1988 Texas Longhorns football team
The 1988 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Schedule
The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 4-7 record.
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
| September 8 |
7:00 PM |
at #8 BYU* |
#3 |
Cougar Stadium • Provo, UT |
ESPN |
L 6-47 |
64,249 |
| September 17 |
7:00 PM |
New Mexico* |
#24 |
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
HSE |
W 47-0 |
55,630 |
| September 24 |
7:00 PM |
North Texas* |
#21 |
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
HSE |
W 27-24 OT |
60,152 |
| October 1 |
6:00 PM |
at Rice |
#18 |
Rice Stadium • Houston, TX |
|
W 20-13 |
35,000 |
| October 8 |
1:30 PM |
vs. #3 Oklahoma* |
#15 |
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) |
CBS |
L 13-28 |
75,587 |
| October 15 |
1:00 PM |
#6 Arkansas |
#25 |
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) |
HSE |
L 24-27 |
73,451 |
| October 29 |
12:00 PM |
at Texas Tech |
|
Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Rivalry) |
Raycom |
L 32-33 |
49,682 |
| November 5 |
12:00 PM |
Houston |
|
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
Raycom |
L 15-66 |
69,600 |
| November 12 |
12:00 PM |
at TCU |
|
Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX |
Raycom |
W 30-21 |
29,083 |
| November 19 |
1:00 PM |
at Baylor |
|
Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX |
|
L 14-17 |
30,142 |
| November 24 |
7:00 PM |
at #13 Texas A&M |
|
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) |
ESPN |
L 24-28 |
77,809 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. |
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Game notes
BYU
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| #3 Longhorns |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
| #8 Cougars |
17 |
0 |
20 |
10 |
47 |
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