1976 Texas Longhorns football team

American college football season

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
Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

1976 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	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		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

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Personnel

1976 Texas Longhorns football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	Name	Class
RB	Robert Butler
RB	Earl Campbell	Jr
RB	Alvin Cartwright
QB	Ted Costanzo
QB	Mike Cordaro
OL	Billy Gordon
TE	Gil Harris
OL	Rick Ingraham
WR	Alfred Jackson
OL	George James
RB	Jimmy Johnson
RB	Johnny Ham Jones
RB	Johnny Lam Jones
TE	Mike Lockett
QB	Mark McBath
TE	Joe Samford
QB	Richard Slaydon
OL	David Studdard
RB	Ivey Suber
RB	Jimmy Walker
OL	Charles Wilcox
OL	Jim Yarbrough

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB		Glenn Blackwood
DL		Rick Burleson
DL		Tim Campbell
DB		Ricky Churchman
DB		Raymond Clayborn
DB		Steve Collier
LB		Morgan Copeland
LB		Rick Fenlaw
DL		Jim Gresham
LB		Bill Hamilton
DB		Paul Jette
DB		Johnnie Johnson
LB		Lionell Johnson
DL		Ernest Lee
DL		Brad Shearer

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K, P		Russell Erxleben

Head coach

Darrell Royal

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Season summary

Boston College

North Texas State

At Rice

vs Oklahoma

#3 Oklahoma Sooners (4–0) vs. #16 Texas Longhorns (2–1)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas	0	3	0	3	6
Oklahoma	0	0	0	6	6

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

Date: October 9
Game time: 3:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 70,032
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

TEX – Russell Erxleben 37-yard field goal, 0:20. Texas 3–0. Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 2:20.

Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter

TEX – Russell Erxleben 41-yard field goal, 13:43. Texas 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 3:37.
OU – Horace Ivory 1-yard run (kick failed), 1:38. Tie 6–6. Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 3:45.

Top passers

TEX – Mike Cordaro – 3/8, 43 yards, INT
OU

Top rushers

TEX – Earl Campbell – 27 rushes, 91 yards
OU

Top receivers

TEX – Alfred Jackson – 2 receptions, 26 yards
OU

President Gerald Ford walked out with both coaches to midfield for the pregame coin toss

SMU

At Texas Tech

Houston

At TCU

At Baylor

Texas Longhorns (4–3–1) at Baylor Bears (5–2–1)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas	3	0	0	7	10
Baylor	0	7	7	6	20

at Baylor Stadium, Waco, Texas

Date: November 20
Game time: 2:00 p.m.
Game attendance: 45,500
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

TEX – Russell Erxleben 24-yard field goal, 5:30. Texas 3–0. Drive:

Second quarter

BAY – Ronnie Lee 6-yard pass from Mark Jackson (Lester Belrose kick), 7:00. Baylor 7–3. Drive:

Third quarter

BAY – Mark Jackson 7-yard run (Lester Belrose kick), 12:01. Baylor 14–3. Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:41.

Fourth quarter

BAY – Lester Belrose 23-yard field goal, 14:54. Baylor 17–3. Drive:
BAY – Lester Belrose 20-yard field goal, 7:59. Baylor 20–3. Drive:
TEX – Raymond Clayborn 68-yard punt return (Russell Erxleben kick), 1:16. Baylor 20–10.

Top passers

TEX – Mark McBath – 4/6, 138 yards, INT
BAY –

Top rushers

TEX – Jimmy Walker – 8 rushes, 27 yards
BAY –

Top receivers

TEX – Michael Lockett – 2 receptions, 75 yards
BAY –

Texas A&M

#11 Texas A&M Aggies (8–2) at Texas Longhorns (4–4–1)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	0	9	11	7	27
Texas	0	3	0	0	3

at Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas

Date: November 25
Game time: 7:30 p.m.
Game weather: Rain, 63 °F (17 °C)
Game attendance: 75,000
TV: ABC
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

No scoring

Second quarter

A&M – Tony Franklin 21-yard field goal, 9:00. Texas A&M 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 4:01.
TEX – Russell Erxleben 42-yard field goal, 6:41. Tie 3–3. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:19.
A&M – Curtis Dickey 8-yard run (kick failed), 0:31. Texas A&M 9–3. Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 6:10.

Third quarter

A&M – George Woodard 1-yard run (run good), 10:29. Texas A&M 17–3. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 3:23.
A&M – Tony Franklin 57-yard field goal, 3:18. Texas A&M 20–3. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:01.

Fourth quarter

A&M – George Woodard 1-yard run (Tony Franklin kick), 10:57. Texas A&M 27–3. Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 1:22.

Top passers

A&M –
TEX – Mark McBath – 4/15, 52 yards, 3 INT

Top rushers

A&M –
TEX – Johnny Lam Jones – 20 rushes, 54 yards

Top receivers

A&M –
TEX – Alfred Jackson – 2 receptions, 40 yards

Arkansas

Arkansas Razorbacks (5–4–1) at Texas Longhorns (4–5–1)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Arkansas	0	0	6	6	12
Texas	3	7	3	16	29

at Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas

Date: December 4
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game weather: Clear; 59 °F (15 °C)
Game attendance: 49,341
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

TEX – Russell Erxleben 37-yard field goal, 7:31. Texas 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 7:02.

Second quarter

TEX – Earl Campbell 1-yard run (Russell Erxleben kick), 7:32. Texas 10–0. Drive: 3 plays, 28 yards, 0:54.

Third quarter

ARK – Steve Little 50-yard field goal, 11:55. Texas 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:29.
ARK – Steve Little 34-yard field goal, 9:09. Texas 10–6. Drive: 4 plays, 19 yards, 2:03.
TEX – Russell Erxleben 49-yard field goal, 5:34. Texas 13–6. Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:35.

Fourth quarter

TEX – Russell Erxleben 34-yard field goal, 12:54. Texas 16–6. Drive: 4 plays, 23 yards, 1:50.
TEX – Mark McBath 12-yard run (kick failed), 8:03. Texas 22–6. Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:26.
ARK – Clint Allen 2-yard run (pass failed), 5:00. Texas 22–12. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 3:11.
TEX – Earl Campbell 5-yard run (Russell Erxleben kick), 2:20. Texas 29–12. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:37.

Top passers

ARK
TEX – Mark McBath – 1/3, 7 yards

Top rushers

ARK
TEX – Earl Campbell – 32 rushes, 131 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

ARK
TEX – Alfred Jackson – 1 reception, 7 yards

Darrell Royal's final game as head coach

External videos
Full game

References

^ Texas football all-time results Archived November 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine

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