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AUSTIN, Texas – Longtime Texas Football head coach Fred Akers (1977-86) passed away on Monday. Akers, who spent 19 years on the Longhorns staff in total, was 82 years old.
As head coach at Texas, Akers compiled an 86-31-2 record (60-19-1 SWC) in 10 seasons. His 86 wins rank third on the all-time UT victory list behind Darrell Royal and Mack Brown. Akers' teams won Southwest Conference titles in 1977 and 1983. The Longhorns had three 10-win seasons and four top-10 finishes in the polls under his guidance.