# 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.

## Schedule

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

## Game summaries
### At BYU

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

### vs Oklahoma

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texas | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Oklahoma | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
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
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Texas | Passing | Shannon Kelley | 22/35, 198 Yds, TD, 3 INT |
| Texas | Rushing | Eric Metcalf | 15 Rush, 89 Yds |
| Texas | Receiving | Kerry Cash | 2 Rec, 99 Yds |
| Oklahoma | Passing | | |
| Oklahoma | Rushing | Leon Perry | 18 Rush, 118 Yds, TD |
| Oklahoma | Receiving | | |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | 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 |
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