1976 Texas Longhorns football team

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.

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

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

Personnel

1976 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Robert Butler RB 20 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 DT 99 Steve McMichael Fr 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

vs Oklahoma

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

Quarter	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

At Baylor

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

Quarter	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)

Quarter	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)

Quarter	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

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