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1919 Texas Longhorns football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record6–3 (3–2 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadium Clark Field
Seasons
←  1918
1920 →
1919 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas A&M $ 4 0 0 10 0 0
Rice 3 1 0 8 1 0
Oklahoma 2 1 0 5 2 3
Texas 3 2 0 6 3 0
Arkansas 1 2 0 3 4 0
SMU 0 2 1 5 4 1
Oklahoma A&M 0 2 0 3 3 2
Baylor 0 3 1 5 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

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

References

  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.