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1921 Texas Longhorns football team

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1921 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–1–1 (1–0–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumClark Field
Seasons
← 1920
1922 →
1921 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas A&M $ 3 0 2 6 1 2
Texas 1 0 1 6 1 1
Arkansas 2 1 0 5 3 1
Baylor 2 2 0 8 3 0
Oklahoma A&M 1 1 0 5 4 1
Rice 1 2 1 4 4 1
SMU 0 4 0 1 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1921 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1921 college football season. In their second year under head coach Berry Whitaker, the Longhorns compiled a 6–1–1 record, shut out six of eight opponents (including a scoreless tie with Texas A&M), and outscored all opponents by a collective total of 268 to 27.[1] Before the upset by Vanderbilt, the 1921 squad was thought perhaps the best in Longhorns history.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1St. Edwards*W 33–0[3]
October 7Austin*
  • Clark Field
  • Austin, TX
W 60–0[4]
October 15Howard Payne*
  • Clark Field
  • Austin, TX
W 21–0[5]
October 22vs. Vanderbilt*L 0–2015,000[6]
October 29Rice
W 56–0[7]
November 5Southwestern (TX)*
  • Clark Field
  • Austin, TX
W 44–0[8]
November 11Mississippi A&M*
  • Clark Field
  • Austin, TX
W 54–7[9]
November 24at Texas A&MT 0–0[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1921 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  2. ^ Closed access icon "Southwestern Champions Bring Wonder Team Here to Battle Vandy Eleven". Dallas Morning News. October 16, 1921.
  3. ^ "Texas University defeats Stedwards in first gridiron game of year, 33–0". The El Paso Times. October 2, 1921. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Longhorns trample Austin Kangaroos". The Galveston Daily News. October 8, 1921. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Longhorns use subs to defeat Howard Payne". Wichita Falls Times. October 16, 1921. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Vandy trims Texas Longhorns". Nashville Banner. October 23, 1921. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas swamps Rice Institute". The Waco News-Tribune. October 30, 1921. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Longhorns trounce Southwestern 44–0". The Austin Statesman. November 6, 1921. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Longhorns swamp Mississippians". The Galveston Daily News. November 12, 1921. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Texas U. and Aggies play scoreless draw". The Shreveport Journal. November 25, 1921. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.