1923 Texas Longhorns football team
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
1923 record | 8–0–1 (5–0 SWC) |
Head coach | E. J. Stewart (1st year) |
Home stadium | Clark Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Christian | 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 represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1923 college football season. In their first year under head coach E. J. Stewart, the Longhorns compiled an 8–0–1 record, shut out seven of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a collective total of 241 to 21.[1]
Texas upset a powerful Vanderbilt squad 16 to 0 at the State Fair.[2] The highlight of the game was a run by 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# | Rank# | Site | Result | |||||
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September 28 | Austin* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 31–0 | ||||||
October 6 | Phillips* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 51–0 | ||||||
October 13 | vs. Tulane* | Beaumont, TX | W 33–0 | ||||||
October 20 | Vanderbilt* | Fair Park Stadium • Dallas, TX | W 16–0 | ||||||
October 27 | Southwestern (TX)* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 44–0 | ||||||
November 3 | Rice | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 27–0 | ||||||
November 10 | at Baylor | Waco, TX | T 7–7 | ||||||
November 17 | Oklahoma* | Clark Field • Austin, TX | W 26–14 | ||||||
November 29 | at Texas A&M | College Station, TX (Rivalry) | W 6–0 | ||||||
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. |
References
- ↑ "Texas Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ↑ "Great Games and Moments: Pre-1940s".
- ↑ "1923 Texas Longhorns". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
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