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1988 Texas Longhorns football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record4–7 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Mize (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorPaul Jette (2nd season)
Home stadium Texas Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1987
1989 →
1988 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Arkansas $ 7 0 0 10 2 0
Texas A&M* 6 1 0 7 5 0
No. 18 Houston 5 2 0 9 3 0
Texas Tech 4 3 0 5 6 0
Baylor 2 5 0 6 5 0
Texas 2 5 0 4 7 0
TCU 2 5 0 4 7 0
Rice 0 7 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • *- Ineligible for conference championship and postseason bowl games due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Longhorns finished the season with a 4–7 record.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 87:00 p.m.at BYU*No. 19 ESPNL 6–4764,249
September 177:00 p.m. New Mexico* HSEW 47–055,630
September 247:00 p.m.No. 1 ( I-AA) North Texas*
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
HSEW 27–24 60,152 [1]
October 16:00 p.m.at RiceW 20–1335,000
October 81:30 p.m.vs. No. 10 Oklahoma* CBSL 13–2875,587
October 151:00 p.m.No. 17 Arkansas
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX ( rivalry)
HSEL 24–2773,451
October 2912:00 p.m.at Texas Tech RaycomL 32–3349,682
November 512:00 p.m. Houston
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
RaycomL 15–6669,600
November 1212:00 p.m.at TCURaycomW 30–2129,083
November 191:00 p.m.at BaylorL 14–1730,142
November 247:00 p.m.at Texas A&M
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX ( rivalry)
ESPNL 24–2877,809
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

At BYU

#19 Texas Longhorns (0–0) at BYU Cougars (0–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Texas 3 3 006
BYU 10 10 72047

at Cougar Stadium, Provo, Utah

  • Date: September 8, 1988
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear, 87 °F (31 °C)
  • Game attendance: 64,249
  • Referee: Pat Sweeney
  • TV: ESPN
  • Box Score, Box Score
Game information
External videos
video icon Full game
video icon Game highlights

New Mexico

North Texas

At Rice

vs Oklahoma

#10 Oklahoma Sooners (3–1) vs. Texas Longhorns (3–1)
Period 1 2 34Total
Texas 0 0 7613
Oklahoma 6 8 7728

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

  • Date: October 8, 1988
  • Game time: 1:45 p.m.
  • Game weather: Light rain, 57 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 75,587
  • Referee: Sam Maphis
  • Box Score, Box Score

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Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Passing Shannon Kelley 22/35, 198 Yds, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Eric Metcalf 15 Rush, 89 Yds
Receiving Kerry Cash 2 Rec, 99 Yds
Oklahoma Passing
Rushing Leon Perry 18 Rush, 118 Yds, TD
Receiving

Arkansas

At Texas Tech

Houston

At TCU

At Baylor

At Texas A&M

Personnel

1988 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR Kerry Cash
OL 79 Chuck Johnson Fr
QB Shannon Kelley
RB Eric Metcalf
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB Willie Mack Garza
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K Wayne Clements
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Longhorns escape Eagles' grasp". Austin American-Statesman. September 25, 1988. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Official website of the Texas Longhorns – Texas Football". MackBrown-TexasFootball.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
  3. ^ Sally Jenkins (October 9, 1988). "Oklahoma Runs Down Texas Fourth Time In Row, 28-13". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 18, 2022.