| Contents: | 1940 - 1941 - 1942 - 1943 - 1944 - 1945 - 1946 - 1947 - 1948 - 1949 |
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1940[]
| 1940 Texas Longhorns football | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
|---|---|
| 1940 record | 8-2 (4-2 SWC) |
| Head coach | Dana X. Bible |
| Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 40,500) |
Seasons | |
The 1940 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas in the 1940 NCAA college football season. The main highlight of the season was the Impossible Catch by Noble Doss against Texas A&M which set up the only score of the game.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 28* | Colorado | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 39–7 | |||||
| October 5* | at Indiana | Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN | W 13–6 | |||||
| October 12* | vs. Oklahoma | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry) | W 19–16 | |||||
| October 19 | at Arkansas | #14 | Fayetteville, AR (Rivalry) | W 21–0 | ||||
| October 26 | at Rice | #21 | Rice Field • Houston, Texas | L 0–13 | ||||
| November 2 | SMU | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 13–21 | |||||
| November 9 | Baylor | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 13–0 | |||||
| November 16 | at TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 21–14 | |||||
| November 28 | Texas A&M | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) | W 7–0 | |||||
| December 7* | at Florida | Florida Field • Gainesville, FL | W 26–0 | |||||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. | ||||||||
1941[]
| 1941 Texas Longhorns football | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
|---|---|
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 4 |
| 1941 record | 8-1-1 (4-1-1 SWC) |
| Head coach | Dana X. Bible |
| Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 40,500) |
Seasons | |
On November 3, 1941, the Longhorns became the first Texas Longhorn football team to reach #1 in the AP Poll.[2] They were crowned National Champions by four different rating systems: Clyde Berryman, James Howell, Loren Maxwell, and the Williamson System.[3] None of these rating system's however were deemed major rating systems by the NCAA. Therefore, the 1941 National Championship is not officially recognized by the NCAA or the University of Texas.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 27* | at Colorado | Colorado Stadium • Boulder, CO | W 34–6 | |||||
| October 4* | LSU | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 34–0 | |||||
| October 11* | vs. Oklahoma | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry) | W 40–7 | |||||
| October 18 | Arkansas | #2 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) | W 48–14 | ||||
| October 25 | Rice | #2 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 40–0 | ||||
| November 1 | at #20 SMU | #2 | Dallas, TX | W 34–0 | ||||
| November 8 | at Baylor | #1 | Waco Stadium • Waco, TX | T 7–7 | ||||
| November 15 | TCU | #2 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 7–14 | ||||
| November 27 | at #2 Texas A&M | #10 | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) | W 23–0 | ||||
| December 6* | Oregon | #4 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 71–7 | ||||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. | ||||||||
1942[]
| 1942 Texas Longhorns football | |
Cotton Bowl Classic Champions Southwest Conference Champions | |
|---|---|
Cotton Bowl Classic vs. #5 Georgia Tech, W 14–7 | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 11 |
| 1942 record | 9-2 (5-1 SWC) |
| Head coach | Dana X. Bible |
| Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 40,500) |
Seasons | |
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 19* | Corpus Christi Naval Air Station | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 40–0 | |||||
| September 26* | Kansas State | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 64–0 | |||||
| October 3* | at Northwestern | Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL | L 0–3 | |||||
| October 10* | vs. Oklahoma | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry) | W 7–0 | |||||
| October 17 | at Arkansas | #20 | Little Rock, AR (Rivalry) | W 47–6 | ||||
| October 25 | at Rice | #15 | Rice Field • Houston, Texas | W 12–7 | ||||
| October 31 | SMU | #17 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 21–7 | ||||
| November 7 | Baylor | #14 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 20–0 | ||||
| November 14 | at TCU | #8 | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | L 7–13 | ||||
| November 26 | Texas A&M | #18 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) | W 12–6 | ||||
| January 1, 1943* | vs. #5 [[{{{school}}}|Georgia Tech]] | #11 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) | W 14–7 | ||||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. | ||||||||
Awards and honors[]
- Jack Freeman, Cotton Bowl co-Most Valuable Player
- Roy McKay, Cotton Bowl co-Most Valuable Player
- Stanley Mauldin, Cotton Bowl co-Most Valuable Player
1943[]
| 1943 Texas Longhorns football | |
Southwest Conference Champions | |
|---|---|
Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Randolph Field, T 7-7 | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 14 |
| 1943 record | 7-1-1 (5-0 SWC) |
| Head coach | Dana X. Bible |
| Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 40,500) |
Seasons | |
Before the season began, Tom Landry left the Longhorns and joined the Army Air Corps.[6]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 25* | Blackland Army Air Field | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 65–6 | |||||
| October 2* | #11 Southwestern | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 7–14 | |||||
| October 9* | vs. Oklahoma | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry) | W 13–7 | |||||
| October 16 | Arkansas | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) | W 34–0 | |||||
| October 23 | Rice | #16 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 58–0 | ||||
| October 30 | at SMU | #16 | Dallas, TX | W 20–0 | ||||
| November 13 | TCU | #16 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 46–7 | ||||
| November 25 | at #16 Texas A&M | #12 | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) | W 27–13 | ||||
| January 1, 1944* | vs. Randolph Field | #14 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) | T 7–7 | ||||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. | ||||||||
Awards and honors[]
- Joe Parker, Cotton Bowl co-Most Valuable Player
1944[]
| 1944 Texas Longhorns football | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
|---|---|
| 1944 record | 5-4 (3-2 SWC) |
| Head coach | Dana X. Bible |
| Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 40,500) |
Seasons | |
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30* | Southwestern | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 20–0 | |||||
| October 7* | #4 Randolph Field | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 6–42 | |||||
| October 14* | vs. Oklahoma | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry) | W 20–0 | |||||
| October 21 | at Arkansas | Little Rock, AR (Rivalry) | W 19–0 | |||||
| October 28 | at Rice | Rice Field • Houston, Texas | L 0–7 | |||||
| November 4 | SMU | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 34–7 | |||||
| November 11* | Oklahoma A&M | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 8–13 | |||||
| November 18 | at TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | L 6–7 | |||||
| November 30 | Texas A&M | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) | W 6–0 | |||||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. | ||||||||
1945[]
| 1945 Texas Longhorns football | |
Cotton Bowl Classic Champions Southwest Conference Champions | |
|---|---|
Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Missouri, W 40-27 | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 10 |
| 1945 record | 10-1 (5-1 SWC) |
| Head coach | Dana X. Bible |
| Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 40,500) |
Seasons | |
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 22* | Bergstrom Field | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 13–7 | |||||
| September 29* | Southwestern | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 46–0 | |||||
| October 6* | Texas Tech | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) | W 33–0 | |||||
| October 13* | vs. Oklahoma | #10 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry) | W 12–7 | ||||
| October 20 | at Arkansas | #10 | Little Rock, AR (Rivalry) | W 34–7 | ||||
| October 27 | Rice | #9 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 6–7 | ||||
| November 3 | at SMU | #19 | Dallas, TX | W 12–7 | ||||
| November 10 | Baylor | #17 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 21–14 | ||||
| November 17 | TCU | #17 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 20–0 | ||||
| November 29 | at Texas A&M | #10 | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) | W 20–10 | ||||
| January 1, 1946* | vs. Missouri | #10 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) | W 40–27 | ||||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. | ||||||||
Awards and honors[]
- Hub Bechtol, End, Cotton Bowl co-Most Valuable Player
- Bobby Layne, Back, Cotton Bowl co-Most Valuable Player
- Hub Bechtol, Consensus All-American[10]
1946[]
| 1946 Texas Longhorns football | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
|---|---|
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 15 |
| 1946 record | 8–2 (4–2 SWC) |
| Head coach | Dana X. Bible |
| Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 40,500) |
Seasons | |
1947[]
| 1947 Texas Longhorns football | |
Sugar Bowl Champions | |
|---|---|
Sugar Bowl vs. #6 Alabama, W 27–7 | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 5 |
| 1947 record | 10-1 (5-1 SWC) |
| Head coach | Blair Cherry |
| Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 40,500) |
Seasons | |
The 1947 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas in the 1947 NCAA college football season. They were crowned National Champions by the Massey Ratings System, however this poll selection is not deemed major by the NCAA therefore the school does not officially recognize the 1947 season as National Champions.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 20* | Texas Tech | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) | W 33–0 | |||||
| September 27* | at Oregon | Hayward Field • Eugene, OR | W 38–13 | |||||
| October 4* | #19 North Carolina | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 34–0 | |||||
| October 11* | vs. #15 Oklahoma | #3 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry) | W 34–14 | ||||
| October 18 | Arkansas | #3 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) | W 21–6 | ||||
| October 25 | Rice | #3 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 12–0 | ||||
| November 1 | at #8 SMU | #3 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX | L 13–14 | ||||
| November 8 | Baylor | #8 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 28–7 | ||||
| November 15 | TCU | #7 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 20–0 | ||||
| November 27 | at Texas A&M | #7 | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) | W 32–13 | ||||
| January 1, 1948* | vs. #6 Alabama | #5 | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) | W 27–7 | ||||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. | ||||||||
Awards and honors[]
- Bobby Layne, Quarterback, Sugar Bowl Most Valuable Player
- Bobby Layne, Consensus All-American[12]
1948[]
| 1948 Texas Longhorns football | |
Orange Bowl Champions | |
|---|---|
Orange Bowl vs. #8 Georgia, W 41–28 | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| 1948 record | 7-3-1 (4-1-1 SWC) |
| Head coach | Blair Cherry |
| Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 60,130) |
Seasons | |
The 1948 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas in the 1948 NCAA college football season. After the season, Tom Landry signed with the New York Yanks of the All-America Football Conference.[13]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 18* | LSU | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 33–0 | |||||
| September 25* | at #2 North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | L 7–34 | |||||
| October 2* | New Mexico | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 47–0 | |||||
| October 9* | vs. Oklahoma | #16 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry) | L 14–20 | ||||
| October 16 | Arkansas | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) | W 14–6 | |||||
| October 23 | at Rice | Rice Field • Houston, TX | W 20–7 | |||||
| October 30 | #11 SMU | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 6–21 | |||||
| November 6 | at Baylor | Waco Stadium • Waco, TX | W 13–10 | |||||
| November 13 | at TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 14–7 | |||||
| November 25 | Texas A&M | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) | T 14–14 | |||||
| January 1, 1949* | vs. #8 Georgia | Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) | W 41–28 | |||||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. | ||||||||
1949[]
| 1949 Texas Longhorns football | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
|---|---|
| 1949 record | 6-4 (3-3 SWC) |
| Head coach | Blair Cherry |
| Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 60,130) |
Seasons | |
The 1949 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas in the 1949 NCAA college football season.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 17* | Texas Tech | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) | W 43–0 | |||||
| September 24* | at Temple | Temple Stadium • Philadelphia, PA | W 54–0 | |||||
| October 4* | Idaho | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 56–7 | |||||
| October 8* | vs. #3 Oklahoma | #12 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry) | L 14–20 | ||||
| October 15 | Arkansas | #16 | Fayetteville, AR (Rivalry) | W 27–14 | ||||
| October 22 | #9 Rice | #10 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 15–17 | ||||
| October 29 | at #11 SMU | #19 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX | L 6–7 | ||||
| November 5 | #6 Baylor | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 20–0 | |||||
| November 12 | TCU | #13 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 13–14 | ||||
| November 24 | at Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) | W 42–14 | |||||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. | ||||||||
References[]
- ↑ http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/all-time-results.html
- ↑ "Texas Passes Minnesota in National Ranking: Longhorns Out Front First Time". Associated Press. Pittsburgh Post Gazette, via Google News. November 4, 1941. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5aFhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MmoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4717,295333&dq=texas+longhorns+ranked&hl=en.
- ↑ http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/big12/texas/all_national_champs.php
- ↑ http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/all-time-results.html
- ↑ http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/all-time-results.html
- ↑ Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, p.27, 2008, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6
- ↑ http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/all-time-results.html
- ↑ http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/all-time-results.html
- ↑ http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/all-time-results.html
- ↑ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/DI/2010/Awards.pdf
- ↑ http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/all-time-results.html
- ↑ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/DI/2010/Awards.pdf
- ↑ Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, p.27, 2008, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6
- ↑ http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/all-time-results.html
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