The Longhorns went 11-0 in the regular season under first-year head coach Fred Akers before falling 38-10 to Notre Dame in the Cotton Bowl. One of 11 Campbell children, Tim and Steve were born on July ...
leaving the Cotton Bowl. Todd Dodge, who played quarterback for Texas and coach Fred Akers, completing only 6-of-24 passes for 74 yards with one touchdown and one interception, said the conditions ...
Fred Akers took over for Royal in 1977 and inherited an eventual Heisman winner in Earl Campbell, so running the football was his forte as well. Mack Brown wound up with a year-one Heisman running ...