1920 Texas Longhorns football team
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 9–0 (5–0 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Clark Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phillips | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1920 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1920 college football season. In their first year under head coach Berry Whitaker, the Longhorns compiled an undefeated 9–0 record, shut out six of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a collective total of 282 to 13.[1]
The meeting of Texas and Texas A&M in 1920 is said to have really started the rivalry.tackle declared himself eligible for a pass.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | Simmons (TX)* | W 63–0 | [3] | ||
| October 2 | at Southwestern (TX)* |
| W 27–8 | [4] | |
| October 9 | Howard Payne* |
| W 41–7 | [5] | |
| October 16 | vs. Oklahoma A&M |
| W 21–0 | 8,000 | [6] |
| October 22 | Austin |
| W 54–0 | [7] | |
| October 30 | at Rice | W 21–0 | [8] | ||
| November 5 | Phillips |
| W 27–0 | [9] | |
| November 13 | SMU |
| W 21–3 | [10] | |
| November 25 | Texas A&M |
| W 7–3 | [11] | |
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References
- ^ "1920 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ "Great Games and Moments: Pre-1940s".
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