1973 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results

Record: 8-3 (24th of 129) (Schedule & Results)

Rank: 14th in the Final AP poll

Conference: SWC

Conference Record: 7-0

Coach: Darrell Royal (8-3)

Points For: 364

Points/G: 33.1 (8th of 129)

Points Against: 143

Opp Pts/G: 13.0 (19th of 129)

SRS: 20.47 (8th of 129)

SOS: 8.01 (30th of 129)

Bowl Game: Lost Cotton Bowl 19-3 versus Nebraska

AP Poll Summary

AP Poll Summary Table
Pre	9/10	9/17	9/24	10/1	10/8	10/15	10/22	10/29	11/5	11/12	11/19	11/26	12/3	Final
3	4	6	14	13	13		19	19	13	11	11	9	8	14

11 Games Table
G	Date	Day	School		Opponent	Conf		Pts	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Sep 21, 1973	Fri	(6) Texas	@	Miami (FL)	Ind	L	15	20	0	1	L 1
2	Sep 29, 1973	Sat	(14) Texas		Texas Tech	SWC	W	28	12	1	1	W 1
3	Oct 6, 1973	Sat	(13) Texas		Wake Forest	ACC	W	41	0	2	1	W 2
4	Oct 13, 1973	Sat	(13) Texas	N	(6) Oklahoma	Big 8	L	13	52	2	2	L 1
5	Oct 20, 1973	Sat	Texas	@	Arkansas	SWC	W	34	6	3	2	W 1
6	Oct 27, 1973	Sat	(19) Texas		Rice	SWC	W	55	13	4	2	W 2
7	Nov 3, 1973	Sat	(19) Texas	@	SMU	SWC	W	42	14	5	2	W 3
8	Nov 10, 1973	Sat	(13) Texas		Baylor	SWC	W	42	6	6	2	W 4
9	Nov 17, 1973	Sat	(11) Texas		Texas Christian	SWC	W	52	7	7	2	W 5
10	Nov 22, 1973	Thu	(11) Texas	@	Texas A&M	SWC	W	42	13	8	2	W 6
11	Jan 1, 1974	Tue	(8) Texas	N	(12) Nebraska	Big 8	L	3	19	8	3	L 1	Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX)