1919 Texas Longhorns football team

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1919 Texas Longhorns football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record6–3 (3–2 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainGhent Graves
Home stadium Clark Field
Seasons
  1918
1920  
1919 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas A&M $ 4 0 010 0 0
Rice 3 1 08 1 0
Oklahoma 2 1 05 2 3
Texas 3 2 06 3 0
Arkansas 1 2 03 4 0
SMU 0 2 15 4 1
Oklahoma A&M 0 2 03 3 2
Baylor 0 3 15 3 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1919 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 1919 college football season. In their third year under head coach William Juneau, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 6–3 and a mark of 3–2 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SWC. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27 Howard Payne *W 26–0 [2]
October 4 Southwestern (TX) *
  • Clark Field
  • Austin, TX
W 39–0 [3]
October 11 Phillips *
  • Clark Field
  • Austin, TX
L 0–10 [4]
October 18vs. Oklahoma L 7–12 [5]
October 25 Baylor
W 29–13 [6]
November 1 Rice
W 32–6 [7]
November 8 Arkansas
W 35–7 [8]
November 14 Haskell *
  • Clark Field
  • Austin, TX
W 13–7 [9]
November 27at Texas A&M L 0–7 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1919 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  2. "Longhorns shut out Tellow Jackets, 26–0". The Galveston Daily News. September 28, 1919. Retrieved April 23, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Longhorns win again although Pirates break through often". The Austin American. October 5, 1919. Retrieved April 23, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Haymakers' Smashes Break Texas Defense; Longhorns Lose 10-0". The Statesman . Austin, Texas. October 12, 1919. p. 3. Retrieved August 12, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  5. "Oklahoma wins from Texas U." Tulsa Daily World. October 19, 1919. Retrieved April 23, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Longhorns trounce Baylor 29–13". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 26, 1919. Retrieved April 23, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Longhorns wallop Rice, final result is 32 to 6". The Houston Post. November 2, 1919. Retrieved April 23, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Texas swamps Arkansas". The Commercial Appeal. November 9, 1919. Retrieved April 23, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Longhorn grid machine wins hard fought game from the Haskell Indians". The Austin American. November 15, 1919. Retrieved April 23, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Farmers brand Longhorns; Win state championship". The Houston Post. November 28, 1919. Retrieved April 23, 2023 via Newspapers.com.