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1907 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1–1
Head coach
Home stadium Clark Field
Seasons
←  1906
1908 →
1907 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
South Carolina     3 0 0
Stetson     2 0 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     1 0 0
Mississippi College     1 0 0
North Carolina A&M     6 0 1
Louisiana Industrial     9 1 0
Kentucky State     9 1 1
Texas     6 1 1
Texas A&M     6 1 1
Davidson     4 1 1
Florida     4 1 1
Navy     9 2 1
VPI     7 2 0
Virginia     6 3 1
TCU     4 2 2
West Virginia     6 4 0
VMI     5 3 0
Tulane     3 2 0
Oklahoma     4 4 0
North Carolina     4 4 1
Baylor     4 3 1
Arkansas     4 4 1
Maryland     3 5 0
George Washington     2 4 1
The Citadel     2 4 1
Georgetown     2 4 1
Howard (AL)     3 6 0
Oklahoma A&M     1 5 2
Chattanooga     0 5 1
Delaware     0 5 1
Catholic University     0 1 0
Spring Hill     0 1 0

The 1907 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 an independent during the 1907 college football season. In their first year under head coach W. E. Metzenthin, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 6–1–1. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 12vs. Texas A&MT 0–05,000 [2]
October 19 LSUW 12–5 [3]
October 25 Haskell
  • Clark Field
  • Austin, TX
W 45–10 [4]
October 30at ArkansasW 26–6 [5]
November 2at MissouriL 4–5 [6]
November 9 Baylor
  • Clark Field
  • Austin, TX
W 27–11500 [7]
November 15 Oklahoma
W 29–10 [8]
November 28Texas A&M
W 11–65,500 [9]

References

  1. ^ "1907 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "University and A. & M. in tie". The Austin Daily Statesman. October 13, 1907. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Texas wins the game; L.S.U. is defeated by score of 12 to 5". The Times-Democrat. October 20, 1907. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "The war chiefs". The Houston Daily Post. October 26, 1907. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Arkansas bows to the Texans". The Commercial Appeal. October 31, 1907. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "The Tigers trimmed Texas". The Kansas City Star. November 3, 1907. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas Surprised". Houston Post. Fort Worth, Texas. November 10, 1907. p. 20. Retrieved August 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Sooners defeated, an easy victory for Texas State University". The Oklahoma City Times. November 16, 1907. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Texas defeats A. & M. College". The Fort Worth Telegram. November 29, 1907. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.