| 1970 Texas Longhorns football | |
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Cotton Bowl Classic vs. #6 Notre Dame, L 11–24 | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 1 - December 8th |
| AP | No. 3 |
| 1970 record | 10–1 (7–0 SWC) |
| Head coach | Darrell Royal |
| Offensive coordinator | Emory Bellard |
| Offensive scheme | Wishbone |
| Defensive coordinator | Mike Campbell |
| Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 66,397) |
Seasons | |
The 1970 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1970 college football season. The Longhorns shared the National Championship with Nebraska. Their third National Championship overall, the previous titles were won in 1963 and 1969.
Schedule[]
The 1970 Longhorns finished the regular season with an unblemished 10–0 record to run their winning streak to 30 games, and met Notre Dame once again in the Cotton Bowl Classic at the Cotton Bowl in Fair Park. This time the #6 Fighting Irish won, 24–11, denying #1 Texas a third straight Cotton Bowl Classic victory and second straight consensus national championship. However, Texas still won the 1970 UPI (Coaches) National Championship.
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
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| September 19* | 4:00 PM | California | #2 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 56–15 | 61,000 | ||
| September 26 | 7:30 PM | at Texas Tech | #2 | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Rivalry) | W 35–13 | 50,000 | ||
| October 3* | 4:00 PM | #13 UCLA | #2 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 20–17 | 65,500 | ||
| October 10* | 3:00 PM | vs. Oklahoma | #2 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout) | ABC | W 41–9 | 71,938 | |
| October 24 | 7:30 PM | at Rice | #2 | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | W 45–21 | 70,500 | ||
| October 31 | 2:00 PM | SMU | #1 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 42–15 | 61,170 | ||
| November 7 | 2:00 PM | at Baylor | #1 | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 21–14 | 35,000 | ||
| November 14 | 2:00 PM | at TCU | #2 | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 58–0 | 40,179 | ||
| November 26 | 2:00 PM | Texas A&M | #1 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) | W 52–14 | 66,400 | ||
| December 5 | 2:00 PM | #4 Arkansas | #1 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) | ABC | W 42–7 | 68,510 | |
| January 1* | 1:00 PM | vs. #6 Notre Dame | #1 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) | CBS | L 11–24 | 73,000 | |
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
Later that New Year's Day, #2 Ohio State lost 27–17 to #12 Stanford in the Rose Bowl. That night, third-ranked Nebraska defeated #5 LSU 17–12 in the Orange Bowl to give the 11–0–1 Huskers the post-bowl AP national championship. Through the 1973 season, the final UPI coaches poll was released in early December, after the regular season but before the bowl games.
1970 team players in the NFL[]
The following 1970 Texas Longhorns were selected in the 1971 NFL Draft:[2]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| Cotton Speyrer | WR | 2 | 38 | Washington Redskins |
| Bill Atessis | DE | 2 | 52 | Baltimore Colts |
| Happy Feller | K | 4 | 83 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Bill Zapalac | LB | 4 | 84 | New York Jets |
| Steve Worster | RB | 4 | 90 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Scott Palmer | DT | 7 | 162 | New York Jets |
| Bobby Wuensch | T | 12 | 294 | Baltimore Colts |
| Danny Lester | DB | 13 | 317 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Deryl Comer | TE | 14 | 345 | Atlanta Falcons |
Awards and honors[]
- Bobby Wuensch, Tackle, Consensus All-American[3]
- Steve Worster, Back, Consensus All-American[4]
- Bill Atessis, Defensive End, Consensus All-American[5]
References[]
- ↑ http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/all-time-results.html
- ↑ Pro Football Reference.com - 1971 NFL Draft
- ↑ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/DI/2010/Awards.pdf
- ↑ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/DI/2010/Awards.pdf
- ↑ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/DI/2010/Awards.pdf
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