1982 Texas Longhorns football team

1982 Texas Longhorns football
Sun Bowl, L 10–26 vs. North Carolina
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AP	No. 17
Record	9–3 (7–1 SWC)
Head coach	Fred Akers (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ron Toman (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	David McWilliams (1st season)
Home stadium	Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 77,809)

1982 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 SMU $	7	–	0	–	1			11	–	0	–	1
No. 17 Texas	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 9 Arkansas	5	–	2	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
Houston	4	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Baylor	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Texas Tech	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Texas A&M	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
TCU	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Rice	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 9–2 record and lost to North Carolina in the Sun Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 18	7:00 p.m.	Utah*	No. 18	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 21–12	70,158
September 25	7:00 p.m.	Missouri*	No. 17	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 21–0	76,438
October 2	7:30 p.m.	at Rice	No. 15	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 34–7	50,000
October 9	2:00 p.m.	vs. Oklahoma*	No. 13	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	CBS	L 22–28	75,587
October 23	2:30 p.m.	No. 4 SMU	No. 19	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ABC	L 17–30	80,157
October 30	2:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 27–0	52,041
November 6	1:00 p.m.	Houston		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 50–0	76,657
November 13	2:00 p.m.	at TCU	No. 20	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)		W 38–21	22,468
November 20	2:00 p.m.	at Baylor	No. 17	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX		W 31–23	38,000
November 25	1:00 p.m.	Texas A&M	No. 14	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)		W 53–16	72,368
December 4	2:30 p.m.	No. 6 Arkansas	No. 12	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ABC	W 33–7	67,903
December 25	2:00 p.m.	vs. North Carolina*	No. 8	Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	L 10–26	31,359
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Season summary

Oklahoma

See also: 1982 Oklahoma Sooners football team and Red River Rivalry

Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas Longhorns

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas	0	10	0	12	22
Oklahoma	7	7	7	7	28

at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas

• Date: October 9
• Game time: 2:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Partly cloudy; 67°F; wind 17 N
• Game attendance: 75,587
• Referee: Vance Carlson
• TexasSports.com

Game information
Texas Robert Brewer 18/34, 235 Yds, 2 TD, INT Darryl Clark 18 Rush, 66 Yds Carl Robinson 5 Rec, 53 Yds Oklahoma

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP TEX OU 1 1:20 4 80 1:42 Oklahoma Dupree 63-yard touchdown run, Keeling kick good 0 7 2 11:08 12 80 5:12 Texas Walls 6-yard touchdown reception from Brewer, Allegre kick good 7 7 2 3:03 17 80 8:05 Oklahoma Wilson 3-yard touchdown run, Keeling kick good 7 14 2 1:35 8 65 1:28 Texas 32-yard field goal by Allegre 10 14 3 10:52 4 69 1:39 Oklahoma Ledbetter 59-yard touchdown run, Keeling kick good 10 21 4 14:57 10 65 3:57 Texas Walker 3-yard touchdown run, Allegre kick no good 16 21 4 12:30 6 80 2:27 Oklahoma Ledbetter 6-yard touchdown run, Keeling kick good 16 28 4 11:04 6 69 1:26 Texas Walls 27-yard touchdown reception from Brewer, 2-point pass failed 22 28 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 22 28