1974 Texas Longhorns football team

The 1974 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. 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.

1974 Texas Longhorns football
Gator Bowl, L 3–27 vs. Auburn
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 17
Record	8–4 (5–2 SWC)
Head coach	Darrell Royal (18th season)
Offensive coordinator	Fred Akers
Defensive coordinator	Mike Campbell
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

1974 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Baylor $	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 17 Texas	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 16 Texas A&M	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Arkansas	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
SMU	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Texas Tech	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	2
Rice	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
TCU	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	6:30 p.m.	at Boston College*	No. 10	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA		W 42–19	32,227	[1]
September 21	7:00 p.m.	Wyoming*	No. 9	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 34–7	52,800	[2]
September 28	1:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech	No. 6	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	ABC	L 3–26	51,082	[3]
October 5	7:00 p.m.	Washington*	No. 19	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 35–21	50,250	[4]
October 12	2:00 p.m.	vs. No. 2 Oklahoma*	No. 17	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)		L 13–16	72,032	[5]
October 19	2:00 p.m.	Arkansas	No. 16	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ABC	W 38–7	66,700	[6]
October 26	7:30 p.m.	at Rice	No. 13	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 27–6	56,500	[7]
November 2	2:00 p.m.	SMU	No. 12	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 35–15	58,500	[8]
November 9	2:00 p.m.	at Baylor	No. 12	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)		L 24–34	48,300	[9]
November 16	2:00 p.m.	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)		W 81–16	30,000	[10]
November 29	12:00 p.m.	No. 8 Texas A&M	No. 17	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ABC	W 32–3	77,584	[11]
December 30	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 6 Auburn*	No. 11	Gator Bowl Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	ABC	L 3–27	63,811	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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