1973 Texas Longhorns football team

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.

1973 Texas Longhorns football
SWC champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 14
1973 record8–3 (7–0 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorFred Akers
Offensive schemeWishbone
Defensive coordinatorMike Campbell
Base defense4-4
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(capacity: 77,809)
1973 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Texas $ 7 0 08 3 0
No. 11 Texas Tech 6 1 011 1 0
Rice 4 3 05 6 0
SMU 3 3 16 4 1
Arkansas 3 3 15 5 1
Texas A&M 3 4 05 6 0
TCU 1 6 03 8 0
Baylor 0 7 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 21at Miami (FL)*No. 6L 15–2030,080
September 297:30 p.m.Texas TechNo. 14W 28–1277,809
October 67:30 p.m.Wake Forest*No. 13
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 41–051,700
October 1312:30 p.m.vs. No. 6 Oklahoma*No. 13ABCL 13–5272,204
October 202:00 p.m.at ArkansasW 34–645,348
October 277:30 p.m.Rice
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 55–1362,300
November 32:00 p.m.at SMUNo. 19
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
ABCW 42–1435,096
November 102:00 p.m.BaylorNo. 13
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 42–664,500
November 172:00 p.m.TCUNo. 11
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 52–750,000
November 221:30 p.m.at Texas A&MNo. 11W 42–1353,000
January 1, 19741:00 p.m.vs. No. 12 Nebraska*No. 8
CBSL 3–1967,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Oklahoma

#6 Oklahoma Sooners (2–0) vs. #13 Texas Longhorns (2–1)
1 2 34Total
Oklahoma 7 14 141752
Texas 3 3 0713

at Cotton BowlDallas, Texas

  • Date: October 13
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: 68°F • Wind 7 NW
  • Game attendance: 72,204
  • TV: ABC
  • Texas Sports
Game information

The most points Oklahoma had scored against Texas to date.[1]

References

  1. "Sooners Slam Texas, 52-13." Palm Beach Post. October 14, 1973
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