1988 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–7 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Mize (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorPaul Jette (2nd season)
Home stadiumTexas Memorial Stadium
1988 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Arkansas $ 7 –0 –010 –2 –0
Texas A&M* 6 –1 –07 –5 –0
No. 18 Houston 5 –2 –09 –3 –0
Texas Tech 4 –3 –05 –6 –0
Baylor 2 –5 –06 –5 –0
Texas 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
TCU 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
Rice 0 –7 –00 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • *- Ineligible for conference championship and postseason bowl games due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Longhorns finished the season with a 4–7 record.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 87:00 p.m.at BYU*No. 19
ESPNL 6–4764,249
September 177:00 p.m.New Mexico*
HSEW 47–055,630
September 247:00 p.m.No. 1 (I-AA) North Texas*
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
HSEW 27–24 60,152[1]
October 16:00 p.m.at Rice
W 20–1335,000
October 81:30 p.m.vs. No. 10 Oklahoma*
CBSL 13–2875,587
October 151:00 p.m.No. 17 Arkansas
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
HSEL 24–2773,451
October 2912:00 p.m.at Texas Tech
RaycomL 32–3349,682
November 512:00 p.m.Houston
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
RaycomL 15–6669,600
November 1212:00 p.m.at TCU
RaycomW 30–2129,083
November 191:00 p.m.at Baylor
L 14–1730,142
November 247:00 p.m.at Texas A&M
  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
ESPNL 24–2877,809
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Personnel

1988 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR Kerry Cash
QB Shannon Kelley
RB Eric Metcalf
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB Willie Mack Garza
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Wayne Clements
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Season summary

    At BYU

    #19 Texas Longhorns (0–0) at BYU Cougars (0–1)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Texas 3 3 006
    BYU 10 10 72047

    at Cougar Stadium, Provo, Utah

    • Date: September 8, 1988
    • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
    • Game weather: Clear, 87 °F (31 °C)
    • Game attendance: 64,249
    • Referee: Pat Sweeney
    • TV: ESPN
    • Box Score, Box Score
    Game information
    External videos
    video icon Full game
    video icon Game highlights

    New Mexico

    North Texas

    At Rice

    vs Oklahoma

    #10 Oklahoma Sooners (3–1) vs. Texas Longhorns (3–1)
    Period 1 2 34Total
    Texas 0 0 7613
    Oklahoma 6 8 7728

    at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

    • Date: October 8, 1988
    • Game time: 1:45 p.m.
    • Game weather: Light rain, 57 °F (14 °C)
    • Game attendance: 75,587
    • Referee: Sam Maphis
    • Box Score, Box Score

    [3]

    TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
    Texas PassingShannon Kelley22/35, 198 Yds, TD, 3 INT
    RushingEric Metcalf15 Rush, 89 Yds
    ReceivingKerry Cash2 Rec, 99 Yds
    Oklahoma Passing
    RushingLeon Perry18 Rush, 118 Yds, TD
    Receiving

    Arkansas

    At Texas Tech

    Houston

    At TCU

    At Baylor

    At Texas A&M

    References

    1. ↑ "Longhorns escape Eagles' grasp". Austin American-Statesman. September 25, 1988. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
    2. ↑ "Official website of the Texas Longhorns – Texas Football". MackBrown-TexasFootball.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
    3. ↑ Sally Jenkins (October 9, 1988). "Oklahoma Runs Down Texas Fourth Time In Row, 28-13". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 18, 2022.


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