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1897 Texas Longhorns football team

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1897 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–2 (0–0 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumVarsity Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1896
1898 →
1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 3 0 0 6 0 1
Georgia 2 0 0 2 1 0
Auburn 2 0 1 2 0 1
Tennessee 1 0 0 4 1 0
Central (KY) 1 1 0 1 2 0
Nashville 1 1 0 1 1 0
Alabama 0 0 0 1 0 0
Texas 0 0 0 6 2 0
LSU 0 0 0 1 1 0
Sewanee 1 2 1 1 3 1
Clemson 0 1 0 2 2 0
Mercer 0 1 0 0 2 1
Cumberland (TN) 0 1 0 0 1 0
Kentucky State College 0 2 0 2 4 0
SW Presbyterian 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1897 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 23San Antonio Town Team*W 10–0[1]
October 30at Dallas University*
L 4–20[2]
November 1Fort Worth University*Fort Worth, TXL 0–6[3]
November 3at Add-Ran Christian*Waco, TX (rivalry)W 16–10[4]
November 13Houston Town Team*
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
W 42–6[5]
November 20at San Antonio Town Team*San Antonio, TXW 12–0[6]
November 25Fort Worth University*
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
W 38–0[7]
December 11Dallas*
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
W 20–16[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "The boys on the gridiron; The Varsity eleven capture their first scalp yesterday". Austin Daily Statesman. October 24, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "The Dallas team beat the "Varsity aggregation yesterday". Fort Worth Register. October 31, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "'Varsity again downed, Was outclassed by the local eleven of Fort Worth". The Houston Post. November 2, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "'Varsity Won". Austin Daily Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 4, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved August 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "By a score of 42 to 6, Houston was very easily defeated by 'Varsity". The Houston Post. November 14, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "The 'Varsity team defeated the San Antonio eleven by a score of 12 to 0". Austin Daily Statesman. November 21, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "'Varsity won yesterday". Austin Daily Statesman. November 26, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Varsity was victorious, Dallas by a score of twenty to sixteen". The Houston Post. December 12, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.