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1992 Texas Longhorns football
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 →

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.

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

Schedule edit

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	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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Personnel edit

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

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries edit

Oklahoma edit

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

Period	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

References edit

^ "Sherrill, Bulldogs slap UT". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 6, 1992. Retrieved November 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Longhorns rumble past North Texas". Austin American-Statesman. September 27, 1992. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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Summary

Schedule edit

Personnel edit

Game summaries edit

Oklahoma edit

References edit