1981 Texas Longhorns baseball
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record61–11–1 (16–5 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDisch–Falk Field
1981 Southwest Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 3 Texas y 1651 .75061110 .847
Arkansas  1290 .57131210 .596
Houston  1190 .55032200 .615
Rice  11100 .52434230 .596
Texas A&M  10100 .50035160 .686
TCU  9120 .42927190 .587
Texas Tech  8130 .38126210 .553
Baylor  6150 .28621240 .467
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1981[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1981 Texas Longhorns baseball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1981 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns played their home games at Disch–Falk Field. The team was coached by Cliff Gustafson in his 14th season at Texas.

The Longhorns reached the College World Series, finishing third with wins over Michigan, Miami (FL) and eventual runner-up Oklahoma State and a pair of losses to eventual champion Arizona State.[2]

Personnel

Roster

1981 Texas Longhorns roster[3][4]
 

Pitchers

Catchers

  • 12 - Burk Goldthorn
 

Infielders

Outfielders

  • 31 - Tracy Dophied
 

Unknown

  • 2 - Bryan Burrows
  • 4 - Milo Choate
  • 6 - Larry Long
  • 7 - Robert Culley
  • 8 - Mike Hamer
  • 11 - Mike Livermore
  • 13 - Mark Reynolds
  • 15 - Michael Zatopec
  • 21 - Michael Withrow
  • 22 - Tim Reynolds
  • 23 - David Seiler
  • 28 - Randy Richards
  • 29 - John Machin
  • 33 - Mike Simon
  • 34 - Jimmy D. Tompkins

Schedule and results

Legend
 Texas win
 Texas loss
 Tie
1981 Texas Longhorns baseball game log[5]
Regular season
Postseason

References

  1. "Division I Baseball Records" (PDF). NCAA. pp. 39–40. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  2. "1981 College World Series". Omaha.com. Archived from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  3. Baseball Letterwinners (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  4. All-Time Jersey Numbers (PDF). Texas Longhorns. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  5. Texas Baseball Year by Year Results (PDF). Texas Longhorns. p. 99. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
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