1981 Texas Longhorns football team

1981 Texas Longhorns football
Cotton Bowl Classic Champions
Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Alabama, W 14–12
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP	#2
1981 record	10–1–1 (6–1–1 SWC)
Head coach	Fred Akers
Offensive coordinator	Ron Toman
Defensive coordinator	Leon Fuller
Home stadium	Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 77,809)
Seasons « 1980 1982 »

1981 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 SMU †	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#5 Texas	6	–	1	–	1			10	–	1	–	1
Houston	5	–	2	–	1			7	–	4	–	1
Arkansas	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Texas A&M	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Rice	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Baylor	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
TCU	1	–	6	–	1			2	–	7	–	2
Texas Tech	0	–	7	–	1			1	–	9	–	1
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 9–1–1 record and defeated Alabama in the 1982 Cotton Bowl Classic.

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	7:00 PM	Rice	#8	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX		W 31–3	68,497
September 19	7:00 PM	North Texas State*	#6	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX		W 23–10	58,638
September 26	7:00 PM	#14 Miami*	#4	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX		W 14–7	74,653
October 10	11:30 AM	vs. #10 Oklahoma*	#3	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ABC	W 34–14	75,587
October 17	2:30 PM	at Arkansas	#1	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Rivalry)	ABC	L 11–42	44,031
October 24	1:30 PM	at #8 SMU	#10	Texas Stadium • Irving, TX		W 9–7	60,777
October 31	1:00 PM	Texas Tech	#6	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry)		W 26–9	56,439
November 7	7:30 PM	at Houston	#5	Astrodome • Houston, TX		T 14–14	52,589
November 14	1:00 PM	TCU	#10	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX		W 31–15	60,038
November 21	1:00 PM	Baylor	#8	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX		W 34–12	72,806
November 26	2:00 PM	at Texas A&M	#7	Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry)	CBS	W 21–13	71,731
January 1	1:00 PM	vs. #3 Alabama*	#6	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	W 14–12	73,243
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Game notes

Baylor

Baylor at #8 Texas

1 2 3 4 Total Baylor 0 12 0 0 12 • Texas 20 0 0 14 34 Date: Saturday, November 21 Location: Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas Game attendance: 72,806 Source: Eugene Register-Guard

Scoring summary 1 TEX Clark 9 yard run (Allegre kick) TEX 7-0 1 TEX Jones 67 yard run (Allegre kick) TEX 14-0 1 TEX Walker 1 yard run (kick blocked) TEX 20-0 2 BAY Jimmerson 30 yard field goal TEX 20-3 2 BAY McNeil 30 yard pass from Jeffrey (kick failed) TEX 20-9 2 BAY Jimmerson 22 yard field goal TEX 20-12 4 TEX Brewer 1 yard run (Allegre kick) TEX 27-12 4 TEX Brewer 1 yard run (Allegre kick) TEX 34-12