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The Longhorns compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Their home games are played at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas .
In terms of total wins, Texas is the 2nd-ranked NCAA Division I FBS program in college football history with 891 wins, after passing Nebraska during the 2016 season. As of the end of the 2016 season, the Longhorns' all-time record is 891–359–33 (.709).
- Early History
- Darrell Royal Era
- Fred Akers Era
- David Mcwilliams Era
- John Mackovic Era
- Mack Brown Era
- Charlie Strong Era
- Tom Herman Era
- Steve Sarkisian Era
The University of Texas fielded its first permanent football team in 1893, managed by Albert Lefevra, the secretary-treasurer of the UT Athletic Association. The team played four games, a pair in the fall and two more in the spring, winning all four games while shutting out all four opponents. The first was against the Dallas Football Club that cla...
Darrell K Royal, a native Oklahoman, previously served as head coach at Mississippi State and Washington before being hired for the head coaching job at Texas. With the guidance of former head coach Bible, Royal was tasked with bringing Texas back to prominence in 1957. He was destined to take the program to an even higher level. The Royal era of T...
After Royal's retirement, he assumed that his long-time assistant coach Mike Campbell would take over as head coach, however the university had other plans. They picked a younger, former assistant coach of Royal's, Fred Akers who had experienced some success at Wyoming. With his new staff, Akers abandoned the wishbone offense and opted to rely sole...
After the exiting of Akers, Texas hired David McWilliams who was a former assistant coach at UT. McWilliams had just had his first promising year at Texas Tech before accepting the Texas head coaching position. With a solid 7–5 first season and a Bluebonnet Bowl victory over Pittsburgh in 1987, McWilliams initially reminded people of Darrel K. Roya...
The forcing out of David McWilliams allowed Texas to hire John Mackovic as head coach from Illinois. Having coached in the NFL for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Dallas Cowboys, Mackovic brought a fresh perspective to Texas. He had a great ability to recruit fresh talent, like future Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams. Mackovic also pushed to ren...
The Longhorns started 1998 with a new head coach, Mack Brown, who came to Texas after serving as head football coach at North Carolina. Immediately after being hired on Brown would begin the rebuilding process by conducting a speaking tour through many Texas high schools in order to turn around the relationship with coaches and schools that had pre...
On January 5, 2014, it was announced that Louisville head coach Charlie Strong would become the 29th head football coach of the Longhorns. Strong is the first African American head coach in Longhorn football history.During the offseason after Strong was hired, it was announced that nine different players would be released from the program for vario...
On November 27, 2016, Houston head coach Tom Herman was hired as the Longhorns head coach, replacing Strong. The 2017 season opened with a home loss to Maryland, but Texas would eventually finish the regular season at 6–6 and qualify for their first bowl game in two seasons against Missouri in the Texas Bowl. Texas won 33–16 and finish with their f...
The same day Herman was fired, Texas announced then-Alabama offensive coordinator and former Washington and USC head coach Steve Sarkisian as their next head coach. Sarkisian arrived in Austin after directing explosive offenses during his tenure at Alabama and after winning the 2020 Broyles Award as the nation's top assistant coach. Sarkisian signe...
Steve Sarkisian Head CoachFirst Year: 2021. School: Texas Nickname: Longhorns Current Conference: Big 12 Former Conference (s): SIAA, TIAA, SWC Location: Austin, Texas First year of football: 1893. STADIUMName: Royal-Memorial Year built: 1924 Capacity: 100,119 Playing Surface: FieldTurf.
May 15, 2024 · The Horns wouldn’t play a No. 1 ranked team until 1950, when Texas earned a victory over SMU 23-20. Even during their heights in the SWC, Texas never welcomed a top-ranked Arkansas. The highest ranked Razorback team to visit Austin was ranked No. 3 and fell to the Horns in 1978.
Texas has claimed four national championships in its history: 1963, 1969, 1970 and 2005. Three of the Longhorns' four claimed titles are largely undisputed.
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Horns! Mark Wangrin,2006 Traces the history of Texas Longhorns football from 1893 when the team's first official game was played through the present, profiling the games, players, coaches, and moments that have defined the team and its history.
