1909 Texas Longhorns football team

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1909 Texas Longhorns football
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ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3–1
Head coach
CaptainBen Dyer
Home stadium Clark Field
Seasons
  1908
1910  
1909 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Arkansas   7 0 0
Texas A&M   7 0 1
Mississippi College   3 0 0
Stetson   3 0 1
Kentucky State   9 1 0
Virginia   7 1 0
North Carolina A&M   6 1 0
VPI   6 1 0
Florida   6 1 1
Elon   4 1 0
Louisiana Industrial   4 1 0
Spring Hill   4 1 0
Catholic University   0 1 1
North Carolina   5 2 0
Kendall   2 1 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   5 2 2
Marshall   3 2 1
VMI   4 3 0
Navy   4 3 1
Texas   4 3 1
Tulane   4 3 2
West Virginia   4 3 2
Washington and Lee   4 3 0
Oklahoma   6 4 0
Georgetown   3 2 1
Oklahoma A&M   5 3 0
Davidson   3 4 2
George Washington   3 4 1
Chattanooga   2 3 2
Wake Forest   2 4 0
Maryland   2 5 0
South Carolina   2 6 0
Delaware   1 6 1

The 1909 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 an independent during the 1909 college football season. In their first year under head coach Dexter Draper, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 4–3–1. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 9 Southwestern (TX) W 12–0 [2]
October 16vs. Haskell L 11–12 [3]
October 23 Trinity (TX)
  • Clark Field
  • Austin, TX
W 18–0 [4]
October 30 TCU
W 24–0 [5]
November 8vs. Texas A&M L 0–23 [6]
November 13at Tulane T 10–10 [7]
November 19 Oklahoma
W 30–0 [8]
November 25Texas A&M
  • Clark Field
  • Austin, TX
L 0–5 [9]

References

  1. "1909 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  2. "Texas Uni. won; Defeated Southwestern in opening game, 12 to 0". The Houston Daily Post. October 10, 1909. Retrieved April 28, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Texas is loser by Indian luck". The Austin Daily Statesman. October 17, 1909. Retrieved April 28, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Varsity blanks Trinity eleven". The Fort Worth Record. October 24, 1909. Retrieved April 28, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Easy for Texas—University Defeated T. C. U. 24 to 0 at Austin". The Houston Post . Houston, Texas. October 31, 1909. p. 12. Retrieved April 29, 2019 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  6. "The A. and M. defeated University". The Houston Daily Post. November 9, 1909. Retrieved April 28, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Texas at New Orleans; University of Texas by dint of hard luck is held down to a tie score by Tulane". Austin Daily Statesman. November 7, 1909. Retrieved April 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Texas wins game from Oklahoma". The Austin Daily Statesman. November 20, 1909. Retrieved April 28, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Triple forward pass wins for A. & M." Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 26, 1909. Retrieved April 28, 2023 via Newspapers.com.