1898 Texas Longhorns football team

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1898 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–1 (0–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumVarsity Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1897
1899 →
1898 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sewanee 3 – 0 – 0 4 – 0 – 0
Auburn 2 – 0 – 0 2 – 1 – 0
LSU 1 – 0 – 0 1 – 0 – 0
Georgia 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
Clemson 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 1 – 0
Tulane 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 1 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
Mississippi 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 1 – 0
Texas 0 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 0
Nashville 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 2 – 0
Georgia Tech 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 4 – 0
Kentucky State# 0 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Cumberland (TN) 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
SW Presbyterian 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • # – State champion

The 1898 Texas Longhorns football team represented The University of Texas (now known as the University of Texas at Austin) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1898 college football season. Led by first-year head coach David Farragut Edwards, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 5–1.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 153:40 p.m.at Add-Ran Christian*Waco, TX (rivalry)W 16–0[2]
October 22Texas A&M*
W 48–0[3]
October 29Galveston High School*
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
W 17–0[4]
November 53:30 p.m.Add-Ran Christian*
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
W 29–0[5]
November 10Sewanee
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
L 0–4[6]
November 24at Dallas A.C.*
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
W 26–0[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Texas Yearly Results (1895-1899)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "'Varsity Eleven Wins". Austin Daily Statesman. Austin, Texas. October 16, 1898. p. 1. Retrieved August 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Varsity eleven, 48; A. and M. 0; Contest at Athletic Park was a big sided victory for University". Austin Daily Statesman. October 23, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Austin 17, Galveston 0; The 'Varsity eleven was too much for the Island City team". Houston Daily Post. October 30, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "'Varsity Won Again". Austin Daily Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 6, 1898. p. 4. Retrieved August 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Brilliant football; Sewanee defeats the University of Texas". The Times-Democrat. November 11, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "University 26, Dallas 0". Houston Daily Post. November 25, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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