1917 Texas Longhorns football team
| 1917 Texas Longhorns football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 4–4 (2–4 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Clark Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1917 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 1917 college football season. In their first year under head coach William Juneau, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 4–4, and 2–4 in the SWC.[1]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| October 6 | Trinity (TX)* | W 27–0 | [2] | |
| October 13 | Southwestern (TX)* |
| W 35–0 | [3] |
| October 20 | vs. Oklahoma | L 0–14 | [4] | |
| October 27 | Rice |
| L 0–13 | [5] |
| November 3 | at Baylor | L 0–3 | [6] | |
| November 10 | Oklahoma A&M |
| W 7–3 | [7] |
| November 20 | at Texas A&M | L 0–7 | [8] | |
| November 29 | Arkansas |
| W 20–0 | [9] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "1917 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ "Texas beat Trinity in opening game". Houston Daily Post. October 7, 1917. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "200 Southwestern rooters see team defeated by Varsity". The Statesman. October 14, 1917. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Oklahoma scores notable victory over Texans". The Daily Oklahoman. October 21, 1917. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas outgeneraled Rice football team". The Journal and Tribune. October 28, 1917. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor beats Texas with place kick". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 4, 1917. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Longhorns come back and defeat Oklahoma Aggies". The Statesman. November 11, 1917. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies victors over Longhorns". Houston Daily Post. November 21, 1917. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Razorbacks walloped by Longhorns, score is 20–0". The Arkansas Gazette. November 30, 1917. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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