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1968 Texas Longhorns football team

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1968 Texas Longhorns football
SWC co-champion Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 36–13 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 3
Record	9–1–1 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach	Darrell Royal (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Emory Bellard
Offensive scheme	I-formation (first two games) Wishbone (last nine games)
Defensive coordinator	Mike Campbell
Base defense	4–4
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1967 1969 →

1968 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.6Arkansas +	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
No.3Texas +	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	1
No.14SMU	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Texas Tech	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	2
Baylor	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Texas A&M	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
TCU	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Rice	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	9	–	1

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas at Austin as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their 12th year under head coach Darrell Royal, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 9–1–1, with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished as SWC co-champion. Texas concluded their season with a victory over Tennessee in the Cotton Bowl Classic.^[1]

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	7:30 p.m.	No. 11Houston*	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		T 20–20	66,397	^[2]
September 28	7:30 p.m.	atTexas Tech	No. 6	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)		L 22–31	50,167	^[3]
October 5	7:30 p.m.	Oklahoma State*		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 31–3	51,000	^[4]
October 12	2:00 p.m.	vs. Oklahoma*		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)		W 26–20	71,938	^[5]
October 19	2:00 p.m.	No. 9Arkansas	No. 17	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)		W 39–29	66,397	^[6]
October 26	7:30 p.m.	atRice	No. 13	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 38–14	68,500	^[7]
November 2	2:00 p.m.	No. 13SMU	No. 11	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 38–7	66,397	^[8]
November 9	2:00 p.m.	atBaylor	No. 10	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX		W 47–26	33,000	^[9]
November 16	1:00 p.m.	atTCU	No. 8	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)		W 47–21	40,000	^[10]
November 28	2:00 p.m.	Texas A&M	No. 6	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ABC	W 35–14	66,397	^[11]
January 1	1:30 p.m.	vs. No. 8Tennessee*	No. 5	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	CBS	W 36–13	72,000	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Roster

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1968 Texas Longhorns football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`18`	Bill Bradley	Sr
G	`66`	Mike Dean	So
RB	`25`	Chris Gilbert	Sr
RB	`24`	Ted Koy	Jr
OT	`62`	Bob McKay	Jr
G	`64`	Bobby Mitchell	So
TE	`40`	Randy Peschel	Jr
WR	`88`	Cotton Speyrer	So
QB	`16`	James Street	Jr
C	`52`	Forrest Wiegand	Jr
FB	`30`	Steve Worster	So
OT	`50`	Bobby Wuensch	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE	`77`	Bill Atessis	So
DT	`71`	Leo Brooks	Jr
ROV	`86`	Mike Campbell	Jr
CB	`84`	Tom Campbell	Jr
ILB	`67`	Glen Halsell	Jr
ILB	`61`	Scott Henderson	So
CB	`23`	Danny Lester	So
OLB	`82`	Corby Robertson	Sr
S	`28`	Freddie Steinmark	So
DB	`41`	Dick Watt	Sr
OLB	`80`	Bill Zapalac	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Darrell Royal

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Emory Bellard
Mike Campbell
Willie Zapalac

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Awards and honors

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James Street, quarterback, Cotton Bowl co-Most Valuable Player
Cotton Speyrer, wide receiver, Cotton Bowl co-Most Valuable Player
Tom Campbell, linebacker, Cotton Bowl co-Most Valuable Player
Chris Gilbert, back, Consensus All-American

References

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^ "1968 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 2, 2023.

^ "Cougars, Longhorns battle to 20–20 thriller". The Victoria Advocate. September 22, 1968. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Texas Tech upsets Texas". The El Paso Times. September 29, 1968. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Steers pop Pokes". Tulsa World. October 6, 1968. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "It's black day at Big D; Texas, 26–20, in final minute". The Daily Oklahoman. October 13, 1968. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Steers overpower Razorbacks, 39–29". The Commercial Appeal. October 20, 1968. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Gilbert sparks Texas over Rice Owls, 38–14". The Galveston Daily News. October 27, 1968. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "'Horns crush SMU by 38–7". The Kilgore News Herald. November 3, 1968. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Texas outscores Baylor". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 10, 1968. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Steers spank Frogs". Austin American-Statesman. November 17, 1968. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Steers wasted no time". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 29, 1968. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Texas Longhorns trample on Vols". The Palm Beach Post. January 2, 1969. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Texas Longhorns football
Venues	Clark Field (1896–1924) Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (1924–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arkansas Oklahoma (Red River Rivalry) Rice TCU Texas A&M (Lone Star Showdown) Texas Tech
Culture & lore	History Brown years Bevo Hook 'em "Texas Fight" Hex Rally 1969 "Game of the Century" Longhorn Band The University of Texas National Championship 2005 2005 Ohio State game 2007 player suspensions 2008 Texas Tech game 2008 Big 12 South 3-way tie controversy 1 Second Left My All American
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks All-Americans Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

Southwest Conference football champions

Oklahoma (1915)
Texas (1916)
Texas A&M (1917)
Texas & Oklahoma (1918)
Texas A&M (1919)
Texas (1920)
Texas A&M (1921)
Baylor (1922)
SMU (1923)
Baylor (1924)
Texas A&M (1925)
SMU (1926)
Texas A&M (1927)
Texas (1928)
TCU (1929)
Texas (1930)
SMU (1931)
TCU (1932)
No champion (1933)
Rice (1934)
SMU (1935)
Arkansas (1936)
Rice (1937)
TCU (1938)
Texas A&M (1939)
Texas A&M & SMU (1940)
Texas A&M (1941)
Texas (1942)
Texas (1943)
TCU (1944)
Texas (1945)
Rice & Arkansas (1946)
SMU (1947)
SMU (1948)
Rice (1949)
Texas (1950)
TCU (1951)
Texas (1952)
Rice & Texas (1953)
Arkansas (1954)
TCU (1955)
Texas A&M (1956)
Rice (1957)
TCU (1958)
Arkansas, Texas, & TCU (1959)
Arkansas (1960)
Texas & Arkansas (1961)
Texas (1962)
Texas (1963)
Arkansas (1964)
Arkansas (1965)
SMU (1966)
Texas A&M (1967)
Arkansas & Texas (1968)
Texas (1969)
Texas (1970)
Texas (1971)
Texas (1972)
Texas (1973)
Baylor (1974)
Arkansas, Texas & Texas A&M (1975)
Houston & Texas Tech (1976)
Texas (1977)
Houston (1978)
Arkansas & Houston (1979)
Baylor (1980)
SMU (1981)
SMU (1982)
Texas (1983)
SMU & Houston (1984)
Texas A&M (1985)
Texas A&M (1986)
Texas A&M (1987)
Arkansas (1988)
Arkansas (1989)
Texas (1990)
Texas A&M (1991)
Texas A&M (1992)
Texas A&M (1993)
Texas Tech, Baylor, Rice, Texas & TCU (1994)
Texas (1995)

National championships in bold

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