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 ...

and 1977 and 1981 under Fred Akers. Texas record in the College Football Playoff Texas is 1-1 in the College Football Playoff all-time. They had to wait until the 2023 season to get their shot at ...

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 ...