1936 Texas Longhorns football team

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1936 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record2–6–1 (1–5 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Arkansas $ 5 1 0 7 3 0
No. 16 TCU 4 1 1 9 2 2
Texas A&M 3 2 1 8 3 1
Baylor 3 2 1 6 3 1
SMU 2 3 1 5 4 1
Rice 1 5 0 5 7 0
Texas 1 5 0 2 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1936 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 1936 college football season. In their third year under head coach Jack Chevigny, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 2–6–1, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the SWC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 3LSU*T 6–615,000[2]
October 10vs.
rivalry)
W 6–025,000[3]
October 17Baylor
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
L 18–21[4]
October 24at RiceL 0–717,000[5]
October 31No. 15 SMU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
L 7–1416,000[6]
November 7at TCUL 6–2712,000[7]
November 14at No. 2 Minnesota*L 19–4747,400[8]
November 26Texas A&M
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 7–035,000[9]
December 5at ArkansasL 0–67,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from
    AP Poll
    released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1936 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
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