1918 Texas Longhorns football team
Appearance
1918 Texas Longhorns football | |
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SWC champion | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 9–0 (4–0 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Clark Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma A&M | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1918 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 1918 college football season. In their second year under head coach William Juneau, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 9–0, and 4–0 in conference, and finished as SWC champion.[2]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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September 28 | TCU* | W 19–0 | [3] | |
October 12 | Penn Radio School* |
| W 25–0 | [4] |
October 26 | Penn Radio School* |
| W 22–7 | [4] |
November 2 | Ream Field* |
| W 26–2 | [5] |
November 9 | Oklahoma A&M |
| W 27–5 | [6] |
November 13 | Camp Mabry* |
| W 22–0 | [7] |
November 16 | at Rice | W 14–0 | [8] | |
November 23 | SMU |
| W 32–0 | [9] |
November 28 | Texas A&M |
| W 7–0 | [10] |
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References
[edit]- ^ http://www.thompsonian.info/swc-historical-standings.pdf
- ^ "1918 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ "Longhorns Down Christians in Hard Fought Battle After Coach Tipton's Men Threaten In First Period". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. September 29, 1918. p. 28. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ a b "Longhorns defeat Radios in rather slow game 22 to 7". The Austin American. October 27, 1918. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Longhorns defeated Park Place Aviators". The Houston Daily Post. November 3, 1918. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Many fumbles give Texas game". The Daily Oklahoman. November 10, 1918. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Camp Mabry defeated by Longhorns". The Statesman. November 14, 1918. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Luckless Rice holds Texas to 2 touchdowns". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 17, 1918. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas U. beats S.M.U. 32 to 0 on soggy field". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 24, 1918. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas championship in football is won by Austin Longhorns". The Austin American. November 29, 1918. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.