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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: D.F. Edwards
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

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1893 <-- 1897 <- 1898 -> 1899 --> 2024

1898 Season Highlights

D.F. Edwards enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Texas.

1898 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Texas Christian	16	0	W	@ Waco, TX
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Texas A&M	48	0	W
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Galveston	17	0	W
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Texas Christian	29	0	W
Thu., Nov. 10	vs. Sewanee	0	4	L
Thu., Nov. 24	vs. Dallas	26	0	W

1898 Season Totals
Record	5-1
Points Scored	136
Scoring Average	22.7
Points Allowed	4
Defense Average	0.7
Opponents Record	6-8
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	1-0

1898 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1898 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
North Carolina	9-0	201	8					William A. Reynolds
Kentucky	7-0	180	0					W.R. Bass
Texas	5-1	136	4					D.F. Edwards
Georgia	4-2	70	70					Charles McCarthy
Virginia Tech	3-2	115	51					J. Lewis Ingles
Auburn	2-1	47	47					John W. Heisman
Tulane	1-1	14	46					John Lombard
Vanderbilt	1-5	9	61					R.G. Acton
Georgia Tech	0-3	6	67					R.B. Cow Nalley
North Carolina State	0-1	0	34					W.C. Riddick

1898 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1898 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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.