1981 Texas Longhorns football team
The 1981 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 9–1–1 record and defeated Alabama in the 1982 Cotton Bowl Classic.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 12 |
7:00 PM |
Rice |
No. 8 |
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
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W 31–3 |
68,497 |
September 19 |
7:00 PM |
North Texas State* |
No. 6 |
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
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W 23–10 |
58,638 |
September 26 |
7:00 PM |
No. 14 Miami* |
No. 4 |
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
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W 14–7 |
74,653 |
October 10 |
11:30 AM |
vs. No. 10 Oklahoma* |
No. 3 |
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) |
ABC |
W 34–14 |
75,587 |
October 17 |
2:30 PM |
at Arkansas |
No. 1 |
Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Rivalry) |
ABC |
L 11–42 |
44,031 |
October 24 |
1:30 PM |
at No. 8 SMU |
No. 10 |
Texas Stadium • Irving, TX |
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W 9–7 |
60,777 |
October 31 |
1:00 PM |
Texas Tech |
No. 6 |
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) |
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W 26–9 |
56,439 |
November 7 |
7:30 PM |
at Houston |
No. 5 |
Astrodome • Houston, TX |
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T 14–14 |
52,589 |
November 14 |
1:00 PM |
TCU |
No. 10 |
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
|
W 31–15 |
60,038 |
November 21 |
1:00 PM |
Baylor |
No. 8 |
Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX |
|
W 34–12 |
72,806 |
November 26 |
2:00 PM |
at Texas A&M |
No. 7 |
Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) |
CBS |
W 21–13 |
71,731 |
January 1 |
1:00 PM |
vs. No. 3 Alabama* |
No. 2 |
Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) |
CBS |
W 14–12 |
73,243 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. |
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Game summaries
Baylor
Baylor at #8 Texas
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Baylor |
0 |
12 | 0 | 0 |
12 |
• Texas |
20 |
0 | 0 | 14 |
34 |
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Scoring summary |
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1 |
| TEX | Clark 9-yard run (Allegre kick) | TEX 7-0 |
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1 |
| TEX | Jones 67-yard run (Allegre kick) | TEX 14-0 |
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1 |
| TEX | Walker 1-yard run (kick blocked) | TEX 20-0 |
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2 |
| BAY | Jimmerson 30-yard field goal | TEX 20-3 |
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2 |
| BAY | McNeil 30-yard pass from Jeffrey (kick failed) | TEX 20-9 |
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2 |
| BAY | Jimmerson 22-yard field goal | TEX 20-12 |
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4 |
| TEX | Brewer 1-yard run (Allegre kick) | TEX 27-12 |
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4 |
| TEX | Brewer 1-yard run (Allegre kick) | TEX 34-12 |
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