1942 Texas Longhorns football team

Last updated

1942 Texas Longhorns football
SWC champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 11
Record9–2 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadium War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1941
1943  →
1942 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Texas $ 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
Rice 4 –1 –17 –2 –1
TCU 4 –2 –07 –3 –0
Baylor 3 –2 –16 –4 –1
Texas A&M 2 –3 –14 –5 –1
SMU 1 –4 –13 –6 –2
Arkansas 0 –6 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 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 1942 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Dana X. Bible, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 9–2, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as SWC champion. Texas concluded their season with a victory over Georgia Tech in the Cotton Bowl Classic. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 Corpus Christi NAS *
W 40–07,500 [2]
September 26 Kansas State *
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 64–015,000 [3]
October 3at Northwestern *
L 0–343,000 [4]
October 10vs. Oklahoma *
W 7–020,000 [5]
October 17at Arkansas No. 20
W 47–68,000 [6]
October 24at Rice No. 15
W 12–728,000 [7]
October 31 SMU No. 17
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 21–7 [8]
November 7 Baylor No. 14
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 20–025,000 [9]
November 14at TCU No. 8
L 7–1318,000 [10]
November 26 Texas A&M No. 18
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 12–643,000 [11]
January 1, 1943vs. No. 5 Georgia Tech *No. 11
W 14–736,620 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
т = Tied with team above or below.
Week
Poll1234567Final
AP 20151714814т1811

Awards and honors

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cotton Bowl Classic</span> Annual American college football postseason game

The Cotton Bowl Classic is an American college football bowl game that has been held annually in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex since January 1, 1937. The game was originally played at its namesake stadium in Dallas before moving to Cowboys Stadium in nearby Arlington in 2010. Since 2014, the game has been sponsored by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and officially known as the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic; it was previously sponsored by Mobil (1989–1995) and Southwestern Bell Corporation/SBC Communications/AT&T (1997–2014).

The 1965 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their ninth year under head coach Darrell Royal, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the SWC.

The 1963 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh year under head coach Darrell Royal, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 11–0, with a mark of 7–0 in conference play, and finished as SWC champion. Texas concluded their season with a victory over Navy in the Cotton Bowl Classic.

The 1969 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. The Longhorns won all eleven games to win their second consensus national championship; the first was six seasons earlier in 1963.

The 1950 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1950 college football season. Led by Blair Cherry in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the SWC title. Texas was invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic, where the Longhorns lost to Tennessee.

The 1952 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1952 college football season. In their second year under head coach Ed Price, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 9–2, with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, and finished as SWC champion. Texas concluded their season with a victory over Tennessee in the Cotton Bowl Classic.

The 1957 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. In their first year under head coach Darrell Royal, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 6–4–1, with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SWC. Texas concluded their season with a loss against Ole Miss in the Sugar Bowl.

The 1959 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. In their third year under head coach Darrell Royal, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 9–2, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as SWC co-champion. Texas concluded their season with a loss against Syracuse in the Cotton Bowl Classic.

The 1943 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1943 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Dana X. Bible, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 7–1–1, with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, and finished as SWC champion. Texas concluded their season with a tie against Randolph Field in the Cotton Bowl Classic.

The 1945 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1945 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Dana X. Bible, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 10–1, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as SWC champion. Texas concluded their season with a victory over Missouri in the Cotton Bowl Classic.

The 1948 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1948 college football season. In their second year under head coach Blair Cherry, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 7–3–1, with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SWC. Texas concluded their season with a victory over Georgia in the Orange Bowl.

The 1949 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1949 college football season. In their third year under head coach Blair Cherry, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the SWC.

The 1961 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach Darrell Royal, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 10–1, with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished as SWC co-champion. Texas concluded their season with a victory over Ole Miss in the Cotton Bowl Classic.

The 1962 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth year under head coach Darrell Royal, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 9–1–1, with a mark of 6–0–1 in conference play, and finished as SWC champion. Texas concluded their season with a loss against LSU in the Cotton Bowl Classic.

The 1968 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas at Austin as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their 12th year under head coach Darrell Royal, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 9–1–1, with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished as SWC co-champion. Texas concluded their season with a victory over Tennessee in the Cotton Bowl Classic.

The 1960 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth year under head coach Darrell Royal, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 7–3–1, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the SWC. Texas concluded their season with a tie against Alabama in the Bluebonnet Bowl.

The 1967 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their eleventh year under head coach Darrell Royal, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the SWC.

The 1928 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1928 college football season. In their second year under head coach Clyde Littlefield, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 7–2, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as SWC champion.

The 1935 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1935 college football season. In their second year under head coach Jack Chevigny, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 4–6, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the SWC.

The 1942 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented the Georgia Institute of Technology in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1942 college football season. In their 23rd season under head coach William Alexander, the Yellow Jacket won the first nine games of the season, before losing its final two games, including a loss to Texas in the 1943 Cotton Bowl. They were ranked No. 5 in the AP poll.

References

  1. ↑ "1942 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Longhorns defeat Naval Air Station". Taylor (TX) Daily Press. September 20, 1942. Retrieved April 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Longhorns rip Kansas State in 64–0 rout". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 27, 1942. Retrieved April 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Northwestern tips Texas, 3–0, on last period field goal". The Pantagraph. October 4, 1942. Retrieved April 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Sooners lose to Texas, 7–0, after great battle". Miami News-Record. October 11, 1942. Retrieved April 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Texas touchdown avalanche engulfs Arkansas". The Commercial Appeal. October 18, 1942. Retrieved April 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Texas Longhorns stave off Rice rally to win, 12 to 7". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 25, 1942. Retrieved April 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Texas defeats Ponies, 21–7". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 1, 1942. Retrieved April 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Texas smashes Baylor line for 20–0 win". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 8, 1942. Retrieved April 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Reserve back saves TCU in final minutes". The Shreveport Times. November 15, 1942. Retrieved April 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Texas prepares for Cotton tilt; Wins S.W. title". El Paso Herald-Post. November 27, 1942. Retrieved April 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Texas wins, 14–7, as Tech rally fails". The Atlanta Constitution. January 2, 1943. Retrieved April 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.