1898 Texas Longhorns football team

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1898 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–1 (0–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumVarsity Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1897
1899 →
1898 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sewanee 3 0 0 4 0 0
Auburn 2 0 0 2 1 0
LSU 1 0 0 1 0 0
Georgia 3 1 0 4 2 0
Clemson 1 1 0 3 1 0
Tulane 1 1 0 1 1 0
Vanderbilt 1 2 0 1 5 0
Mississippi 0 1 0 1 1 0
Texas 0 1 0 5 1 0
Nashville 0 2 0 0 2 0
Georgia Tech 0 3 0 0 4 0
Kentucky State# 0 0 0 7 0 0
Cumberland (TN)
0 0 0 0 0 0
SW Presbyterian
0 0 0 0 0 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • # – State champion

The 1898 Texas Longhorns football team represented The University of Texas (now known as the University of Texas at Austin) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1898 college football season. Led by first-year head coach David Farragut Edwards, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 5–1.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 153:40 p.m.at Add-Ran Christian*Waco, TX (rivalry)W 16–0[2]
October 22Texas A&M*W 48–0[3]
October 29Galveston High School*
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
W 17–0[4]
November 53:30 p.m.Add-Ran Christian*
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
W 29–0[5]
November 10Sewanee
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
L 0–4[6]
November 24at Dallas A.C.*
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
W 26–0[7]

References

  1. ^ "Texas Yearly Results (1895-1899)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
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