1944 Texas Longhorns football team

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1944 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–4 (3–2 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
TCU $ 3 1 1 7 3 1
Texas 3 2 0 5 4 0
Arkansas 2 2 1 5 5 1
Texas A&M 2 3 0 7 4 0
SMU 2 3 0 5 5 0
Rice 2 3 0 5 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1944 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 1944 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Dana X. Bible, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 5–4, with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, and finished second in the SWC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Southwestern (TX)*W 20–014,500[2]
October 7No. 4 Randolph Field*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
L 6–4219,000[3]
October 14vs.
rivalry)
W 20–023,000[4]
October 21at ArkansasW 19–010,000[5]
October 28at RiceL 0–725,000[6]
November 4SMU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 34–712,000[7]
November 11Oklahoma A&M*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
L 8–1313,000[8]
November 18at TCUL 6–72,000[9]
November 30Texas A&M
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 6–043,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1944 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
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