1949 Texas Longhorns football team

1949 Texas Longhorns football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	6–4 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach	Blair Cherry (3rd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (capacity: 60,130)
Seasons ←  1948 1950  →

1949 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Rice $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Baylor	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
TCU	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Texas	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
SMU	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Arkansas	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Texas A&M	0	–	5	–	1			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 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 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. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Texas Tech *		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 43–0	28,000	[2]
September 24	at Temple *		Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 54–0	12,000	[3]
October 1	Idaho *		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 56–7		[4]
October 8	vs. No. 3 Oklahoma *	No. 12	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	L 14–20	75,347	[5]
October 15	at Arkansas	No. 16	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	W 27–14	30,000	[6]
October 22	No. 9 Rice	No. 10	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 15–17	60,000	[7]
October 29	at No. 11 SMU	No. 19	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 6–7	75,000	[8]
November 5	No. 6 Baylor		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 20–0	60,000	[9]
November 12	TCU	No. 13	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 13–14	40,000	[10]
November 24	at Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 42–14	41,200	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1949 NCAA football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	12	16	10	19	—	13	—	—	—

References

1. "1949 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
2. "Longhorns unveil power in 43–0 contest of Texas Tech". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 18, 1949. Retrieved April 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Texas beats Temple in opener, 54–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 25, 1949. Retrieved April 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Idaho holds Texas to first half tie but falls in final periods, 56–7". The Spokesman-Review. October 2, 1949. Retrieved April 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Oklahoma downs Texas 20–14". Okmulgee Daily Times. October 9, 1949. Retrieved April 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Texas grabs Arkansas from behind for win". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 16, 1949. Retrieved April 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Rice beats Texas in final seconds with field goal". The Shreveport Times. October 23, 1949. Retrieved April 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Mustangs squeeze past Longhorns, 7–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 30, 1949. Retrieved April 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Longhorns slam Bears from unbeaten class". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 6, 1949. Retrieved April 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Longhorns stopped; Point kick wins for TCU Frogs". The Brownsville Herald. November 13, 1949. Retrieved April 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Texas blasts Cadets, 42–14". The El Paso Times. November 25, 1949. Retrieved April 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.