1986 Texas Longhorns football team

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1986 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDwain Painter (1st season)
Home stadiumTexas 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
Jones Stadium
  • Lubbock, TX (rivalry)
    		• 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 Stadium
  • Waco, TX
    		• 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
    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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