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1986 Texas Longhorns football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Dwain Painter (1st season)
Home stadium Texas Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1985
1987 →
1986 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Texas A&M $ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Arkansas 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 12 Baylor 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Texas Tech 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
SMU 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Texas 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Rice 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
TCU 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Houston 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 5–6 record, their first losing season since 1956. [1] Following their 16–3 loss to rival Texas A&M, athletic director DeLoss Dodds dismissed head coach Fred Akers.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 137:00 p.m. Stanford*
L 20–3174,372
September 201:30 p.m.at Missouri*
W 27–2546,227
October 47:00 p.m.at Rice
W 17–1431,000
October 112:30 p.m.vs. No. 6 Oklahoma*
 ABCL 12–4775,587
October 186:45 p.m.No. 14 Arkansas
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX ( rivalry)
 ESPNL 14–2167,344
October 251:00 p.m.No. 18 SMU
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 27–2465,481
November 112:00 p.m.at Texas Tech
 USAL 21–2344,820
November 81:00 p.m. Houston
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 30–1060,650
November 1512:00 p.m.at TCU
W 45–1627,517
November 222:00 p.m.at No. 17 Baylor
L 13–1832,500
November 277:20 p.m. Texas A&M
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX ( rivalry)
ESPNL 3–1675,623
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Texas A&M

#10 Texas A&M Aggies (8–2) at Texas Longhorns (5–5)
Period 1 2 34Total
Texas A&M 0 3 10316
Texas 3 0 003

at Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas

  • Date: November 27
  • Game weather: Overcast, 53 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 75,623
  • Box Score
Game information

Personnel

1986 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL Bruce Blackmar
WR Laron Brown
RB Anthony Byerly
OL Alan Champagne
TE Steven Clark
OL Steve Eargle
QB Donovan Forbes
WR Everett Gay
OL Carter Hill
OL Rick Houston
RB Charles Hunter
OL Paul Jetton
WR Gabriel Johnson
WR Tony Jones
TE Tim McCray
RB Eric Metcalf
WR Kevin Nelson
RB Darron Norris
WR Jeremy Robertson
RB Lance Seach
RB Edwin Simmons
QB Bret Stafford
RB Darryl Taylor
OL Billy Ray Todd
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL Thomas Aldridge
DB Stephen Braggs
DL Blake Brawner
LB Lee Brockman
LB Duane Duncum
DL Brian Espinosa
DB Anthony Griffin
LB Britt Hager
DB John Hagy
LB Mike January
DB Eric Jeffries
DL Steve Llewellyn
LB Bobby Rhodes
DB Gerard Senegal
DL Terry Steelhammer
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P Alex Waits
K Jeff Ward
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Paul Jette (co-DC)
  • Dwain Painter (OC)
  • Bob Stanley (co-DC)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References

  1. ^ "1986 University of Texas Football". stats.texassports.com. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
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