1923 Texas Longhorns football team
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 8–0–1 (2–0–1 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Clark Field |
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| SMU $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1923 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 1923 college football season. In their first year under head coach E. J. Stewart, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 8–0–1 and a mark of 2–0–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SWC. Texas shutout seven of nine opponents and outscored all opponents by a collective total of 241 to 21[1]
Texas upset a powerful
Oscar Eckhardt
, running over multiple Vanderbilt tacklers and regaining his balance with a hand on the ground at the 8-yard line.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | Austin* | W 31–0 | [3] | ||
| October 6 | Phillips* |
| W 51–0 | [4] | |
| October 13 | vs. Tulane* | W 33–0 | 8,000 | [5] | |
| October 20 | vs. Vanderbilt* |
| W 16–0 | 15,000 | [6] |
| October 27 | Southwestern (TX)* |
| W 44–0 | [7] | |
| November 3 | Rice |
| W 27–0 | [8] | |
| November 10 | at Baylor | T 7–7 | [9] | ||
| November 17 | rivalry) | W 26–14 | [10] | ||
| November 29 | at Texas A&M | W 6–0 | [11] | ||
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References
- ^ "1923 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ "Great Games and Moments: Pre-1940s".
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