1966 Texas Longhorns football team

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

1966 Texas Longhorns football
Bluebonnet Bowl champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1966 record7–4 (5–2 SWC)
Head coachDarrell Royal (10th season)
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(Capacity: 60,130)
1966 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 172:30 p.m.No. 9 USC*L 6–1050,000
September 247:30 p.m.at Texas Tech
W 31–2150,167
October 17:30 p.m.Indiana*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 35–056,000
October 82:00 p.m.vs. Oklahoma*
CBSL 9–1875,504
October 152:30 p.m.Arkansas
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
L 7–1265,000
October 227:30 p.m.RiceW 14–660,000
October 292:00 p.m.SMU
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
L 12–1358,500
November 52:00 p.m.at Baylor
W 26–1433,000
November 121:00 p.m.at TCUW 13–335,000
November 242:00 p.m.Texas A&M
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
ABCW 22–1465,500
December 171:00 p.m.vs. Ole Miss*
W 19–067,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

USC

USC at Texas
1 234Total
No. 9 Trojans 3 700 10
Longhorns 0 006 6
  • Date: September 17
  • Location: Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
  • Game attendance: 42,000
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 1956 L 20–44

Texas Tech

Gregg Lott opened the contest with an 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 Archived 2010-11-01 at the Wayback Machine. MackBrown-TexasFootball.com. Retrieved on June 13, 2011.
  2. Eugene-Register Guard. Set ember, 25, 1966.


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