1916 Texas Longhorns football team

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1916 Texas Longhorns football
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SWC champion
Conference Southwest Conference
Record7–2 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainPig Dittmar
Home stadium Clark Field
Seasons
←  1915
1917  →
1916 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas 5 –1 –07 –2 –0
Baylor 3 –1 –09 –1 –0
Rice 2 –1 –06 –1 –2
Oklahoma 2 –1 –06 –5 –0
Texas A&M 1 –2 –06 –3 –0
Arkansas 0 –2 –04 –4 –0
Oklahoma A&M 0 –3 –04 –4 –0
Southwestern (TX) 0 –4 –03 –5 –1
  • No champion recognized [1]

The 1916 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 Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1916 college football season. In their first year under head coach Eugene Van Gent, the team compiled an overall record of 7–2, and 6–1 in the SWC. [2] During the A&M game the first Bevo was unveiled.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30 SMU *
W 74–02,400 [3]
October 7 Rice
W 16–2 [4]
October 13vs. Oklahoma A&M
W 14–65,000 [5]
October 21vs. Oklahoma
W 21–7 [6]
October 28 Baylor
L 3–7 [7]
November 4at Missouri *
L 0–3 [8]
November 14 Arkansas
W 52–0 [9]
November 21 Southwestern (TX)
  • Clark Field
  • Austin, TX
W 17–3 [10]
November 30 Texas A&M
W 21–715,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ http://www.thompsonian.info/swc-historical-standings.pdf
  2. ↑ "1916 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  3. ↑ "S.M.U. badly whipped by Longhorns". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 1, 1916. Retrieved April 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Varsity defeated Rice 16 to 2 in hard contest". Houston Daily Post. October 8, 1916. Retrieved April 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Aggies beaten by Longhorn passes". The Daily Oklahoman. October 14, 1916. Retrieved April 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Sooners bow to the Longhorns". Tulsa Daily World. October 22, 1916. Retrieved April 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Baylor University defeats Texas, 7–3". The El Paso Times. October 29, 1916. Retrieved April 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Tigers, in final period, kick goal that beats Texas". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 5, 1916. Retrieved April 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Texas men run riot over Razorbacks". The Commercial Appeal. November 15, 1916. Retrieved April 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Texas trampled on Methodists". The Houston Post. November 22, 1916. Retrieved August 27, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Texas Longhorns win brilliant game with Texas A. & M. 21 to 7". The Shreveport Times. December 1, 1916. Retrieved April 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.


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