1968 Texas Longhorns football team
The 1968 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season.
1968 Texas Longhorns football | |
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Southwest Conference co-champion Cotton Bowl Classic champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 36–13 vs. Tennessee | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 5 |
AP | No. 3 |
1968 record | 9–1–1 (6–1 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Emory Bellard |
Offensive scheme | I-formation (first two games) Wishbone (last nine games) |
Defensive coordinator | Mike Campbell |
Base defense | 4–4 |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 66,397) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Arkansas + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Texas + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 SMU | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 21 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 11 Houston* | No. 4 |
| T 20–20 | 66,397 | |
September 28 | 7:30 p.m. | at Texas Tech | No. 6 | L 22–31 | 50,167 | ||
October 5 | 7:30 p.m. | Oklahoma State* |
| W 31–3 | 51,000 | ||
October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Oklahoma* | CBS | W 26–20 | 71,938 | ||
October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 9 Arkansas | No. 17 |
| W 39–29 | 66,397 | |
October 26 | 7:30 p.m. | at Rice | No. 13 | W 38–14 | 65,000 | ||
November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 13 SMU | No. 11 |
| W 38–7 | 66,397 | |
November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | at Baylor | No. 10 | W 47–26 | 40,000 | ||
November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | at TCU | No. 8 | W 47–21 | 40,000 | ||
November 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Texas A&M | No. 6 |
| ABC | W 35–14 | 66,397 |
January 1 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. No. 8 Tennessee* | No. 5 |
| CBS | W 36–13 | 72,000 |
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Roster
1968 Texas Longhorns football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Awards and honors
- James Street, quarterback, Cotton Bowl co-Most Valuable Player
- Cotton Speyrer, wide receiver, Cotton Bowl co-Most Valuable Player
- Tom Campbell, linebacker, Cotton Bowl co-Most Valuable Player
- Chris Gilbert, back, Consensus All-American
References
- Official website of the Texas Longhorns – Texas Football Archived 2010-11-01 at the Wayback Machine. MackBrown-TexasFootball.com. Retrieved on June 13, 2011.
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