1966 Texas Longhorns football team

1966 Texas Longhorns football
Bluebonnet Bowl Champions
Conference Southwest Conference
1966 record 7–4 (5–2 SWC)
Head coach Darrell Royal
Home stadium Texas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 60,130)
1966 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#10 SMU $ 6 1 0     8 3 0
Arkansas 5 2 0     8 2 0
Texas 5 2 0     7 4 0
Texas A&M 4 3 0     4 5 1
Baylor 3 4 0     5 5 0
Texas Tech 2 5 0     4 6 0
TCU 2 5 0     2 8 0
Rice 1 6 0     2 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 1966 college football season.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 21 7:30 PM #11 Houston* #4 Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX T 20–20   66,397
September 28 7:30 PM at Texas Tech #6 Jones StadiumLubbock, TX (Rivalry) W 31–21   50,167
October 5 7:30 PM Oklahoma State* Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX W 31–3   51,000
October 12 2:00 PM vs. Oklahoma* Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Shootout) CBS W 26–20   71,938
October 19 2:00 PM #9 Arkansas #17 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) W 39–29   66,397
October 26 7:30 PM at Rice #13 Rice StadiumHouston, TX W 38–14   6,500
November 2 2:00 PM #13 SMU #11 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX W 38–7   66,397
November 9 2:00 PM at Baylor #10 Baylor StadiumWaco, TX W 47–26   40,000
November 16 1:00 PM at TCU #8 Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX W 47–21   40,000
November 28 2:00 PM Texas A&M #6 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) ABC W 35–14   66,397
January 1 1:30 PM vs. #8 Tennessee* #5 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) CBS W 36–13   72,000
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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Game summaries

Texas Tech

Gregg Lott opened the contest with a 88-yard kickoff return for a touchdown while sophomore quarterback Bill Bradley also starred, hitting an 80-yard quick kick that stopped just short of the Tech goal line.[2]

References

  1. Official website of the Texas Longhorns – Texas Football. MackBrown-TexasFootball.com. Retrieved on June 13, 2011.
  2. Eugene-Register Guard. 1966 Sept 25.
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