1974 Texas Longhorns football team
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Gator Bowl, L 3–27 vs. Auburn
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
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| AP | #17 |
| 1974 record | 8–4 (5–2 SWC) |
| Head coach | Darrell Royal |
| Offensive coordinator | Fred Akers |
| Defensive coordinator | Mike Campbell |
| Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 77,809) |
The 1974 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1974 college football season.
Schedule
The Longhorns finished the regular season with an 8-3 record and lost to Auburn in the 1974 Gator Bowl. This was the first season where Texas, alongside Ohio State, Army, and Notre Dame, played an 11-game regular season schedule. Many schools had been playing 11 games since it was first permitted by the NCAA in 1970.
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 14 | 6:30 PM | at Boston College* | #10 | Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA | W 42-19 | 32,227 | |||
| September 21 | 7:00 PM | Wyoming* | #9 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 34-7 | 52,800 | |||
| September 28 | 1:00 PM | at Texas Tech | #6 | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Rivalry) | ABC | L 3-26 | 51,082 | ||
| October 5 | 7:00 PM | Washington* | #19 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 35-21 | 50,250 | |||
| October 12 | 2:00 PM | vs. #2 Oklahoma* | #17 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) | L 13-16 | 72,032 | |||
| October 19 | 2:00 PM | Arkansas | #16 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) | ABC | W 38-7 | 66,700 | ||
| October 26 | 7:30 PM | at Rice | #13 | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | W 27-6 | 56,500 | |||
| November 2 | 2:00 PM | SMU | #12 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 35-15 | 58,500 | |||
| November 9 | 2:00 PM | at Baylor | #12 | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | L 24-34 | 48,300 | |||
| November 16 | 2:00 PM | at TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 81-16 | 30,000 | ||||
| November 29 | 12:00 PM | #8 Texas A&M | #17 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) | ABC | W 32-3 | 77,584 | ||
| December 30 | 7:00 PM | vs. #6 Auburn* | #11 | Gator Bowl • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) | ABC | L 3-27 | 63,811 | ||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. |
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