1911 Texas Longhorns football team

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1911 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2
Head coach
Home stadiumClark Field
Seasons
← 1910
1912 →
1911 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oklahoma     8 0 0
Florida     5 0 1
VMI     7 1 0
Texas A&M     6 1 0
Georgetown     7 1 1
Navy     6 0 3
North Carolina     6 1 1
VPI     6 1 2
Virginia     8 2 0
Louisiana Industrial     4 1 1
Marshall     4 1 1
Arkansas     6 2 1
Oklahoma A&M     5 2 0
Texas     5 2 0
Washington and Lee     4 2 2
West Virginia     6 3 0
Davidson     5 3 0
North Carolina A&M     5 3 0
Chattanooga     3 2 0
Catholic University     3 2 2
Maryland     4 4 2
Baylor     3 4 2
Wake Forest     3 5 0
Delaware     2 5 2
South Carolina     1 4 2
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     1 4 1
Spring Hill     1 3 0
Southwest Texas State     1 3 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal     0 1 0

The 1911 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 an independent during the 1911 college football season. In their first year under head coach Dave Allerdice, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 5–2.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 13Southwestern (TX)W 11–2[2]
October 21Baylor
  • Clark Field
  • Austin, TX
W 11–0[3]
October 28Arkansas
W 12–0[4]
November 2Sewanee
  • Clark Field
  • Austin, TX
L 5–6[5]
November 13vs. Texas A&MW 6–0[6]
November 17Auburn
  • Clark Field
  • Austin, TX
W 18–5[7]
November 30Oklahoma
L 3–6[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1911 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "Varsity wins from the "Methodists"". The Austin Statesman. October 14, 1911. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Texas defeated Baylor". The Houston Post. Houston, Texas. October 22, 1911. p. 17. Retrieved July 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Texas trims Arkansas". The Commercial Appeal. October 29, 1911. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sewanee wins from Texas". Nashville Banner. November 3, 1911. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Farmers succumb to the plunging Texas players". The Galveston Daily News. November 14, 1911. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas Longhorns win from Auburn". The Galveston Daily News. November 19, 1911. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Oklahoma defeats Texas; Wins championship of Southwest". The Austin Statesman. December 1, 1911. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.