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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: W.E. Metzenthin
Conference: Independent-

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1893 <-- 1906 <- 1907 -> 1908 --> 2024

1907 Season Highlights

W.E. Metzenthin enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Texas.

1907 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Texas A&M	0	0	T	@ Dallas, TX
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Louisiana State	12	5	W
Fri., Oct. 25	vs. Haskell	45	10	W
Wed., Oct. 30	@ Arkansas	26	6	W
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Missouri	4	5	L
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Baylor	27	11	W
Fri., Nov. 15	vs. Oklahoma	29	10	W
Thu., Nov. 28	vs. Texas A&M	11	6	W

1907 Season Totals
Record	6-1 -1
Points Scored	154
Scoring Average	19.3
Points Allowed	53
Defense Average	6.6
Opponents Record	38-18
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	1-1 -1

1907 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1907 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Iowa State	6-2	138	40					Clyde Williams
Connecticut	2-5	71	158					George Lamson
New Mexico	1-0	44	0					Martin F. Angel
Louisiana Tech	10-1	259	37					George L. Watkins
Navy	9-2-1	118	34					Cmdr. Joseph M. Joe Reeves
Pittsburgh	8-2	147	27					James A. Moorhead
Louisiana State	7-3	266	52	Won 56-0				Edgar R. Wingard
Virginia Tech	7-2	157	30					C.R. Williams
Washington State	7-1	282	18					John R. Chief Bender
Army	6-2-1	125	24					Henry C. Smither
Miami Ohio	6-1	115	37					Amos P. Foster
Notre Dame	6-0-1	137	20					Thomas A. Barry
Oregon State	6-0	138	0					Fred S. Norcross
Penn State	6-4	251	64					Thomas F. Tom Fennell
Texas	6-1-1	154	53					W.E. Metzenthin
West Virginia	6-4	236	38					Clarence W. Russell
Kansas State	5-3	135	56					Mike F. Ahearn
Michigan	5-1	107	6					Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Oregon	5-1	100	14					Gordon B. Frost
Southern California	5-1	182	20					Harvey R. Holmes
Syracuse	5-3-1	133	64					Frank J. Buck ONeill
Arkansas	4-4-1	90	122					Frank C. Shorty Longman
Baylor	4-3-1	91	105					Luther F. Burleson
Florida	4-1-1	53	10					Jack Forsythe
Michigan State	4-2-1	127	60					Chester L. Brewer
Oklahoma	4-4	181	75					Bennie Owen
Temple	4-0-2	82	40					Horace Butterworth
Texas Christian	4-2-2	90	69					E.J. Hyde
Washington	4-4-2	95	48					Victor M. Place
Marshall	3-2-1	38	35					No Coach
Maryland	3-5	45	61					Charles W. Melick
New Mexico State	3-0	88	6					John O. Miller
Ohio	3-4-1	76	137					Arthur McFarland
Rutgers	3-5-1	76	99					Frank H. Gorton
South Carolina	3-0	30	4					Douglas McKay
Western Michigan	3-2-1	44	8					William H. Bill Spaulding
Central Michigan	2-4	18	130					Ralph W. Thacker
Northern Illinois	1-4-1	67	62					Nelson A. Kellogg
Oklahoma State	1-3-1	24	35					Edwin Parry
Cincinnati	0-0	0	0					No Team
Stanford	0-0	0	0					No Team

1907 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1907 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.