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1966 Texas Longhorns football team

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1966 Texas Longhorns football
Bluebonnet Bowl champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–4 (5–2 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(Capacity: 60,130)
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 172:30 p.m.No. 9 USC*L 6–1050,000
September 247:30 p.m.at Texas TechW 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 BaylorW 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

[1]

Game summaries

USC

USC at Texas
1 234Total
No. 9 Trojans 3 700 10
Longhorns 0 006 6


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.