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: Dana X. Bible Conference: Southwest-
1942 Season Highlights
Dana X. Bible enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Texas.
The Longhorns won the Southwest Conference Championship.
1942 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 19 vs. Corpus Christi NAS
40
0
W
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Kansas State
64
0
W
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Northwestern
0
3
L
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Oklahoma
7
0
W
@ Dallas, TX
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Arkansas
47
6
W
@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Rice
12
7
W
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Southern Methodist
21
7
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Baylor
20
0
W
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Texas Christian
7
13
L
Thu., Nov. 26 vs.
Texas A&M
12
6
W
Fri., Jan. 1
Georgia Tech
14
7
W
@ Dallas, TX
Cotton Bowl
1942 Season Totals
Record 9-2
Points Scored 244
Scoring Average 22.2
Points Allowed 49
Defense Average 4.5
Opponents Record 46-51
Conference Record 5-1
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 2-2
1942 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
11 8-2-0
AP
1942 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1942 All Southwest Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.