1973 Texas Longhorns football team

1973 Southwest Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1973 Texas Longhorns football
1973 Texas Longhorns football
SWC champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 3–19 vs Nebraska
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 14
1973 record	8–3 (7–0 SWC)
Head coach	Darrell Royal (17th season);
Offensive coordinator	Fred Akers
Offensive scheme	Wishbone
Defensive coordinator	Mike Campbell
Base defense	4-4
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium; (capacity: 77,809)
	Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

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.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 21		at Miami (FL)*	No. 6	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL		L 15–20	30,080
September 29	7:30 p.m.	Texas Tech	No. 14	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)		W 28–12	77,809
October 6	7:30 p.m.	Wake Forest*	No. 13	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 41–0	51,700
October 13	12:30 p.m.	vs. No. 6 Oklahoma*	No. 13	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ABC	L 13–52	72,204
October 20	2:00 p.m.	at Arkansas		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)		W 34–6	45,348
October 27	7:30 p.m.	Rice		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)		W 55–13	62,300
November 3	2:00 p.m.	at SMU	No. 19	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	ABC	W 42–14	35,096
November 10	2:00 p.m.	Baylor	No. 13	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 42–6	64,500
November 17	2:00 p.m.	TCU	No. 11	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)		W 52–7	50,000
November 22	1:30 p.m.	at Texas A&M	No. 11	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)		W 42–13	53,000
January 1, 1974	1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 12 Nebraska*	No. 8	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic / rivalry)	CBS	L 3–19	67,500
*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	3	4	Total
Oklahoma	7	14	14	17	52
Texas	3	3	0	7	13

at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, 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

Oklahoma

Joe Washington
12 Rush, 117 Yds

Texas

Marty Akins
5/9, 64 Yds, INT
Roosevelt Leaks
20 Rush, 82 Yds
Pat Kelly
4 Rec, 71 Yds

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

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	OU	TEX
1	10:05	6	82	2:37	Oklahoma	Owens 40-yard touchdown reception from Washington, Fulcher kick good	7	0
1	3:25	14	79	6:40	Texas	36-yard field goal by Schott	7	3
2	11:14	12	90	5:17	Texas	44-yard field goal by Schott	7	6
2	10:46	2	68	0:28	Oklahoma	Owens 63-yard touchdown reception from Davis, Fulcher kick good	14	6
2	0:29	3	47	0:31	Oklahoma	Brooks 47-yard touchdown reception from Davis, Fulcher kick good	21	6
3	11:26	8	77	3:34	Oklahoma	Davis 15-yard touchdown run, Fulcher kick good	28	6
3	1:09	2	7	0:46	Oklahoma	Davis 2-yard touchdown run, Fulcher kick good	35	6
4	13:35	4	9	1:15	Oklahoma	25-yard field goal by Fulcher	38	6
4	11:59	1	11	0:07	Oklahoma	Hill 11-yard touchdown run, Fulcher kick good	45	6
4	7:05	7	80	2:55	Texas	Presley 31-yard touchdown run, Schott kick good	45	13
4	1:39	11	81	5:26	Oklahoma	McReynolds 11-yard touchdown run, Fulcher kick good	52	13
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							52	13

References[]

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

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

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National championship seasons in bold

1973 Southwest Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 14 Texas $	7	–	0	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. 11 Texas Tech	6	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Rice	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
SMU	3	–	3	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
Arkansas	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Texas A&M	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
TCU	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Baylor	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll