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1919 Texas Longhorns football team

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1919 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–3 (3–2 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainGhent Graves
Home stadiumClark Field
Seasons
← 1918
1920 →
1919 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas A&M $4–0–010–0–0
Rice3–1–08–1–0
Oklahoma2–1–05–2–3
Texas3–2–06–3–0
Arkansas1–2–03–4–0
SMU0–2–15–4–1
Oklahoma A&M0–2–03–3–2
Baylor0–3–15–3–1
  • $ – 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

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

References

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  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 icon.
  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.