| Contents: | 1950 - 1951 - 1952 - 1953 - 1954 - 1955 - 1956 - 1957 - 1958 - 1959 |
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1950[]
| 1950 Texas Longhorns football | |
Southwest Conference Champions | |
|---|---|
Cotton Bowl Classic vs. #4 Tennessee, L 14–20 | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 2 |
| AP | No. 3 |
| 1950 record | 9-2 (6-0 SWC) |
| Head coach | Blair Cherry |
| Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 60,130) |
Seasons | |
The 1950 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas in the 1950 NCAA college football season.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 23* | at Texas Tech | #5 | Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX (Rivalry) | W 28–14 | 19,500 | |||
| September 30* | Purdue | #5 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 34–26 | 40,000 | |||
| October 14* | vs. #3 Oklahoma | #4 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry) | L 13–14 | 75,346 | |||
| October 21 | Arkansas | #7 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) | W 19–14 | 40,000 | |||
| October 28 | at Rice | #7 | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | W 35–7 | 70,000 | |||
| November 4 | #1 SMU | #7 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 23–20 | 65,498 | |||
| November 11 | at Baylor | #5 | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 27–20 | 35,000 | |||
| November 18 | at TCU | #6 | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 21–7 | 30,000 | |||
| November 30 | Texas A&M | #3 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) | W 17–0 | 68,000 | |||
| December 9* | LSU | #3 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 21–6 | 35,000 | |||
| January 1* | vs. #4 Tennessee | #3 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) | L 14-20 | 75,500 | |||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
Awards and honors[]
- Bud McFadin, Guard, Cotton Bowl Classic Co-Most Valuable Player
- Bud McFadin, Consensus All-American[2]
1951[]
| 1951 Texas Longhorns football | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
|---|---|
| 1951 record | 7-3 (3-3 SWC) |
| Head coach | Ed Price |
| Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 60,130) |
Seasons | |
The 1951 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas in the 1951 NCAA college football season.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 22* | #6 Kentucky | #11 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 7–6 | 47,000 | |||
| September 29* | at Purdue | #11 | Ross-Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | W 14–0 | 31,000 | |||
| October 6* | North Carolina | #6 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 45–20 | 32,000 | |||
| October 13* | vs. Oklahoma | #6 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry) | W 9–7 | 75,347 | |||
| October 20 | at Arkansas | #4 | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Rivalry) | L 14–16 | 18,000 | |||
| October 27 | Rice | #10 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 14–6 | 50,000 | |||
| November 3 | at SMU | #12 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX | W 20–13 | 72,000 | |||
| November 10 | #16 Baylor | #10 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 6–18 | 58,000 | |||
| November 17 | #13 TCU | #15 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 32–21 | 55,000 | |||
| November 29 | at Texas A&M | #16 | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) | L 21– 22 | 40,500 | |||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
Awards and honors[]
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1952[]
| 1952 Texas Longhorns football | |
Cotton Bowl Classic Champions Southwest Conference Champions | |
|---|---|
Cotton Bowl Classic vs. #8 Tennessee, W 16–0 | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 11 |
| AP | No. 10 |
| 1952 record | 9-2 (6-0 SWC) |
| Head coach | Ed Price |
| Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 60,130) |
Seasons | |
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 20* | at LSU | #11 | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | W 35–14 | 44,000 | |||
| September 27* | at North Carolina | #11 | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | W 28–7 | 40,000 | |||
| October 4* | #19 Notre Dame | #5 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 3–14 | 67,660 | |||
| October 11* | vs. #12 Oklahoma | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry) | L 20–49 | 75,500 | ||||
| October 18 | Arkansas | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) | W 44–7 | 44,000 | ||||
| October 25 | at Rice | #20 | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | W 20–7 | 66,000 | |||
| November 1 | SMU | #14 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 31–14 | 57,000 | |||
| November 8 | at Baylor | #13 | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 35–33 | 32,000 | |||
| November 15 | at TCU | #9 | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 14–7 | 32,000 | |||
| November 27 | Texas A&M | #10 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) | W 32–12 | 64,000 | |||
| January 1, 1953* | vs. #8 Tennessee | #10 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) | W 16–0 | 75,500 | |||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
Awards and honors[]
- Richard Ochoa, Cotton Bowl Classic co-Most Valuable Player
- Harley Sewell, Cotton Bowl Classic co-Most Valuable Player
1953[]
| 1953 Texas Longhorns football | |
Southwest Conference Co-Champions | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 8 |
| AP | No. 11 |
| 1953 record | 7-3 (5-1 SWC) |
| Head coach | Ed Price |
| Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 60,130) |
Seasons | |
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 19* | at LSU | #11 | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | L 7–20 | 45,000 | |||
| September 26* | Villanova | #11 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 41–12 | 27,000 | |||
| October 3* | Houston | #17 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 28–7 | 30,000 | |||
| October 10* | vs. #16 Oklahoma | #15 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry) | L 14–19 | 75,504 | |||
| October 17 | at Arkansas | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Rivalry) | W 16–7 | 19,654 | ||||
| October 24 | Rice | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 13–18 | 48,000 | ||||
| October 31 | at #11 SMU | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX | W 16–7 | 51,000 | ||||
| November 7 | #3 Baylor | #19 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 21–20 | 54,000 | |||
| November 14 | TCU | #10 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 13–3 | 42,000 | |||
| November 26 | at Texas A&M | #7 | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) | W 21–12 | 42,000 | |||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
Awards and honors[]
- Carlton Massey, End, Consensus All-American[2]
1954[]
| 1954 Texas Longhorns football | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
|---|---|
| 1954 record | 4-5-1 (2-3-1 SWC) |
| Head coach | Ed Price |
| Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 60,130) |
Seasons | |
On October 2, 1954, Carl Talmadge “Duke” Washington became the first African-American to play in Texas Memorial Stadium. Washington scored on a 73-yard run in the second quarter, but Texas won the game 40-14.[3]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 18* | LSU | #4 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 20–6 | 36,000 | |||
| September 25* | at #2 Notre Dame | #4 | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN | L 0–21 | 57,594 | |||
| October 2* | Washington State | #12 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 40–14 | 27,000 | |||
| October 9* | vs. #1 Oklahoma | #15 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry) | L 7–14 | 76,204 | |||
| October 16 | #12 Arkansas | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) | L 7–20 | 42,000 | ||||
| October 23 | at Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | L 7–13 | 70,500 | ||||
| October 30 | #18 SMU | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | T 13–13 | 50,000 | ||||
| November 6 | at #20 Baylor | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | L 7–13 | 32,000 | ||||
| November 13 | at TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | W 35–34 | 37,000 | ||||
| November 25 | Texas A&M | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) | W 22–13 | 58,000 | ||||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
1955[]
| 1955 Texas Longhorns football | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
|---|---|
| 1955 record | 5-5 (4-2 SWC) |
| Head coach | Ed Price |
| Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 60,130) |
Seasons | |
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 17* | Texas Tech | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) | L 14–20 | 47,000 | ||||
| September 24* | Tulane | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 35–21 | 30,000 | ||||
| September 30* | at #9 USC | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | L 7–19 | 61,996 | ||||
| October 8* | vs. #3 Oklahoma | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry) | L 0–20 | 75,504 | ||||
| October 15 | at Arkansas | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (Rivalry) | L 20–27 | 36,000 | ||||
| October 22 | Rice | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 32–14 | 46,000 | ||||
| October 29 | at SMU | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX | W 19–18 | 46,500 | ||||
| November 5 | Baylor | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 21–20 | 40,000 | ||||
| November 12 | #8 TCU | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 20–47 | 55,000 | ||||
| November 24 | at #8 Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) | W 21–6 | 41,800 | ||||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
1956[]
| 1956 Texas Longhorns football | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
|---|---|
| 1956 record | 1-9 (0-6 SWC) |
| Head coach | Ed Price |
| Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 60,130) |
Seasons | |
In 1956, the Texas A&M Aggies were the first Aggie football team to beat the University of Texas at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.[4][5] Remarkably, the win was Bear Bryant's only victory versus a University of Texas football team.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 22* | #15 USC | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 20–44 | 47,000 | ||||
| September 29* | at Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 7–6 | 35,000 | ||||
| October 6* | West Virginia | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 6–7 | 30,000 | ||||
| October 13* | vs. #1 Oklahoma | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry) | L 0–45 | 75,504 | ||||
| October 20 | Arkansas | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) | L 14–32 | 40,000 | ||||
| October 27 | at Rice | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | L 7–28 | 67,000 | ||||
| November 3 | SMU | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 19–20 | 36,000 | ||||
| November 10 | at Baylor | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | L 7–10 | 21,000 | ||||
| November 17 | at TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | L 0–46 | 30,000 | ||||
| November 29 | #5 Texas A&M | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) | L 21–34 | 61,000 | ||||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
1957[]
| 1957 Texas Longhorns football | |
Sugar Bowl vs. #7 Ole Miss, L 7–39 | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 11 |
| AP | No. 11 |
| 1957 record | 6-4-1 (4-1-1 SWC) |
| Head coach | Darrell Royal |
| Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 60,130) |
Seasons | |
First year for legendary and future Hall of Fame coach, Darrell Royal.[6] On Thanksgiving Day, Texas upset #4 Texas A&M and 1957 Heisman Trophy winner John David Crow at Kyle Field, 9-7.[7]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 21* | at Georgia | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | W 26–7 | 33,000 | ||||
| September 28* | Tulane | #13 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 20–6 | 35,000 | |||
| October 5* | South Carolina | #20 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 21–27 | 37,000 | |||
| October 12* | vs. #1 Oklahoma | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry) | L 7–21 | 75,504 | ||||
| October 19 | at #10 Arkansas | Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR (Rivalry) | W 17–0 | 27,000 | ||||
| October 26 | #13 Rice | #19 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 19–14 | 48,000 | |||
| November 2 | at SMU | #13 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX | L 12–19 | 42,000 | |||
| November 9 | Baylor | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | T 7–7 | 37,000 | ||||
| November 16 | #17 TCU | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 14–2 | 30,000 | ||||
| November 28 | at #4 Texas A&M | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) | W 9–7 | 42,000 | ||||
| January 1* | vs. #7 Ole Miss | #11 | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) | L 7–39 | 79,000 | |||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
1958[]
| 1958 Texas Longhorns football | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
|---|---|
| 1958 record | 7-3 (3-3 SWC) |
| Head coach | Darrell Royal |
| Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 60,130) |
Seasons | |
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 20* | Georgia | #11 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 13–8 | 32,000 | |||
| September 27* | at Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 21–20 | 35,000 | ||||
| October 4* | Texas Tech | #17 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) | L 12–7 | 32,000 | |||
| October 11* | vs. #2 Oklahoma | #16 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry) | W 15–14 | 75,000 | |||
| October 18 | Arkansas | #7 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) | W 24–6 | 45,000 | |||
| October 25 | at Rice | #4 | Rice Stadium • Houston, TX | L 7–34 | 72,000 | |||
| November 1 | SMU | #16 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 10–26 | 58,000 | |||
| November 8 | at Baylor | Baylor Stadium • Waco, TX | W 20–15 | 28,000 | ||||
| November 15 | at #9 TCU | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX | L 8–22 | 39,000 | ||||
| November 27 | Texas A&M | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) | W 27–0 | 52,000 | ||||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
1959[]
| 1959 Texas Longhorns football | |
Southwest Conference Co-Champions | |
|---|---|
Cotton Bowl Classic vs. #1 Syracuse, L 14–23 | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 4 |
| AP | No. 4 |
| 1959 record | 9-2 (5-1 SWC) |
| Head coach | Darrell Royal |
| Home stadium | Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 60,130) |
Seasons | |
On New Year's Day 1960, Texas lost to #1 Syracuse and 1959 Heisman Trophy winner, Ernie Davis in the Cotton Bowl Classic, 23-14.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 19* | at Nebraska | #17 | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | W 20–0 | 40,000 | |||
| September 26* | Maryland | #15 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 26–0 | 42,000 | |||
| October 3* | California | #10 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 33–0 | 20,000 | |||
| October 10* | vs. #13 Oklahoma | #4 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry) | W 19–12 | 75,504 | |||
| October 17 | at #12 Arkansas | #3 | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR (Rivalry) | W 13–12 | 40,000 | |||
| October 24 | Rice | #3 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 28–6 | 57,000 | |||
| October 31 | at SMU | #4 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX | W 21–0 | 60,000 | |||
| November 7 | Baylor | #3 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | W 13–12 | 40,000 | |||
| November 14 | #18 TCU | #2 | Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | L 9–14 | 43,000 | |||
| November 28 | at Texas A&M | #4 | Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry) | W 20–17 | 40,000 | |||
| January 1* | vs. #1 Syracuse | #4 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) | L 14–23 | 75,504 | |||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. | ||||||||
Awards and honors[]
- Maurice Doke, Cotton Bowl Classic co-Most Valuable Player
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/all-time-results.html
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/DI/2010/Awards.pdf
- ↑ Dettmer, David (23 April 2012). "The past and present meet at Texas". http://www.utexas.edu/know/2012/04/23/texas_book_two/.
- ↑ Reedy, Vince (November 30, 1956). "Aggies Conquer Texas and Memorial Stadium". The Victoria Advocate, via Google News. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kzNQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DVYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5138,3385181&dq=texas+longhorns+aggies&hl=en.
- ↑ Feigen, Jonathan (August 29, 1993), "Football '93/A state of war/UT—A&M transcends football", Houston Chronicle (Houston, Texas): Special, page 25., http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=1993_1150308, retrieved 2007-09-26
- ↑ "Texas Rips Georgia Easily". The Sunday News Journal, via Google News. Associated Press (Daytona Beach, Florida). September 22, 1957. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NG4eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jMkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3868,3521730&dq=texas+longhorns+darrell+royal&hl=en.
- ↑ "Texas Knocks Aggies Out of Title Race". The Milwaukee Journal, via Google News. November 29, 1957. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sgRRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9yUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4720,5122510&dq=texas+longhorns+darrell+royal&hl=en.
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