# 1991–92 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

The 1991–92 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented The University of Texas at Austin in intercollegiate basketball competition during the 1991–92 season. The Longhorns were led by fourth-year head coach Tom Penders. The team finished the season with a 23–12 overall record and finished atop the standings in Southwest Conference play with a 11–3 conference record. Texas advanced to the NCAA tournament, falling to Iowa in the opening round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 20, 1991* | No. 25 | Washington Preseason NIT | W 104–83 | 1–0 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Nov 21, 1991* | No. 25 | Princeton Preseason NIT | W 57–46 | 2–0 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Nov 27, 1991* | No. 23 | vs. No. 18 Georgia Tech Preseason NIT Semifinals | L 107–120 | 2–1 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Nov 29, 1991* | No. 23 | vs. No. 21 Pittsburgh Preseason NIT Consolation | L 87–91 | 2–2 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Dec 6, 1991* | | North Texas | W 124–107 | 3–2 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Dec 7, 1991* | | San Diego State | W 85–58 | 4–2 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Dec 10, 1991* | | at No. 17 Oklahoma | L 91–106 | 4–3 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Dec 14, 1991* | | No. 8 Connecticut | L 77–94 | 4–4 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Dec 22, 1991* | | UC Santa Barbara | W 90–77 | 5–4 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Dec 28, 1991* | | vs. Clemson Sun Bowl Carnival Semifinal | W 95–87 | 6–4 | Special Events Center El Paso, Texas |
| Dec 29, 1991* | | at UTEP Sun Bowl Carnival Championship | L 88–92 | 6–5 | Special Events Center El Paso, Texas |
| Jan 3, 1992* | | vs. LSU | L 83–84 | 6–6 | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Jan 6, 1992* | | Murray State | W 93–75 | 7–6 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Jan 9, 1992 | | Houston | W 86–75 | 8–6 (1–0) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Jan 11, 1992 | | Texas Tech | W 88–83 | 9–6 (2–0) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Jan 14, 1992 | | at Texas A&M | W 76–73 | 10–6 (3–0) | G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas |
| Jan 18, 1992 | | at TCU | L 76–80 | 10–7 (3–1) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| Jan 22, 1992 | | SMU | W 106–91 | 11–7 (4–1) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Jan 27, 1992 | | at Baylor | L 68–84 | 11–8 (4–2) | Ferrell Center Waco, Texas |
| Jan 30, 1992* | | at VCU | W 105–94 | 12–8 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Feb 1, 1992* | | vs. Rhode Island | L 79–92 | 12–9 | |
| Feb 5, 1992 | | Rice | W 88–87 | 13–9 (5–2) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Feb 9, 1992 | | at Houston | W 87–72 | 14–9 (6–2) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Feb 12, 1992 | | at Texas Tech | W 93–90 | 15–9 (7–2) | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas |
| Feb 16, 1992* | | vs. Georgia | W 98–93 | 16–9 | |
| Feb 19, 1992* | | TCU | W 99–77 | 17–9 (8–2) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Feb 22, 1992 | | at SMU | W 88–86 | 18–9 (9–2) | Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas |
| Feb 26, 1992 | | Oral Roberts | W 128–108 | 19–9 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Feb 29, 1992 | | Baylor | W 97–67 | 20–9 (10–2) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Mar 5, 1992 | | at Rice | L 97–103 | 20–10 (10–3) | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas |
| Mar 8, 1992 | | Texas A&M | W 86–63 | 21–10 (11–3) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Southwest Conference tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 1992* | | vs. Texas A&M Quarterfinal | W 88–69 | 22–10 | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| Mar 14, 1992* | | vs. Texas Tech Semifinal | W 97–87 | 23–10 | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| Mar 15, 1992* | | vs. Houston Championship Game | L 72–91 | 23–11 | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| 1992 NCAA Tournament – East No. 8 seed ||||||
| Mar 19, 1992* | (8 E) | vs. (9 E) Iowa First Round | L 92–98 | 23–12 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Standard Time. ||||||