1899 Texas Longhorns football team

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1899 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–2 (3–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumVarsity Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1898
1900 →
1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sewanee $ 11 0 0 12 0 0
Vanderbilt 5 0 0 7 2 0
Alabama 1 0 0 3 1 0
Nashville 3 1 0 3 1 0
Tennessee 2 1 0 6 2 0
Auburn 2 1 1 3 1 1
Texas 3 2 0 6 2 0
North Carolina 1 1 0 7 3 0
Ole Miss 3 4 0 3 4 0
Georgia 2 3 1 2 3 1
Clemson 1 2 0 4 2 0
Central (KY)
1 2 0 1 2 0
LSU 1 3 0 1 4 0
Kentucky State 0 1 0 5 2 2
SW Presbyterian
0 1 0 1 1 0
Cumberland (TN)
0 3 0 0 3 0
Georgia Tech 0 5 0 0 6 0
Tulane 0 5 0 0 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1899 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 1899 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Maurice Gordon Clarke, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 6–2.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 21at Dallas Athletic Club*Dallas, TXW 11–6[2]
October 31San Antonio Town Team*W 28–0[3]
November 4vs.
San Antonio, TX (rivalry)
W 6–0[4]
November 9Sewanee
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
L 0–12[5]
November 18at
Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
  • L 0–6[6]
    November 20at Tulane
    W 11–0[7]
    November 25Tulane
    • Varsity Athletic Field
    • Austin, TX
    W 32–0[8]
    November 30LSU
    • Varsity Athletic Field
    • Austin, TX
    W 29–0[9]
    • *Non-conference game

    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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