1966 Texas Longhorns football team

The 1966 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas (now known as the University of Texas at Austin) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their tenth year under head coach Darrell Royal, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the SWC.^[1]

1966 Texas Longhorns football
Bluebonnet Bowl champion
Bluebonnet Bowl, W 19–0 vs. Ole Miss
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	7–4 (5–2 SWC)
Head coach	Darrell Royal (10th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1965 1967 →

1966 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 SMU $	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Arkansas	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Texas	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Texas A&M	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Baylor	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
TCU	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Rice	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	2:30 p.m.	No. 9 USC*	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ABC	L 6–10	42,000	[2]
September 24	7:30 p.m.	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		W 31–21	48,155	[3]
October 1	7:30 p.m.	Indiana*	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 35–0	56,000	[4]
October 8	2:00 p.m.	vs. Oklahoma*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)		L 9–18	75,504	[5]
October 15	2:30 p.m.	Arkansas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)		L 7–12	66,000	[6]
October 22	7:30 p.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 14–6	67,500	[7]
October 29	2:00 p.m.	SMU	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		L 12–13	58,500	[8]
November 5	2:00 p.m.	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)		W 26–14	37,511	[9]
November 12	1:00 p.m.	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)		W 13–3	31,477	[10]
November 24	2:00 p.m.	Texas A&M	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)		W 22–14	65,000	[11]
December 17	1:00 p.m.	vs. Ole Miss*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (Bluebonnet Bowl)		W 19–0	67,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

USC

USC at Texas

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 9 Trojans	3	7	0	0	10
Longhorns	0	0	0	6	6

• Date: September 17
• Location: Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
• Game attendance: 42,000
• TV announcers (ABC): Chris Schenkel, Bud Wilkinson

Scoring summary

Q1		USC	Rossivich 23 yard field goal	USC 3–0
Q2		USC	Winslow 9 yard run (Rossivich kick)	USC 10–0
Q4		TEX	Bradley 3 yard run (pass failed)	USC 10–6

See also: 1966 USC Trojans football team

Texas Tech

Gregg Lott opened the contest with an 88-yard kickoff return for a touchdown while sophomore quarterback Bill Bradley also starred, hitting an 80-yard quick kick that stopped just short of the Tech goal line.^[13]