1983 Texas 45- A&M 13 Rick McIvor brought the team back from a 13 -0 deficit with four touchdown passes tying a school mark. In 15 minutes Texas scored 45 points. Billy Boy Bryant also threw for a touchdown. 1983+Jeff Leiding consensus All American.jpg 1983John Teltschick (2).jpg
TEXAS-OU: THE HOT WAR by Larry Carlson for TLSN https://texaslsn.org This October ritual is an assault on the senses. Most every fan involved is hot and sticky, stomach churning from corny dogs, funnel cakes and too much to drink in the wee hours before gametime. The sickening sweet scent of cotton candy wafts in the…
Larry Carlson’s article is sponsored by HornFans.com Larry Carlson talking to his past Longhorn roommate and sportscaster Paul Alexander. Twenty months ago, Texas State’s Professor of journalism contacted me and said he was retiring. However, he still wanted to write original Longhorn football stories primarily from the 1960s-1980s era and place them on the TLSN…
This following article is an extension of Professor Carlson’s comments on tie games. The link is I MISS TIE GAMES (squarespace.com) 1984- TEXAS VS OU- The Beginning of the End for Longhorn football dominance in SWC and Big 12 conference play. Come October ’84, UT was number one in the polls, OU at number…