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SWC · 1974 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–4
0.667 Win %
Conference
1st
5–2 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
125
1902–2026
All-Time Record
923–388–32
0.699 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1941, 1947, 1963 +1
#1 Finishes
4
Top 5: 21 · Top 10: 34 · Top 25: 69
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 13 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 6 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Texas head-to-head · History & Eras

1974 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 17Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI8–3W 42–19
5Week 5 · Sep 24Wyoming (WYOMING)H2HIND WAC2–9W 34–7
6Week 6 · Oct 1Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND SWC6–4–2L 3–26
7Week 7 · Oct 8Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC5–6W 35–21
8Week 8 · Oct 15Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2HIND B811–0L 13–16
9Week 9 · Oct 22Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC6–4–1W 38–7
10Week 10 · Oct 29Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC2–8–1W 27–6
11Week 11 · Nov 5SMUH2HIND SWC6–4–1W 35–15
12Week 12 · Nov 12Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC8–4L 24–34
13Week 13 · Nov 19TCUH2HIND SWC1–10W 81–16
15Week 15 · Dec 3Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC8–3W 32–3
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 31Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC10–2L 3–27

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.807
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+28
-10+38
  • Boston College +8
  • Texas A&M +8
  • Arkansas +6
  • SMU +6
  • Washington +5
  • Wyoming +2
  • Rice +2
  • TCU +1
  • Oklahoma 0
  • Auburn -2
  • Texas Tech -4
  • Baylor -4

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #19Better than 87%
Win % Place 30thBetter than 79%

0.667 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#14Regular Season Final#13Post-Season W1#13Post-Season W2#19Post-Season W3#19Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+23
+27
-23
+14
-3
+31
+21
+20
-10
+65
+29
-24

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#41969#21970#221971#31972#191973

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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