1982 Texas Longhorns football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1982 Texas Longhorns football Texas Longhorns logo.svg 150 Southwest Conference SWC 18 17 9–3 7–1 Fred Akers 6th Ron Toman 2nd David McWilliams 1st Texas Memorial Stadium Sun Bowl L 10–26 vs. North Carolina The 1982 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Fred Akers, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second in the SWC. Texas was invited to Sun Bowl, where the Longhorns lost to North Carolina. The team played home games at Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. Schedule 1982 AP Central September 18 7:00 p.m. w y 18 Utah Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX 21–12 70,158 https://www.newspapers.com/article/waco-tribune-herald-whats-the-utes-ut/166219839/ Waco Tribune-Herald What's the Utes? UT wins opener September 19, 1982 February 20, 2025 Newspapers.com September 25 7:00 p.m. w y 17 Missouri Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX 21–0 76,438 https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-texas-defense-hu/166284116/ St. Louis Post-Dispatch Texas defense humbles Mizzou, 21–0 September 26, 1982 February 20, 2025 Newspapers.com October 2 7:30 p.m. w y 15 Rice Rice Stadium Houston, TX rivalry 34–7 50,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-longhorns-cook-rice-347/166284317/ Tulsa World Longhorns cook Rice, 34–7 October 3, 1982 February 20, 2025 Newspapers.com October 9 2:00 p.m. l y y 13 Oklahoma Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX Red River Shootout CBS 22–28 75,587 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orange-leader-oklahoma-gets-back-at/166284633/ The Orange Leader Oklahoma gets back at Longhorns October 10, 1982 February 20, 2025 Newspapers.com October 23 2:30 p.m. l 19 SMU 4 Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX ABC 17–30 80,157 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-mustangs-roll-b/166260611/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Mustangs roll by Longhorns October 24, 1982 February 20, 2025 Newspapers.com October 30 2:00 p.m. w y Texas Tech Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX rivalry 27–0 52,041 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-odessa-american-ut-slides-past-tech/166284785/ The Odessa American UT slides past Tech October 31, 1982 February 20, 2025 Newspapers.com November 6 1:00 p.m. w Houston Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX 50–0 76,657 https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-horns-embarra/166284950/ Austin American-Statesman 'Horns embarrass Cougars, 50–0 November 7, 1982 February 20, 2025 Newspapers.com November 13 2:00 p.m. w y 20 TCU Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX rivalry 38–21 22,468 https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-caller-times-longhorns-wi/166285187/ Corpus Christi Caller-Times Longhorns win wild shootout with Frogs November 14, 1982 February 20, 2025 Newspapers.com November 20 2:00 p.m. w y 17 Baylor Baylor Stadium Waco, TX rivalry 31–23 38,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/longview-news-journal-walls-clark-guide/166285400/ Longview News-Journal Walls, Clark guide Longhorns in 31–23 decision over Baylor November 21, 1982 February 20, 2025 Newspapers.com November 25 1:00 p.m. w 14 Texas A&M Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX rivalry 53–16 72,368 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-longhorns-make-joke-of-aggies/166285625/ The Shreveport Times Longhorns make joke of Aggies, 53–16 November 26, 1982 February 20, 2025 Newspapers.com December 4 2:30 p.m. w 12 Arkansas 6 Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX rivalry ABC 33–7 67,903 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-brewer-arm-longhorns/166285822/ The Tampa Tribune-Times Brewer arm, Longhorns turn Hogs' errors into 33–7 win December 5, 1982 February 20, 2025 Newspapers.com December 25 2:00 p.m. l y y 8 North Carolina Sun Bowl El Paso, TX Sun Bowl CBS 10–26 31,359 https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-north-carolina-basks-in-su/139786413/ The El Paso Times North Carolina basks in Sun 26–10 December 26, 1982 January 28, 2024 Newspapers.com Game summaries Oklahoma 1982 Oklahoma Sooners football team Red River Rivalry Texas Longhorns; text-align:center collapsed Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas Longhorns October 9 2:00 p.m. Texas 0 10 0 12 Oklahoma 7 7 7 7 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas 75,587 Partly cloudy; 67 F; wind 17 mph on N Vance Carlson TexasSports.com Texas Robert Brewer18/34, 235 Yds, 2 TD, INT Darryl Clark18 Rush, 66 Yds Carl Robinson5 Rec, 53 Yds Oklahoma TEX OU collapsed 1 1:20 Oklahoma 4 80 1:42 RushTD Dupree 63 good Keeling run/pass good/failed/incomplete 0 7 2 11:08 Texas 12 80 5:12 RecTD Walls Brewer 6 good Allegre run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 7 2 3:03 Oklahoma 17 80 8:05 RushTD Wilson 3 good Keeling run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 14 2 1:35 Texas 8 65 1:28 FG 32 Allegre 10 14 3 10:52 Oklahoma 4 69 1:39 RushTD Ledbetter 59 good Keeling run/pass good/failed/incomplete 10 21 4 14:57 Texas 10 65 3:57 RushTD Walker 3 no good Allegre run/pass good/failed/incomplete 16 21 4 12:30 Oklahoma 6 80 2:27 RushTD Ledbetter 6 good Keeling run/pass good/failed/incomplete 16 28 4 11:04 Texas 6 69 1:26 RecTD Walls Brewer 27 pass failed 22 28 22 28 References Texas Category:Texas Longhorns football seasons Texas Longhorns football Category:Long stubs with short prose