1992 Texas Longhorns football team

1992 Texas Longhorns football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	6–5 (4–3 SWC)
Head coach	John Mackovic (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Gene Dahlquist (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Leon Fuller (9th season)
Home stadium	Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 77,809)
Seasons ←  1991 1993  →

1992 Southwest Conference football standings

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

The 1992 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were represented in the Southwest Conference. They played their home games at Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas. The team was led by head coach John Mackovic, in his first season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	6:30 p.m.	No. 21 Mississippi State *		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	ESPN	L 10–28	70,438	[1]
September 12	2:30 p.m.	at No. 9 Syracuse *		Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ABC	L 21–31	49,238
September 26	7:00 p.m.	North Texas *		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 33–15	61,864	[2]
October 3	1:00 p.m.	at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 23–21	41,400
October 10	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 16 Oklahoma *		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	ABC	W 34–24	75,587
October 24	12:00 p.m.	Houston		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	Raycom	W 45–38	66,038
October 31	12:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech	No. 25	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 44–33	50,741
November 7	12:00 p.m.	at TCU	No. 20	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	L 14–23	26,112
November 14	1:00 p.m.	SMU		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 35–14	61,248
November 21	12:00 p.m.	at Baylor		Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	L 20–21	39,110
November 26	7:00 p.m.	No. 4 Texas A&M		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	L 13–34	81,170
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Oklahoma

See also: 1992 Oklahoma Sooners football team and Red River Rivalry

#16 Oklahoma Sooners (3–1) vs. Texas Longhorns (2–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas	7	10	10	7	34
Oklahoma	7	3	0	14	24

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas

• Date: October 10, 1992
• Game weather: Clear, 83 °F (28 °C)
• Game attendance: 75,587
• Referee: Thomas
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter OU – P.J. Mills 9-yard pass from Cale Gundy (Scott Blanton kick), 11:50. Oklahoma 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards. UT – Justin McLemore 22-yard pass from Peter Gardere (Scott Szeredy kick), 6:33. Tie 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 91 yards. Second quarter UT – Scott Szeredy 25-yard field goal, 12:35. Texas 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 19 yards. OU – Scott Blanton 51-yard field goal, 8:29. Tie 10–10. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards. UT – Jason Burleson 31-yard pass from Peter Gardere (Scott Szeredy kick), 3:09. Texas 17–10. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards. Third quarter UT – Phil Brown 13-yard run (Scott Szeredy kick), 13:06. Texas 24–10. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards. UT – Scott Szeredy 27-yard field goal, 5:16. Texas 27–10. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards. Fourth quarter UT – Phil Brown 3-yard run (Scott Szeredy kick), 14:27. Texas 34–10. Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards. OU – Corey Warren 17-yard pass from Cale Gundy (pass good), 7:42. Texas 34–18. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards. OU – Earnest Williams 25-yard pass from Cale Gundy (run failed), 2:02. Texas 34–24. Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards. Top passers UT – Peter Gardere – 18/32, 274 yards, 2 TD, INT OU – Cale Gundy – 17/38, 276 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Top rushers UT – Curtis Jackson – 15 rushes, 75 yards OU – Kenyon Rasheed – 13 rushes, 56 yards Top receivers UT – Darrick Duke – 3 receptions, 77 yards OU – Corey Warren – 9 receptions, 187 yards, TD

Personnel

1992 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 83 Mike Adams Fr RB 29 Phil Brown Jr TE 91 Jason Burleson Sr RB 37 Gerald Crawford Jr WR 48 Darrick Duke Sr QB 10 Peter Gardere  Sr RB 33 Anthony Holmes Fr RB 39 Curtis Jackson Fr WR 22 Justin McLemore So QB 12 Shea Morenz Fr WR 6 Kenny Neal Jr WR 4 Cosmo Palmieri Jr WR 80 Lovell Pinkney Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 8 Van Malone Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 3 Scott Szeredy Jr	Head coach John Mackovic Coordinators/assistant coaches Gene Dahlquist Leon Fuller Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Sherrill, Bulldogs slap UT". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 6, 1992. Retrieved November 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Longhorns rumble past North Texas". Austin American-Statesman. September 27, 1992. Retrieved October 30, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2012.