1986 Texas Longhorns football team

1986 Texas Longhorns football
Conference Southwest Conference
1986 record 5-6 (4-4 SWC)
Head coach Fred Akers
Offensive coordinator Ron Toman
Defensive coordinator David McWilliams
Home stadium Texas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 77,809)
1986 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#13 Texas A&M $ 7 1 0     9 3 0
#15 Arkansas 6 2 0     9 3 0
#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.

Schedule

The Longhorns finished the regular season with an 5-6 record. After their 16-3 loss to rival Texas A&M, Fred Akers was fired.

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 13 Stanford* Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX L 20–31   -
September 20 at Missouri* Faurot FieldColumbia, MO W 27–25   -
October 4 at Rice Rice StadiumHouston, TX W 17–14   -
October 11 2:30 PM vs. No. 6 Oklahoma* Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Shootout) ABC L 12–47   75,587
October 18 No. 14 Arkansas Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) ESPN L 14–21   67,344
October 25 No. 18 SMU Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX W 27–24   65,481
November 1 12:00 PM at Texas Tech Jones StadiumLubbock, TX (Rivalry) USA L 21–23   44,820
November 8 Houston Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX W 30–10   -
November 15 TCU Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX W 45–16   -
November 22 No. 17 Baylor Baylor StadiumWaco, TX L 13–18   42,500
November 27 at Texas A&M Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas (Rivalry) L 3–16   -
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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