1986 Texas Longhorns football team

The 1986 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Longhorns finished the regular season with a 5–6 record, their first losing season since 1956.^[1] Following their 16–3 loss to rival Texas A&M, athletic director DeLoss Dodds dismissed head coach Fred Akers.

1986 Texas Longhorns football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	5–6 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach	Fred Akers (10th season)
Home stadium	Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 77,809)
Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

1986 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Texas A&M $	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Arkansas	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 12 Baylor	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Texas Tech	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
SMU	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Texas	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Rice	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
TCU	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Houston	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 13	7:00 p.m.	Stanford*	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		L 20–31	74,372
September 20	1:30 p.m.	at Missouri*	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		W 27–25	46,227
October 4	7:00 p.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 17–14	31,000
October 11	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 6 Oklahoma*	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ABC	L 12–47	75,587
October 18	6:45 p.m.	No. 14 Arkansas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	L 14–21	67,344
October 25	1:00 p.m.	No. 18 SMU	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 27–24	65,481
November 1	12:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	USA	L 21–23	44,820
November 8	1:00 p.m.	Houston	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 30–10	60,650
November 15	12:00 p.m.	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)		W 45–16	27,517
November 22	2:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX		L 13–18	32,500
November 27	7:20 p.m.	Texas A&M	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	L 3–16	75,623
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Personnel

1986 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OL Bruce Blackmar WR Laron Brown RB Anthony Byerly OL Alan Champagne TE Steven Clark OL Steve Eargle QB Donovan Forbes WR Everett Gay OL Carter Hill OL Rick Houston RB Charles Hunter OL Paul Jetton WR Gabriel Johnson WR Tony Jones TE Tim McCray RB Eric Metcalf WR Kevin Nelson RB Darron Norris WR Jeremy Robertson RB Lance Seach RB Edwin Simmons QB Bret Stafford RB Darryl Taylor OL Billy Ray Todd	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL Thomas Aldridge DB Stephen Braggs DL Blake Brawner LB Lee Brockman LB Duane Duncum DL Brian Espinosa DB Anthony Griffin LB Britt Hager DB John Hagy LB Mike January DB Eric Jeffries DL Steve Llewellyn LB Bobby Rhodes DB Gerard Senegal DL Terry Steelhammer	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P Alex Waits K Jeff Ward	Head coach Fred Akers Coordinators/assistant coaches Paul Jette (Co-DC) Dwain Painter (OC) Bob Stanley (Co-DC) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt Roster

Season summary

Texas A&M

#10 Texas A&M Aggies (8–2) at Texas Longhorns (5–5)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas A&M	0	3	10	3	16
Texas	3	0	0	0	3

at Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas

• Date: November 27
• Game weather: Overcast, 53 °F (12 °C)
• Game attendance: 75,623
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter UT – Jeff Ward 39-yard field goal, 1:57. Texas 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 3:38. Second quarter A&M – Slater 22-yard field goal, 0:05. Tie 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 1:32. Third quarter A&M – Harris 6 yard pass from Murray (Slater kick), 10:11. Texas A&M 10–3. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:49. A&M – Slater 44-yard field goal, 3:24. Texas A&M 13–3. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 2:09. Fourth quarter A&M – Slater 34-yard field goal, 14:50. Texas A&M 16–3. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:22. Top passers A&M – UT – Bret Stafford – 15/30, 201 yards, INT Top rushers A&M UT – Charles Hunter – 3 rushes, 17 yards Top receivers A&M UT – Gabriel Johnson – 3 receptions, 70 yards

References

1. "1986 University of Texas Football". stats.texassports.com. Retrieved June 16, 2022.