1906 Texas Longhorns football team

1906 Texas Longhorns football
Conference	Southwestern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	9–1 (4–0 SWIAA)
Head coach	H. R. Schenker (1st season)
Captain	L. W. Parrish
Home stadium	Clark Field
Seasons ←  1905 1907  →

The 1906 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas (now known as the University of Texas at Austin) as a member of the Southwestern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SWIAA) during the 1906 college football season. In their first and only year under head coach H. R. Schenker, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 9–1, with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, and outscored opponents by a total of 201 to 60. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 6		26th Infantry*	Clark Field Austin, TX	W 21–0	[2]
October 13		TCU *	Clark Field Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 22–0	[3]
October 20		West Texas Military Academy *	Clark Field Austin, TX	W 28–0	[4]
October 27		at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 0–45	[5]
October 30		at Arkansas *	The Hill Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)	W 11–0	[6]
November 2	3:30 p.m.	vs. Oklahoma *	Sportsman's Park Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Territory (rivalry)	W 10–9	[7]
November 9		Haskell *	Clark Field Austin, TX	W 28–0	[8]
November 16		Daniel Baker *	Clark Field Austin, TX	W 40–0	[9]
November 23		Washington University *	Clark Field Austin, TX	W 17–6	[10]
November 29		Texas A&M	Clark Field Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 24–0	[11]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1906 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
2. "Varsity wins game; Longhorns defeat the Soldiers in first football game of the season". The Austin Statesman. October 7, 1906. Retrieved April 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Laurels Of victory". The Austin Statesman . October 14, 1906. p. 5. Retrieved August 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
4. "Military Academy loses to the 'Varsity". The San Antonio Daily Express. October 21, 1906. Retrieved April 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Vandy downs Texas bunch by big score". The Atlanta Constitution. October 28, 1906. Retrieved April 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Ran 100 yards for touchdown; Texas beat Arkansas, 11–0". The Commercial Appeal. October 31, 1906. Retrieved April 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Beef Of Texas Overcame Sooners". The Daily Oklahoman . Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. November 3, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved August 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com .
8. "The unexpected; Texas beat the Haskell Indians twenty-eight to nothing". The Houston Daily Post. November 10, 1906. Retrieved April 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Big score is run up". The Austin Daily Statesman. November 17, 1906. Retrieved April 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "On Slippery Field Washington Lost". The Fort Worth Record. Fort Worth, Texas. November 24, 1906. p. 4. Retrieved January 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com .
11. "Varsity's Speed Undoing Of A. & M." The Fort Worth Record and Register. Fort Worth, Texas. November 30, 1906. p. 3. Retrieved August 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com .