1986 Texas Longhorns football team

1986 Texas Longhorns football
Conference Southwest Conference
1986 record 5–6 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach Fred Akers (10th season)
Home stadium Texas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 77,809)
1986 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 13 Texas A&M $ 7 1 0  9 3 0
No. 15 Arkansas 6 2 0  9 3 0
No. 12 Baylor 6 2 0  9 3 0
Texas Tech 5 3 0  7 5 0
SMU 5 3 0  6 5 0
Texas 4 4 0  5 6 0
Rice 2 6 0  4 7 0
TCU 1 7 0  3 8 0
Houston 0 8 0  1 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season.The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 5–6 record. After their 16–3 loss to rival Texas A&M, head coach Fred Akers was fired.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 13 Stanford* Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX L 20–31    
September 20 at Missouri* Faurot FieldColumbia, MO W 27–25    
October 4 at Rice Rice StadiumHouston, TX (rivalry) W 17–14    
October 11 2:30 p.m. vs. No. 6 Oklahoma* Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Shootout) ABC L 12–47   75,587
October 18 No. 14 Arkansas Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (rivalry) ESPN L 14–21   67,344
October 25 No. 18 SMU Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX W 27–24   65,481
November 1 12:00 p.m. at Texas Tech Jones StadiumLubbock, TX (rivalry) USA L 21–23   44,820
November 8 Houston Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (rivalry) W 30–10    
November 15 TCU Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX (rivalry) W 45–16    
November 22 No. 17 Baylor Baylor StadiumWaco, TX L 13–18   42,500
November 27 at Texas A&M Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (rivalry) L 3–16    
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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