1899 Texas Longhorns football team

1899 Texas Longhorns football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	6–2 (3–2 SIAA)
Head coach	Maurice Gordon Clarke (1st season)
Captain	James H. Hart
Home stadium	Varsity Athletic Field
Seasons ←  1898 1900  →

1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Sewanee $	11	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
Vanderbilt	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Alabama	1	–	0	–	0			3	–	1	–	0
Nashville	4	–	1	–	0			4	–	1	–	1
Tennessee	2	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Auburn	2	–	1	–	1			3	–	1	–	1
Texas	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
North Carolina	1	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Georgia	2	–	3	–	1			2	–	3	–	1
Clemson	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	2	–	0
Central (KY)	1	–	2	–	0			1	–	2	–	0
LSU	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	4	–	0
Kentucky State	0	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	2
SW Presbyterian	0	–	1	–	0			1	–	1	–	0
Cumberland (TN)	0	–	3	–	0			0	–	3	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	6	–	0
Tulane	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	6	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1899 Texas Varsity ^[a] football team represented The University of Texas (now known as the University of Texas at Austin) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1899 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Maurice Gordon Clarke, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 6–2. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 21	at Dallas University*	Dallas, TX	W 11–6		[2]
October 31	San Antonio Town Team*	Varsity Athletic Field Austin, TX	W 28–0		[3]
November 4	vs. Texas A&M *	San Antonio Fairgrounds San Antonio, TX (rivalry)	W 6–0	4,000	[4]
November 9	Sewanee	Varsity Athletic Field Austin, TX	L 0–12	2,500	[5]
November 18	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 0–6		[6]
November 20	at Tulane	Tulane Athletic Field New Orleans, LA	W 11–0		[7]
November 25	Tulane	Varsity Athletic Field Austin, TX	W 32–0		[8]
November 30	LSU	Varsity Athletic Field Austin, TX	W 29–0		[9]
*Non-conference game

Personnel

Line

Player	Position	Games played	Home town	Height	Weight	Age
Walter Schreiner	Right End	8	Kerrville, Texas	5'10"	144	22
M. McMahon	Right Tackle	8	Savoy, Texas	5'11"	166	21
L.G. Sam	Right Guard	8	Houston, Texas	6'2"	227	20
Edward Overshiner	Center	8	Valley View, Texas	5'10"	171	25
John Scott	Left Guard	8	Hallsville, Texas	5'8"	180	22
James Hart [C]	Left Tackle	7	Austin, Texas	6'2"	164	21
Walter Montieth	Left End	8	Belton, Texas	5'11"	160	22

Backfield

Player	Position	Games played	Home town	Height	Weight	Age
Semp Russ	Quarterback	6	San Antonio, Texas	5'7"	142	22
Cade Bethea	Right Halfback	4	Seven Oaks, Texas	5'8"	164	21
Raymond Keller	Left Halfback	8	San Antonio, Texas	5'10"	164	22
Christopher Cole	Fullback	8	San Antonio, Texas	5'10"	150	22

Subs

Player	Position	Games played	Home town	Height	Weight	Age
Hartford Jenkins	Tackle	4	Bastrop, Texas	5'10"	166	18
A.S. Thweatt	Halfback	2	Austin, Texas	5'6"	150	20
A.T. Cole	Guard	3	Cleburne, Texas	5'10"	180	28
Joe Byrd	Halfback	5	Missouri	5'8"	145	20
Claude McClellan	Guard	4	Coleman, Texas	5'7"	160	21

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References

1. They weren't called the Longhorns until 1903.

1. "Texas Yearly Results (1895-1899)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
2. "Football leads to fight". Fort Worth Morning Register. October 22, 1899. Retrieved April 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
3. "The 'Varsity beat the visitors badly yesterday". Austin Daily Statesman. November 1, 1899. Retrieved April 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "The Agricultural boys were made to wilt by 'Varsity". Austin Daily Statesman. November 5, 1899. Retrieved April 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Sewanee defeats University of Texas in spirited game". The Arkansas Gazette. November 10, 1899. Retrieved April 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Texas up against it again". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 19, 1899. Retrieved April 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tulane shut out; University of Texas men rolled up a score of eleven by hard work". The Commercial Appeal. November 21, 1899. Retrieved April 1, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "The Varsity boys came out big winner in the game". Austin Daily Statesman. November 26, 1899. Retrieved April 1, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. "'Varsity vs. Baton Rouge; Texas boys won in the Austin game, 29 to 0". Fort Worth Morning Register. December 1, 1899. Retrieved April 20, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Cactus Yearbook 1900". utexas.edu. 1900. Retrieved December 27, 2024.