1988 Texas Longhorns football team

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.

1988 Texas Longhorns football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	4–7 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach	David McWilliams (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	John Mize (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Paul Jette (2nd season)
Home stadium	Texas Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

1988 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 Arkansas $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Texas A&M*	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
No. 18 Houston	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Texas Tech	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Baylor	2	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Texas	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
TCU	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rice	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion *- Ineligible for conference championship and postseason bowl games due to NCAA sanctions. Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	7:00 p.m.	at BYU*	No. 19	Cougar Stadium Provo, UT	ESPN	L 6–47	64,249
September 17	7:00 p.m.	New Mexico*		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	HSE	W 47–0	55,630
September 24	7:00 p.m.	No. 1 (I-AA) North Texas*		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	HSE	W 27–24	60,152	[1]
October 1	6:00 p.m.	at Rice		Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 20–13	35,000
October 8	1:30 p.m.	vs. No. 10 Oklahoma*		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	CBS	L 13–28	75,587
October 15	1:00 p.m.	No. 17 Arkansas		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	HSE	L 24–27	73,451
October 29	12:00 p.m.	at Texas Tech		Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	L 32–33	49,682
November 5	12:00 p.m.	Houston		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	Raycom	L 15–66	69,600
November 12	12:00 p.m.	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 30–21	29,083
November 19	1:00 p.m.	at Baylor		Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		L 14–17	30,142
November 24	7:00 p.m.	at Texas A&M		Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	L 24–28	77,809
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

At BYU

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas	3	3	0	0	6
BYU	10	10	7	20	47

Game information

First quarter BYU – Bryce Doman 89-yard pass from Sean Covey (Earl Kauffman kick), 11:30. BYU 7–0. BYU – Earl Kauffman 31-yard field goal, 7:41. BYU 10–0. UT – Wayne Clements 41-yard field goal, 1:35. BYU 10–3. Second quarter BYU – Chuck Cutler 52-yard pass from Sean Covey (Earl Kauffman kick), 14:18. BYU 17–3. BYU – Earl Kauffman 51-yard field goal, 12:38. BYU 20–3. UT – Wayne Clements 55-yard field goal, 10:47. BYU 20–6. Third quarter BYU – Rodney Rice 70-yard interception return (Earl Kauffman kick), 2:16. BYU 27–6. Fourth quarter BYU – Fred Whittingham 20-yard run (Earl Kauffman kick), 10:03. BYU 34–6. BYU – Chuck Cutler 20-yard pass from Ty Detmer (Earl Kauffman kick), 6:59. BYU 41–6. BYU – Eric Mortensen 17-yard run (kick failed), 4:54. BYU 47–6. Top passers UT – Shannon Kelley – 11/32, 137 yards, 2 INT BYU – Sean Covey – 14/38, 323 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers UT – Darron Norris – 14 rushes, 49 yards BYU – Fred Whittingham – 7 rushes, 63 yards Top receivers UT – Tony Jones – 6 receptions, 107 yards BYU – Bryce Doman – 3 receptions, 124 yards, TD

#19 Texas Longhorns (0–0) at BYU Cougars (0–1)

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

External videos
Full game
Game highlights

New Mexico

North Texas

At Rice

vs Oklahoma

See also: Oklahoma–Texas football rivalry

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texas	0	0	7	6	13
Oklahoma	6	8	7	7	28

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

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

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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas	Passing	Shannon Kelley	22/35, 198 Yds, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Eric Metcalf	15 Rush, 89 Yds
	Receiving	Kerry Cash	2 Rec, 99 Yds
Oklahoma	Passing
	Rushing	Leon Perry	18 Rush, 118 Yds, TD
	Receiving

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UT OU 1 2:06 Oklahoma Leon Perry 2-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick no good (blocked) 0 6 2 10:28 2 92 Oklahoma Anthony Stafford 86-yard touchdown run, 2-point run good 0 14 3 9:17 11 70 Texas Eric Metcalf 4-yard touchdown reception from Shannon Kelley, Wayne Clements kick good 7 14 3 6:24 Oklahoma Interception returned 26 yards for touchdown by Kert Kasper, R.D. Lashar kick good 7 21 4 14:47 Texas 48-yard field goal by Wayne Clements 10 21 4 9:52 Texas 34-yard field goal by Wayne Clements 13 21 4 6:53 81 Oklahoma Charles Thompson 8-yard touchdown run, R.D. Lashar kick good 13 28 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 13 28

Arkansas

At Texas Tech

Houston

At TCU

At Baylor

At Texas A&M

Personnel

1988 Texas Longhorns football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR Kerry Cash OL 79 Chuck Johnson Fr QB Shannon Kelley RB Eric Metcalf	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB Willie Mack Garza	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Wayne Clements	Head coach David McWilliams Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

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.