1898 Texas Longhorns football team

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]

1898 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–1 (0–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumVarsity Athletic Field
1898 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Sewanee 3 0 04 0 0
Auburn 2 0 02 1 0
LSU 1 0 01 0 0
Georgia 3 1 04 2 0
Clemson 1 1 03 1 0
Tulane 1 1 01 1 0
Vanderbilt 1 2 01 5 0
Mississippi 0 1 01 1 0
Texas 0 1 05 1 0
Nashville 0 2 00 2 0
Georgia Tech 0 3 00 4 0
Kentucky State# 0 0 07 0 0
Cumberland (TN) 0 0 00 0 0
SW Presbyterian 0 0 00 0 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • # State champion

Schedule

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

  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 .
  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 .
  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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