Year: | 1968 |
Team: | Texas Longhorns |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Southwest Conference |
Short Conf: | SWC |
Coachrank: | 5 |
Aprank: | 3 |
Record: | 9–1–1 |
Conf Record: | 6–1 |
Head Coach: | Darrell Royal |
Hc Year: | 12th |
Off Coach: | Emory Bellard |
Off Scheme: | I-formation (first two games) Wishbone (last nine games) |
Def Coach: | Mike Campbell |
Def Scheme: | 4–4 |
Stadium: | Memorial Stadium |
Champion: | SWC co-champion Cotton Bowl Classic champion |
Bowl: | Cotton Bowl Classic |
Bowl Result: | W 36–13 vs. Tennessee |
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]