# 1974 Texas Longhorns baseball team

The 1974 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1974 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Clark Field. The team was coached by Cliff Gustafson in his 7th season at Texas.
The Longhorns reached the College World Series, finishing fourth with wins over Seton Hall and Oklahoma and a pair of losses to eventual champion Southern California, first in the opening round and later in the semifinals.

## Schedule and results

Legend :
* Texas win
* Texas loss
* Tie
1974 Texas Longhorns baseball game log :
Regular season :
February :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
| Feb 18 | St. Mary's* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 11–3 | 1–0 |
| Feb 18 | St. Mary's* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 11–8 | 2–0 |
| Feb 19 | Trinity* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 9–1 | 3–0 |
| Feb 19 | Trinity* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 13–5 | 4–0 |
| Feb 22 | Sam Houston State* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 8–1 | 5–0 |
| Feb 22 | Sam Houston State* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 9–1 | 6–0 |
| Feb 23 | Sam Houston State* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 1–0 | 7–0 |
| Feb 23 | Sam Houston State* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 15–2 | 8–0 |
| Feb 25 | at Trinity* | San Antonio, TX | W 7–4 | 9–0 |
| Feb 25 | at Trinity* | San Antonio, TX | W 6–1 | 10–0 |
| Feb 26 | Texas Lutheran* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 17–2 | 11–0 |
| Feb 26 | Texas Lutheran* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 10–3 | 12–0 |
March :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SWC record |
| Mar 1 | Houston | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 8–7 | 13–0 | 1–0 |
| Mar 2 | Houston | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 6–2 | 14–0 | 2–0 |
| Mar 2 | Houston | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 20–3 | 15–0 | 3–0 |
| Mar 5 | at St. Mary's* | San Antonio, TX | W 12–0 | 16–0 | |
| Mar 5 | at St. Mary's* | San Antonio, TX | W 1–0 | 17–0 | |
| Mar 8 | at Rice | Houston, TX | L 4–5 | 17–1 | 3–1 |
| Mar 9 | at Rice | Houston, TX | W 3–2 | 18–1 | 4–1 |
| Mar 9 | at Rice | Houston, TX | W 4–1 | 19–1 | 5–1 |
| Mar 12 | at Texas Lutheran* | Seguin, TX | W 3–0 | 20–1 | |
| Mar 12 | at Texas Lutheran* | Seguin, TX | W 13–1 | 21–1 | |
| Mar 15 | at Texas Tech | Lubbock, TX | L 3–5 | 21–2 | 5–2 |
| Mar 16 | at Texas Tech | Lubbock, TX | W 5–0 | 22–2 | 6–2 |
| Mar 16 | at Texas Tech | Lubbock, TX | W 16–1 | 23–2 | 7–2 |
| Mar 22 | SMU | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 18–3 | 24–2 | 8–2 |
| Mar 23 | SMU | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 6–5 | 25–2 | 9–2 |
| Mar 23 | SMU | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 22–5 | 26–2 | 10–2 |
| Mar 26 | Minnesota* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 7–4 | 27–2 | |
| Mar 26 | Minnesota* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 5–3 | 28–2 | |
| Mar 29 | at Arkansas | Washington County Fairgrounds • Fayetteville, AR | W 19–4 | 29–2 | 11–2 |
| Mar 30 | at Arkansas | Washington County Fairgrounds • Fayetteville, AR | W 3–2 | 30–2 | 12–2 |
| Mar 30 | at Arkansas | Washington County Fairgrounds • Fayetteville, AR | L 5–8 | 30–3 | 12–3 |
April :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | SWC record |
| Apr 5 | Baylor | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 15–3 | 31–3 | 13–3 |
| Apr 6 | Baylor | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 12–3 | 32–3 | 14–3 |
| Apr 6 | Baylor | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 6–5 | 33–3 | 15–3 |
| Apr 11 | Southwestern Louisiana* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 9–3 | 34–3 | |
| Apr 11 | Southwestern Louisiana* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 24–8 | 35–3 | |
| Apr 12 | Southwestern Louisiana* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 5–1 | 36–3 | |
| Apr 12 | Southwestern Louisiana* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 4–3 | 37–3 | |
| Apr 15 | Lamar* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 5–4 | 38–3 | |
| Apr 15 | Lamar* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 8–1 | 39–3 | |
| Apr 19 | at TCU | TCU Diamond • Fort Worth, TX | W 5–2 | 40–3 | 16–3 |
| Apr 20 | at TCU | TCU Diamond • Fort Worth, TX | W 10–4 | 41–3 | 17–3 |
| Apr 20 | at TCU | TCU Diamond • Fort Worth, TX | W 8–2 | 42–3 | 18–3 |
| Apr 26 | Texas A&M | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 5–11 | 42–4 | 18–4 |
| Apr 27 | Texas A&M | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 8–0 | 43–4 | 19–4 |
| Apr 27 | Texas A&M | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 4–3 | 44–4 | 20–4 |
May :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record |
| May 4 | Southwestern* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 5–4 | 45–4 |
| May 4 | Southwestern* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 10–2 | 46–4 |
| May 16 | Lubbock Christian* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | L 1–5 | 46–5 |
| May 16 | Lubbock Christian* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 6–0 | 47–5 |
| May 17 | Lubbock Christian* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 8–2 | 48–5 |
| May 17 | Lubbock Christian* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 11–6 | 49–5 |
Postseason :
District 6 playoffs :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| May 24 | Texas–Pan American | Arlington, TX | W 7–0 | 50–5 | 1–0 |
| May 26 | Louisiana Tech | Arlington, TX | L 4–5 | 50–6 | 1–1 |
| May 27 | Louisiana Tech | Arlington, TX | W 8–0 | 51–6 | 2–1 |
| | Louisiana Tech | Arlington, TX | W 12–2 | 52–6 | 3–1 |
College World Series :
| Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | Score | Overall record | CWS record |
| June 8 | Southern California | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 2–9 | 52–7 | 0–1 |
| June 10 | Seton Hall | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 12–2 | 53–7 | 1–1 |
| June 11 | Oklahoma | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | W 10–4 | 54–7 | 2–1 |
| June 14 | Southern California | Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, NE | L 3–5 | 54–8 | 2–2 |