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American college football season
The 1942 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
1942 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach
Dana X. Bible, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 9–2, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as SWC champion. Texas concluded their season with a victory over
Georgia Tech in the
Cotton Bowl Classic.
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 |
Corpus Christi NAS* | | | W 40–0 | 7,500 |
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September 26 |
Kansas State* | | - War Memorial Stadium
- Austin, TX
| W 64–0 | 15,000 |
[3] |
October 3 | at
Northwestern* | | | L 0–3 | 43,000 |
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October 10 | vs.
Oklahoma* | | | W 7–0 | 20,000 |
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October 17 | at
Arkansas | No. 20 | | W 47–6 | 8,000 |
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October 24 | at
Rice | No. 15 | | W 12–7 | 28,000 |
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October 31 |
SMU | No. 17 | - War Memorial Stadium
- Austin, TX
| W 21–7 | |
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November 7 |
Baylor | No. 14 | - War Memorial Stadium
- Austin, TX
| W 20–0 | 25,000 |
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November 14 | at
TCU | No. 8 | | L 7–13 | 18,000 |
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November 26 |
Texas A&M | No. 18 | - War Memorial Stadium
- Austin, TX (
rivalry)
| W 12–6 | 43,000 |
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January 1, 1943 | vs. No. 5
Georgia Tech* | No. 11 | | W 14–7 | 36,620 |
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- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below | Week |
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Final |
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AP | 20 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 14т | 18 | 11 |
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Awards and honors
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Jack Freeman, Cotton Bowl co-Most Valuable Player
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Roy McKay, Cotton Bowl co-Most Valuable Player
- Stanley Mauldin, Cotton Bowl co-Most Valuable Player
References
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"1942 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
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"Longhorns defeat Naval Air Station". Taylor (TX) Daily Press. September 20, 1942. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Longhorns rip Kansas State in 64–0 rout". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 27, 1942. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Northwestern tips Texas, 3–0, on last period field goal". The Pantagraph. October 4, 1942. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Sooners lose to Texas, 7–0, after great battle". Miami News-Record. October 11, 1942. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Texas touchdown avalanche engulfs Arkansas". The Commercial Appeal. October 18, 1942. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Texas Longhorns stave off Rice rally to win, 12 to 7". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 25, 1942. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Texas defeats Ponies, 21–7". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 1, 1942. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Texas smashes Baylor line for 20–0 win". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 8, 1942. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Reserve back saves TCU in final minutes". The Shreveport Times. November 15, 1942. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Texas prepares for Cotton tilt; Wins S.W. title". El Paso Herald-Post. November 27, 1942. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Texas wins, 14–7, as Tech rally fails". The Atlanta Constitution. January 2, 1943. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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