1896 Texas Longhorns football team

The 1896 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season.

1896 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1896 record4–2–1 (1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJulius House, James S. Jones
Home stadiumVarsity Athletic Field
1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
LSU + 3 0 06 0 0
Georgia + 2 0 04 0 0
Vanderbilt 2 0 23 2 2
Auburn 3 1 03 1 0
Georgia Tech 1 1 11 1 1
Texas 1 1 04 2 1
Alabama 1 1 02 1 0
Kentucky State College 1 1 03 6 0
Sewanee 3 3 03 3 0
Tulane 1 2 03 2 0
SW Presbyterian 0 1 00 1 0
Nashville 0 1 10 1 1
Mercer 0 2 10 2 1
Central (KY) 0 2 10 3 1
Mississippi A&M 0 2 00 4 0
Cumberland (TN)       
  • + Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 173:40 p.m.Galveston*W 42–0800[1]
October 24at Dallas*Dallas, TXT 0–0
November 73:35 p.m.San Antonio*
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
W 12–4[2]
November 143:30 p.m.at Tulane
W 12–4800[3][4][5]
November 16at LSUL 0–14[6]
November 26Dallas*
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
W 22–42,000[7]
December 143:45 p.m.Missouri*
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
L 0–10[8]

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References

  1. "The 'Varsity Team Won". Austin Daily Stateman. Austin, Texas. October 18, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved December 12, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  2. "Yesterday's Ball Game". Austin Daily Stateman. Austin, Texas. November 8, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved December 12, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  3. "Football". The Daily Picayune. New Orleans, Louisiana. November 14, 1896. p. 5. Retrieved December 12, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  4. "That Texas Team Wins Once More". The Daily Picayune. New Orleans, Louisiana. November 15, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved December 12, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  5. "That Texas Team Wins Once More (continued)". The Daily Picayune. New Orleans, Louisiana. November 15, 1896. p. 9. Retrieved December 12, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  6. "Football". Times-Picayune. November 17, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved May 12, 2016 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "'Varsity, 'Varsity, U. T. A." Austin Daily Stateman. Austin, Texas. November 27, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved December 12, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  8. "'Varsity Boys Defeated". Austin Daily Stateman. Austin, Texas. December 15, 1896. p. 5. Retrieved December 12, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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