1938 Texas Longhorns football team

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1938 Texas Longhorns football
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Conference Southwest Conference
Record1–8 (1–5 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadium War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1937
1939  →
1938 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 TCU $ 6 –0 –011 –0 –0
SMU 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
Baylor 3 –2 –17 –2 –1
Rice 3 –3 –04 –6 –0
Texas A&M 2 –3 –14 –4 –1
Arkansas 1 –5 –02 –7 –1
Texas 1 –5 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 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 1938 college football season. In their second year under head coach Dana X. Bible, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 1–8, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the SWC. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Kansas *
L 18–1910,000 [2]
October 1 LSU *
L 0–2017,000 [3]
October 8vs. Oklahoma *
L 0–1320,000 [4]
October 15at Arkansas
L 6–42 [5]
October 22at Rice
L 6–1320,000 [6]
October 29at SMU
L 6–712,000 [7]
November 5 Baylor
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
L 3–1414,000 [8]
November 12at No. 1 TCU
L 6–2812,000 [9]
November 24 Texas A&M
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 7–635,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "1938 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Kansas University opens season with one-point victory". The Wichita Eagle. September 25, 1938. Retrieved April 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Louisiana State overwhelms Texas, 20–0". Monroe Morning World. October 2, 1938. Retrieved April 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Oklahoma U.'s air, ground power thumps Texas, 13–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 9, 1938. Retrieved April 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Arkansas power crushes Texans by 42–6 margin". The Birmingham News. October 16, 1938. Retrieved April 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Rice Owls trim Longhorns in last minutes of play". Valley Morning Star. October 23, 1938. Retrieved April 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Methodists use razzle-dazzle to cop, 7–6". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 30, 1938. Retrieved April 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Bears put Texas on skidss, 14–3". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 6, 1938. Retrieved April 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Wilbur Evans (November 13, 1938). "U.T. Club Walloped By Frogs: Longhorns Hold No. 1 Team Scoreless In First Quarter". Sunday American-Statesman. pp. 1, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Inspired Texas Longhorns stage upset, tumble Aggies 7 to 6". The El Paso Times. November 25, 1938. Retrieved April 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.


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