1973 Texas Longhorns football team
1973 Texas Longhorns football | |
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Cotton Bowl Classic, L 3–19 vs Nebraska | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 8 |
AP | No. 14 |
1973 record | 8–3 (7–0 SWC) |
Head coach | Darrell Royal (17th season) |
Offensive coordinator | Fred Akers |
Defensive coordinator | Mike Campbell |
Home stadium |
Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 77,809) |
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Baylor $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Texas A&M | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Texas | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 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 1973 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. The Longhorns finished the regular season with an 8–2 record and lost to Nebraska in the Cotton Bowl Classic.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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September 21 | at Miami (FL)* | No. 6 | Orange Bowl • Miami, FL | L 15–20 | 30,080 | ||||
September 29 | 7:30 p.m. | Texas Tech | No. 14 | Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (rivalry) | W 28–12 | 77,809 | |||
October 6 | 7:30 p.m. | Wake Forest* | No. 13 | Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 41–0 | 51,700 | |||
October 13 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. No. 6 Oklahoma* | No. 13 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) | ABC | L 52–13 | 72,204 | ||
October 20 | 2:00 p.m. | at Arkansas | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (rivalry) | W 34–6 | 45,348 | ||||
October 27 | 7:30 p.m. | Rice | Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (rivalry) | W 55–13 | 62,300 | ||||
November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | at SMU | No. 19 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX | ABC | W 42–14 | 35,096 | ||
November 10 | 2:00 p.m. | Baylor | No. 13 | Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 42–6 | 64,500 | |||
November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | TCU | No. 11 | Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (rivalry) | W 52–7 | 50,000 | |||
November 22 | 1:30 p.m. | at Texas A&M | No. 11 | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (rivalry) | W 42–13 | 53,000 | |||
January 1, 1974 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 12 Nebraska* | No. 8 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic / rivalry) | CBS | L 3–19 | 67,500 | ||
*Non-conference game. ![]() |
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