Texas Football Team History
Texas Longhorns
The University of Texas
Austin, TX
Founded: 1883 Stadium: Royal-Memorial Stadium Capacity: 94,113 Colors: Orange & White Coach: W.F. Kelly Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-
1897 Season Highlights
W.F. Kelly enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Texas.
1897 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 23 vs. San Antonio
10
0
W
Sat., Oct. 30 @ Dallas
4
22
L
Mon., Nov. 1 @ Fort Worth
0
6
L
Wed., Nov. 3 @
Texas Christian
18
10
W
@ Waco, TX
Sat., Nov. 13 vs. Houston Town Team
42
6
W
Sat., Nov. 20 @ San Antonio
12
0
W
Thu., Nov. 25 vs. Fort Worth
38
0
W
Sat., Dec. 11 vs. Dallas
26
16
W
1897 Season Totals
Record 6-2
Points Scored 150
Scoring Average 18.8
Points Allowed 60
Defense Average 7.5
Opponents Record 3-1
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 2-2
1897 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1897 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1897 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.