1976 Texas Longhorns football team

1976 Texas Longhorns football

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

	Conf							Overall
1976 Southwest Conference football standings
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 Houston §	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#13 Texas Tech §	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#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 college football season. It was Darrell Royal's final year as head coach.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 11	6:30 PM	Boston College*	#7	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA		L 13–14	30,476
September 18	7:30 PM	North Texas State*	#19	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX		W 17–14	60,130
October 2	7:30 PM	at Rice		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX		W 42–15	57,000
October 9	3:00 PM	vs. #3 Oklahoma*	#16	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ABC	T 6–6	70,032
October 23	7:30 PM	SMU	#13	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX		W 13–12	50,000
October 30	2:30 PM	at #6 Texas Tech	#15	Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Rivalry)		L 28–31	53,124
November 6	3:30 PM	#19 Houston	#20	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX		L 0–30	77,809
November 13	2:00 PM	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX		W 34–7	16,523
November 20	2:00 PM	at Baylor		Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX		L 10–20	45,500
November 25	7:30 PM	#11 Texas A&M		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry)	ABC	L 3–27	75,000
December 4	7:00 PM	Arkansas		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry)	ABC	W 29–12	49,341
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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

References

Texas Longhorns football

Venues	Clark Field (1896–1924) Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (1924–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arkansas Oklahoma: Red River Showdown (Golden Hat) Texas A&M Texas Tech (Chancellor's Spurs)

Culture & lore	All-time series results Bevo Hook 'em "Texas Fight" Game of the Century The University of Texas Longhorn Band Godzillatron The University of Texas National Championship 2005 1 Second Left

People	Head coaches All-Americans Statistical leaders

Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold