American college football season
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 September 11 6:30 p.m. Boston College * No. 7 L 13–1430,476 September 18 7:30 p.m. North Texas State * No. 19 W 17–1460,130 October 2 7:30 p.m. at Rice W 42–1557,000 October 9 3:00 p.m. vs. No. 3 Oklahoma * No. 16 ABC T 6–670,032 October 23 7:30 p.m. SMU No. 13 Memorial Stadium Austin, TX W 13–1250,000 October 30 2:30 p.m. at No. 6 Texas Tech No. 15 L 28–3153,124 November 6 3:30 p.m. No. 19 Houston No. 20 Memorial Stadium Austin, TX L 0–3077,809 November 13 2:00 p.m. at TCU W 34–716,523 November 20 2:00 p.m. at Baylor L 10–2045,500 November 25 7:30 p.m. No. 11 Texas A&M Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry ) ABC L 3–2775,000 December 4 7:00 p.m. Arkansas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry ) ABC W 29–1249,341 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel [ ]
1976 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
RB
Robert Butler
RB
Earl Campbell Jr
RB
Alvin Cartwright
QB
Ted Costanzo
QB
Mike Cordaro
OL
Billy Gordon
TE
Gil Harris
OL
Rick Ingraham
WR
Alfred Jackson
OL
George James
RB
Jimmy Johnson
RB
Johnny Ham Jones
RB
Johnny Lam Jones
TE
Mike Lockett
QB
Mark McBath
TE
Joe Samford
QB
Richard Slaydon
OL
David Studdard
RB
Ivey Suber
RB
Jimmy Walker
OL
Charles Wilcox
OL
Jim Yarbrough
Defense
Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
Season summary [ ] Boston College [ ] This section is empty. You can help by . (January 2021 )
North Texas State [ ] This section is empty. You can help by . (January 2021 )
at Rice [ ] This section is empty. You can help by . (January 2021 )
vs. Oklahoma [ ]
#3 Oklahoma Sooners (4–0) vs. #16 Texas Longhorns (2–1)
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2
3 4 Total
Texas 0
3
0 3 6
Oklahoma 0
0
0 6 6
at Cotton Bowl , Dallas, Texas
Date : October 9Game time : 3:00 p.m.Game attendance : 70,032Box Score
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First quarter
Second quarter
TEX – Russell Erxleben 37-yard field goal, 0:20. Texas 3–0. Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 2:20. Third quarter
Fourth quarter
TEX – Russell Erxleben 41-yard field goal, 13:43. Texas 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 3:37.
OU – Horace Ivory 1-yard run (kick failed), 1:38. Tie 6–6. Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 3:45.
Top passers TEX – Mike Cordaro – 3/8, 43 yards, INT
OU Top rushers TEX – Earl Campbell – 27 rushes, 91 yards
OU Top receivers TEX – Alfred Jackson – 2 receptions, 26 yards
OU
President Gerald Ford walked out with both coaches to midfield for the pregame coin toss
SMU [ ] This section is empty. You can help by . (January 2021 )
at Texas Tech [ ] This section is empty. You can help by . (January 2021 )
Houston [ ] This section is empty. You can help by . (January 2021 )
at TCU [ ] This section is empty. You can help by . (January 2021 )
at Baylor [ ]
Texas Longhorns (4–3–1) at Baylor Bears (5–2–1)
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2
3 4 Total
Texas 3
0
0 7 10
Baylor 0
7
7 6 20
at Baylor Stadium , Waco, Texas
Date : November 20Game time : 2:00 p.m.Game attendance : 45,500Box Score
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First quarter
Second quarter
BAY – Ronnie Lee 6-yard pass from Mark Jackson (Lester Belrose kick), 7:00. Baylor 7–3. Drive: Third quarter
BAY – Mark Jackson 7-yard run (Lester Belrose kick), 12:01. Baylor 14–3. Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:41. Fourth quarter
BAY – Lester Belrose 23-yard field goal, 14:54. Baylor 17–3. Drive:
BAY – Lester Belrose 20-yard field goal, 7:59. Baylor 20–3. Drive:
TEX – Raymond Clayborn 68-yard punt return (Russell Erxleben kick), 1:16. Baylor 20–10.
Top passers TEX – Mark McBath – 4/6, 138 yards, INT
BAY – Top rushers TEX – Jimmy Walker – 8 rushes, 27 yards
BAY – Top receivers TEX – Michael Lockett – 2 receptions, 75 yards
BAY –
Texas A&M [ ]
#11 Texas A&M Aggies (8–2) at Texas Longhorns (4–4–1)
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2
3 4 Total
Texas A&M 0
9
11 7 27
Texas 0
3
0 0 3
at Memorial Stadium , Austin, Texas
Date : November 25Game time : 7:30 p.m.Game weather : Rain, 63 °F (17 °C)Game attendance : 75,000TV : ABCBox Score
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First quarter
Second quarter
A&M – Tony Franklin 21-yard field goal, 9:00. Texas A&M 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 4:01.
TEX – Russell Erxleben 42-yard field goal, 6:41. Tie 3–3. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:19.
A&M – Curtis Dickey 8-yard run (kick failed), 0:31. Texas A&M 9–3. Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 6:10. Third quarter
A&M – George Woodard 1-yard run (run good), 10:29. Texas A&M 17–3. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 3:23.
A&M – Tony Franklin 57-yard field goal, 3:18. Texas A&M 20–3. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:01. Fourth quarter
A&M – George Woodard 1-yard run (Tony Franklin kick), 10:57. Texas A&M 27–3. Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:22.
Top passers A&M –
TEX – Mark McBath – 4/15, 52 yards, 3 INT Top rushers Top receivers A&M –
TEX – Alfred Jackson – 2 receptions, 40 yards
Arkansas [ ]
Arkansas Razorbacks (5–4–1) at Texas Longhorns (4–5–1)
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2
3 4 Total
Arkansas 0
0
6 6 12
Texas 3
7
3 16 29
at Memorial Stadium , Austin, Texas
Date : December 4Game time : 7:00 p.m.Game weather : Clear; 59 °F (15 °C)Game attendance : 49,341Box Score
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First quarter
TEX – Russell Erxleben 37-yard field goal, 7:31. Texas 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 7:02. Second quarter
TEX – Earl Campbell 1-yard run (Russell Erxleben kick), 7:32. Texas 10–0. Drive: 3 plays, 28 yards, 0:54. Third quarter
ARK – Steve Little 50-yard field goal, 11:55. Texas 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:29.
ARK – Steve Little 34-yard field goal, 9:09. Texas 10–6. Drive: 4 plays, 19 yards, 2:03.
TEX – Russell Erxleben 49-yard field goal, 5:34. Texas 13–6. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:35. Fourth quarter
TEX – Russell Erxleben 34-yard field goal, 12:54. Texas 16–6. Drive: 4 plays, 23 yards, 1:50.
TEX – Mark McBath 12-yard run (kick failed), 8:03. Texas 22–6. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:26.
ARK – Clint Allen 2-yard run (pass failed), 5:00. Texas 22–12. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 3:11.
TEX – Earl Campbell 5-yard run (Russell Erxleben kick), 2:20. Texas 29–12. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:37.
Top passers ARK
TEX – Mark McBath – 1/3, 7 yards Top rushers ARK
TEX – Earl Campbell – 32 rushes, 131 yards, 2 TD Top receivers ARK
TEX – Alfred Jackson – 1 reception, 7 yards
Darrell Royal's final game as head coach
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