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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 5–5–1 (4–4 SWC) |
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| Co-offensive coordinator | Don Breaux |
| Co-offensive coordinator | Pat Patterson |
| Defensive coordinator | Mike Campbell |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 4 Houston + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Texas Tech + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1976 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. It was Darrell Royal's final year as head coach.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 11 | 6:30 p.m. | Boston College* | No. 7 | L 13–14 | 30,476 | ||
| September 18 | 7:30 p.m. | North Texas State* | No. 19 | W 17–14 | 60,130 | ||
| October 2 | 7:30 p.m. | at Rice | W 42–15 | 57,000 | |||
| October 9 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. No. 3 Oklahoma* | No. 16 | ABC | T 6–6 | 70,032 | |
| October 23 | 7:30 p.m. | SMU | No. 13 |
| W 13–12 | 50,000 | |
| October 30 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 6 Texas Tech | No. 15 | L 28–31 | 53,124 | ||
| November 6 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 19 Houston | No. 20 |
| L 0–30 | 77,809 | |
| November 13 | 2:00 p.m. | at TCU | W 34–7 | 16,523 | |||
| November 20 | 2:00 p.m. | at Baylor | L 10–20 | 45,500 | |||
| November 25 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 11 Texas A&M |
| ABC | L 3–27 | 75,000 | |
| December 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Arkansas |
| ABC | W 29–12 | 49,341 | |
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Personnel
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Season summary
Boston College
North Texas State
At Rice
vs Oklahoma
#3 Oklahoma Sooners (4–0) vs. #16 Texas Longhorns (2–1)
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Texas | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
- Date: October 9
- Game time: 3:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 70,032
- Box Score
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President Gerald Ford walked out with both coaches to midfield for the pregame coin toss
SMU
At Texas Tech
Houston
At TCU
At Baylor
Texas Longhorns (4–3–1) at Baylor Bears (5–2–1)
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Texas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Baylor | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
at Baylor Stadium, Waco, Texas
- Date: November 20
- Game time: 2:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 45,500
- Box Score
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Texas A&M
#11 Texas A&M Aggies (8–2) at Texas Longhorns (4–4–1)
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Texas A&M | 0 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 27 |
| Texas | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
- Date: November 25
- Game time: 7:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Rain, 63 °F (17 °C)
- Game attendance: 75,000
- TV: ABC
- Box Score
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Arkansas
Arkansas Razorbacks (5–4–1) at Texas Longhorns (4–5–1)
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Arkansas | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Texas | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 29 |
at Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
- Date: December 4
- Game time: 7:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Clear; 59 °F (15 °C)
- Game attendance: 49,341
- Box Score
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Darrell Royal's final game as head coach
| External videos | |
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 Full game |
References
- ↑ Texas football all-time results Archived November 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
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