The 1946 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas, Austin in National Collegiate Athletic Association

National Collegiate Athletic Association

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 (NCAA) college football

College football

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. The Longhorns were led by the future Hall of Fame

College Football Hall of Fame

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 head coach, Dana X. Bible

Dana X. Bible

Dana Xenophon Bible was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Mississippi College , Louisiana State University , Texas A&M University , the University of Nebraska , and the University of Texas...

, in his tenth year at Texas and final year of coaching. Texas was the first-ranked team in the initial AP Poll

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, before sliding throughout the season. The Longhorns posted a record of 8–2 and received a final ranking of 15th.

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