1897 Texas Longhorns football team

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1897 Texas Longhorns football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–2 (0–0 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadium Varsity Athletic Field
Seasons
  1896
1898  
1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Vanderbilt $ 3 0 06 0 1
Georgia 2 0 02 1 0
Auburn 2 0 12 0 1
Tennessee 1 0 04 1 0
Central (KY) 1 1 01 2 0
Nashville 1 1 01 1 0
Alabama 0 0 01 0 0
Texas 0 0 06 2 0
LSU 0 0 01 1 0
Sewanee 1 2 11 3 1
Clemson 0 1 02 2 0
Mercer 0 1 00 2 1
Cumberland (TN) 0 1 00 1 0
Kentucky State College 0 2 02 4 0
SW Presbyterian 0 0 00 0 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1897 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 23San Antonio Town Team*W 10–0 [1]
October 30at Dallas University*
L 4–20 [2]
November 1 Fort Worth University * Fort Worth, TX L 0–6 [3]
November 3at Add-Ran Christian * Waco, TX (rivalry)W 16–10 [4]
November 13Houston Town Team*
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
W 42–6 [5]
November 20at San Antonio Town Team* San Antonio, TX W 12–0 [6]
November 25Fort Worth University*
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
W 38–0 [7]
December 11Dallas*
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
W 20–16 [8]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "The boys on the gridiron; The Varsity eleven capture their first scalp yesterday". Austin Daily Statesman. October 24, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "The Dallas team beat the "Varsity aggregation yesterday". Fort Worth Register. October 31, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "'Varsity again downed, Was outclassed by the local eleven of Fort Worth". The Houston Post. November 2, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "'Varsity Won". Austin Daily Statesman . Austin, Texas. November 4, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved August 18, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  5. "By a score of 42 to 6, Houston was very easily defeated by 'Varsity". The Houston Post. November 14, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "The 'Varsity team defeated the San Antonio eleven by a score of 12 to 0". Austin Daily Statesman. November 21, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "'Varsity won yesterday". Austin Daily Statesman. November 26, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Varsity was victorious, Dallas by a score of twenty to sixteen". The Houston Post. December 12, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 via Newspapers.com.