1981 Texas Longhorns football team
Appearance
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Cotton Bowl Classic champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 14–12 vs. Alabama | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
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Coaches | No. 4 |
AP | No. 2 |
Record | 10–1–1 (6–1–1 SWC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Ron Toman (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Leon Fuller (5th season) |
Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 77,809) |
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No. 5 SMU $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1981 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 9–1–1 record and defeated Alabama in the 1982 Cotton Bowl Classic.
Schedule
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September 12 | 7:00 p.m. | Rice | No. 8 | W 31–3 | 68,497 | |||
September 19 | 7:00 p.m. | North Texas State* | No. 6 |
| W 23–10 | 58,638 | [1] | |
September 26 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 14 Miami (FL)* | No. 4 |
| W 14–7 | 74,653 | ||
October 10 | 11:30 a.m. | vs. No. 10 Oklahoma* | No. 3 | ABC | W 34–14 | 75,587 | ||
October 17 | 2:30 p.m. | at Arkansas | No. 1 | ABC | L 11–42 | 44,031 | ||
October 24 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 8 SMU | No. 10 | W 9–7 | 60,777 | |||
October 31 | 1:00 p.m. | Texas Tech | No. 6 |
| W 26–9 | 56,439 | ||
November 7 | 7:30 p.m. | at Houston | No. 5 | T 14–14 | 52,589 | |||
November 14 | 1:00 p.m. | TCU | No. 10 |
| W 31–15 | 60,038 | ||
November 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Baylor | No. 8 |
| W 34–12 | 72,806 | ||
November 26 | 2:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M | No. 7 | CBS | W 21–13 | 71,731 | ||
January 1, 1982 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 3 Alabama* | No. 6 |
| CBS | W 14–12 | 73,243 | [2] |
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Game summaries
[edit]Rice
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North Texas State
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Miami (FL)
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Vs. Oklahoma
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At Arkansas
[edit]#1 Texas Longhorns (4–0) at Arkansas Razorbacks (4–1)
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Texas | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
Arkansas | 15 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 42 |
at Razorback Stadium, Fayetteville, Arkansas
- Date: October 17
- Game time: 2:45 p.m.
- Game weather: Overcast, 70 °F (21 °C)
- Game attendance: 44,031
- TV: ABC
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At SMU
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Texas Tech
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At Houston
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TCU
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Baylor
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At Texas A&M
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Cotton Bowl (vs. Alabama)
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Personnel
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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References
[edit]- ^ "Texas dumps stubborn North Texas". The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise. September 20, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UT turns tide on 'Bama, 14–12". Austin American-Statesman. January 2, 1982. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
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