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1950[]

1950 Texas Longhorns football
Southwest Conference Champions
Cotton Bowl Classic vs. #4 Tennessee, L 14–20
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 3
1950 record9-2 (6-0 SWC)
Head coachBlair Cherry
Home stadiumTexas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 60,130)
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →

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 StadiumLubbock, TX (Rivalry) W 28–14   19,500
September 30* Purdue #5 Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX W 34–26   40,000
October 14* vs. #3 Oklahoma #4 Cotton BowlDallas, 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 StadiumHouston, 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 StadiumWaco, TX W 27–20   35,000
November 18 at TCU #6 Amon G. Carter StadiumFort 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.

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Awards and honors[]

  • Bud McFadin, Guard, Cotton Bowl Classic Co-Most Valuable Player
  • Bud McFadin, Consensus All-American[2]

1951[]

1951 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1951 record7-3 (3-3 SWC)
Head coachEd Price
Home stadiumTexas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 60,130)
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →

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 StadiumAustin, TX W 7–6   47,000
September 29* at Purdue #11 Ross-Ade StadiumWest 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 BowlDallas, TX (Red River Rivalry) W 9–7   75,347
October 20 at Arkansas #4 Razorback StadiumFayetteville, 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 FieldCollege Station, TX (Rivalry) L 21– 22   40,500
*Non-Conference Game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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Awards and honors[]

1952[]

1952 Texas Longhorns football
Cotton Bowl Classic Champions
Southwest Conference Champions
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 10
1952 record9-2 (6-0 SWC)
Head coachEd Price
Home stadiumTexas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 60,130)
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →

Schedule[]

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 20* at LSU #11 Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA W 35–14   44,000
September 27* at North Carolina #11 Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC W 28–7   40,000
October 4* #19 Notre Dame #5 Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX L 3–14   67,660
October 11* vs. #12 Oklahoma Cotton BowlDallas, 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 StadiumHouston, 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 StadiumWaco, TX W 35–33   32,000
November 15 at TCU #9 Amon G. Carter StadiumFort 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.

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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
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 11
1953 record7-3 (5-1 SWC)
Head coachEd Price
Home stadiumTexas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 60,130)
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →

Schedule[]

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 19* at LSU #11 Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA L 7–20   45,000
September 26* Villanova #11 Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, 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 BowlDallas, TX (Red River Rivalry) L 14–19   75,504
October 17 at Arkansas Razorback StadiumFayetteville, 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 FieldCollege Station, TX (Rivalry) W 21–12   42,000
*Non-Conference Game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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Awards and honors[]

  • Carlton Massey, End, Consensus All-American[2]

1954[]

1954 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1954 record4-5-1 (2-3-1 SWC)
Head coachEd Price
Home stadiumTexas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 60,130)
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →

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 StadiumAustin, TX W 20–6   36,000
September 25* at #2 Notre Dame #4 Notre Dame StadiumNotre 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 BowlDallas, 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 StadiumHouston, 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 StadiumWaco, TX L 7–13   32,000
November 13 at TCU Amon G. Carter StadiumFort 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.

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1955[]

1955 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1955 record5-5 (4-2 SWC)
Head coachEd Price
Home stadiumTexas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 60,130)
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →

Schedule[]

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 17* Texas Tech Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, 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 ColiseumLos Angeles, CA L 7–19   61,996
October 8* vs. #3 Oklahoma Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Rivalry) L 0–20   75,504
October 15 at Arkansas War Memorial StadiumLittle 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 FieldCollege Station, TX (Rivalry) W 21–6   41,800
*Non-Conference Game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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1956[]

1956 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1956 record1-9 (0-6 SWC)
Head coachEd Price
Home stadiumTexas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 60,130)
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →

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 StadiumAustin, TX L 20–44   47,000
September 29* at Tulane Tulane StadiumNew 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 BowlDallas, 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 StadiumHouston, TX L 7–28   67,000
November 3 SMU Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX L 19–20   36,000
November 10 at Baylor Baylor StadiumWaco, TX L 7–10   21,000
November 17 at TCU Amon G. Carter StadiumFort 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.

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1957[]

1957 Texas Longhorns football
Sugar Bowl vs. #7 Ole Miss, L 7–39
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
1957 record6-4-1 (4-1-1 SWC)
Head coachDarrell Royal
Home stadiumTexas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 60,130)
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →

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 FieldAtlanta, GA W 26–7   33,000
September 28* Tulane #13 Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, 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 BowlDallas, TX (Red River Rivalry) L 7–21   75,504
October 19 at #10 Arkansas Razorback StadiumFayetteville, 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 FieldCollege Station, TX (Rivalry) W 9–7   42,000
January 1* vs. #7 Ole Miss #11 Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) L 7–39   79,000
*Non-Conference Game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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1958[]

1958 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1958 record7-3 (3-3 SWC)
Head coachDarrell Royal
Home stadiumTexas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 60,130)
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →

Schedule[]

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 20* Georgia #11 Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX W 13–8   32,000
September 27* at Tulane Tulane StadiumNew 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 BowlDallas, 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 StadiumHouston, 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 StadiumWaco, TX W 20–15   28,000
November 15 at #9 TCU Amon G. Carter StadiumFort 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.

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1959[]

1959 Texas Longhorns football
Southwest Conference Co-Champions
Cotton Bowl Classic vs. #1 Syracuse, L 14–23
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
1959 record9-2 (5-1 SWC)
Head coachDarrell Royal
Home stadiumTexas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 60,130)
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →

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 StadiumLincoln, NE W 20–0   40,000
September 26* Maryland #15 Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, 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 BowlDallas, TX (Red River Rivalry) W 19–12   75,504
October 17 at #12 Arkansas #3 War Memorial StadiumLittle 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 FieldCollege 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.

[1]

Awards and honors[]

  • Maurice Doke, Cotton Bowl Classic co-Most Valuable Player

References[]

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