1974 Texas Longhorns football team
| 1974 Texas Longhorns football | |
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Gator Bowl, L 3–27 vs. Auburn | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 17 |
| 1974 record | 8–4 (5–2 SWC) |
| Head coach | Darrell Royal (18th 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 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
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 14 | 6:30 p.m. | at Boston College* | No. 10 | Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA | W 42–19 | 32,227 | |||
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Wyoming* | No. 9 | Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 34–7 | 52,800 | |||
| September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at Texas Tech | No. 6 | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX (rivalry) | ABC | L 3–26 | 51,082 | ||
| October 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Washington* | No. 19 | Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 35–21 | 50,250 | |||
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. No. 2 Oklahoma* | No. 17 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) | L 13–16 | 72,032 | |||
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Arkansas | No. 16 | Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (rivalry) | ABC | W 38–7 | 66,700 | ||
| October 26 | 7:30 p.m. | at Rice | No. 13 | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX (rivalry) | W 27–6 | 56,500 | |||
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | SMU | No. 12 | Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 35–15 | 58,500 | |||
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at Baylor | No. 12 | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | L 24–34 | 48,300 | |||
| November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | at TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX (rivalry) | W 81–16 | 30,000 | ||||
| November 29 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 8 Texas A&M | No. 17 | Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (rivalry) | ABC | W 32–3 | 77,584 | ||
| December 30 | 7:00 p.m. | vs. No. 6 Auburn* | No. 11 | Gator Bowl • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) | ABC | L 3–27 | 63,811 | ||
*Non-conference game.  | |||||||||
References
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