1976 Texas Longhorns football team

1976 Texas Longhorns football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	5–5–1 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach	Darrell Royal (20th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Don Breaux
Co-offensive coordinator	Pat Patterson
Defensive coordinator	Mike Campbell
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1976 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Houston +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Texas Tech +	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Texas A&M	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Baylor	4	–	3	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Texas	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Arkansas	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Rice	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
SMU	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
TCU	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		L 13–14	30,476
September 18	7:30 p.m.	North Texas State*	No. 19	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 17–14	60,130
October 2	7:30 p.m.	at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 42–15	57,000
October 9	3:00 p.m.	vs. No. 3 Oklahoma*	No. 16	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ABC	T 6–6	70,032
October 23	7:30 p.m.	SMU	No. 13	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 13–12	50,000
October 30	2:30 p.m.	at No. 6 Texas Tech	No. 15	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		L 28–31	53,124
November 6	3:30 p.m.	No. 19 Houston	No. 20	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)		L 0–30	77,809
November 13	2:00 p.m.	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)		W 34–7	16,523
November 20	2:00 p.m.	at Baylor		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX		L 10–20	45,500
November 25	7:30 p.m.	No. 11 Texas A&M		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ABC	L 3–27	75,000
December 4	7:00 p.m.	Arkansas		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ABC	W 29–12	49,341
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

Coaching staff

• Head Coach: Darrell Royal
• Assistants: Don Breaux (Co-OC), Jack Burns, Mike Campbell (DC), Ken Dabbs, Tim Doerr, Spike Dykes, Sonny Everett, David McWilliams, Pat Patterson (Co-OC), Prenis Williams