingham – 7 rushes, 63 yards

Top receivers

UT – Tony Jones – 6 receptions, 107 yards
BYU – Bryce Doman – 3 receptions, 124 yards, TD

New Mexico

North Texas

At Rice

vs Oklahoma

#10 Oklahoma Sooners (3–1) vs. Texas Longhorns (3–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas	0	0	7	6	13
Oklahoma	6	8	7	7	28

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

Date: October 8, 1988
Game time: 1:45 p.m.
Game weather: Light rain, 57 °F (14 °C)
Game attendance: 75,587
Referee: Sam Maphis
Box Score, Box Score

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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas	Passing	Shannon Kelley	22/35, 198 Yds, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Eric Metcalf	15 Rush, 89 Yds
	Receiving	Kerry Cash	2 Rec, 99 Yds
Oklahoma	Passing
	Rushing	Leon Perry	18 Rush, 118 Yds, TD
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	UT	OU
1	2:06				Oklahoma	Leon Perry 2-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick no good (blocked)	0	6
2	10:28	2	92		Oklahoma	Anthony Stafford 86-yard touchdown run, 2-point run good	0	14
3	9:17	11	70		Texas	Eric Metcalf 4-yard touchdown reception from Shannon Kelley, Wayne Clements kick good	7	14
3	6:24				Oklahoma	Interception returned 26 yards for touchdown by Kert Kasper, R.D. Lashar kick good	7	21
4	14:47				Texas	48-yard field goal by Wayne Clements	10	21
4	9:52				Texas	34-yard field goal by Wayne Clements	13	21
4	6:53		81		Oklahoma	Charles Thompson 8-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good	13	28
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							13	28

Arkansas

At Texas Tech

Houston

At TCU

At Baylor

At Texas A&M

Personnel

1988 Texas Longhorns football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR		Kerry Cash
OL	`79`	Chuck Johnson	Fr
QB		Shannon Kelley
RB		Eric Metcalf

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB		Willie Mack Garza

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K		Wayne Clements

Head coach

David McWilliams

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "Longhorns licking their wounds after 47–6 shellacking by BYU". Longview Daily News. September 9, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Longhorns demolish Lobos 47–0". Austin American-Statesman. September 18, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Longhorns escape Eagles' grasp". Austin American-Statesman. September 25, 1988. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "'Horns slip by pesky Rice, 20–13". Abilene Reporter-News. October 2, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Oklahoma survives Texas scare". The Palm Beach Post. October 9, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Arkansas edges Texas". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 16, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Red Raiders soar past Texas 33–32". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 30, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Red tide inundates Longhorns, 66–15". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 6, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Longhorns defense flips Frogs". Austin American-Statesman. November 13, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bears break 'Horns". The Odessa American. November 20, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Aggies thwart comeback". The Commercial Appeal. November 25, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Official website of the Texas Longhorns – Texas Football". MackBrown-TexasFootball.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
^ Sally Jenkins (October 9, 1988). "Oklahoma Runs Down Texas Fourth Time In Row, 28-13". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 18, 2022.

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[1] "Longhorns licking their wounds after 47–6 shellacking by BYU". Longview Daily News. September 9, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Longhorns demolish Lobos 47–0". Austin American-Statesman. September 18, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Longhorns escape Eagles' grasp". Austin American-Statesman. September 25, 1988. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "'Horns slip by pesky Rice, 20–13". Abilene Reporter-News. October 2, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Oklahoma survives Texas scare". The Palm Beach Post. October 9, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] "Arkansas edges Texas". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 16, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Red Raiders soar past Texas 33–32". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 30, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "Red tide inundates Longhorns, 66–15". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 6, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "Longhorns defense flips Frogs". Austin American-Statesman. November 13, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "Bears break 'Horns". The Odessa American. November 20, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] "Aggies thwart comeback". The Commercial Appeal. November 25, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[12] "Official website of the Texas Longhorns – Texas Football". MackBrown-TexasFootball.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2012.

[13] Sally Jenkins (October 9, 1988). "Oklahoma Runs Down Texas Fourth Time In Row, 28-13". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 18, 2022.

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