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Texas Football Team History


Texas Longhorns
The University of Texas
 Austin, TX
Founded: 1883
Stadium: Royal-Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 94,113
Colors: Orange & White
Coach: Darrell Royal
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1961 <- 1962 -> 1963 --> 2024
1962 Season Highlights
 Darrell Royal enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Texas.
 The Longhorns won the Southwest Conference Championship.
 
1962 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Oregon  25   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Texas Tech  34   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Tulane  35   8   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Oklahoma  9   6   W    @ Dallas, TX   
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Arkansas  7   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Rice  14   14   T       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Southern Methodist  6   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Baylor  27   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Texas Christian  14   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 22  vs. Texas A&M  13   3   W       
 Tue., Jan. 1   Louisiana State  0   13   L    @ Dallas, TX   Cotton Bowl
 
1962 Season Totals
  Record9-1 -1
  Points Scored184
  Scoring Average16.7
  Points Allowed72
  Defense Average6.5
  Opponents Record50-59
  Conference Record6-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record3-0 -1
1962 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
49-0-1 AP
49-0-1 Coaches
49-0-1 UPI
  
1962 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 1-983250 0-722166  J.T. King
Arkansas 9-2299115Lost  13-176-116170  Frank Broyles
Texas 9-1-118472Lost  0-136-0-111532  Darrell Royal
Texas Christian 6-4167154 5-2141125  Othol Abe Martin
Baylor 4-6159169 3-4135123  John D. Bridgers
Texas A&M 3-761155 3-45286  Henry Hank Foldberg
Rice 2-6-2119173 2-4-194118  Jess C. Neely
Southern Methodist 2-888130 2-56565  Hayden Fry

1962 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1962 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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