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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: Berry Whitaker
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1919 <- 1920 -> 1921 --> 2024
1920 Season Highlights
 Berry Whitaker enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Texas.
 The Longhorns won the Southwest Conference Championship.
 
1920 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Hardin-Simmons  63   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Southwestern (Texas)  27   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Howard Payne  41   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Oklahoma State  21   0   W    @ Dallas, TX   
 Fri., Oct. 22  @ Austin  54   0   W    @ Dallas, TX   
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Rice  21   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 5  vs. Phillips  27   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Southern Methodist  21   3   W       
 Thu., Nov. 25  vs. Texas A&M  7   3   W       
 
1920 Season Totals
  Record9-0
  Points Scored282
  Scoring Average31.3
  Points Allowed13
  Defense Average1.4
  Opponents Record13-15
  Conference Record4-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record3-0
1920 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1920 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas 9-028213 4-0706  Berry Whitaker
Texas A&M 6-1-11297 4-1727  Dana X. Bible
Rice 4-2-210528 2-2-13828  Phillip H. Arbuckle
Baylor 4-4-16589 1-2-1752  Frank B. Bridges
Arkansas 3-2-24222 1-0-160  George W. McLaren
Southern Methodist 3-5-212590 0-4-1340  J. Burton Rix
Oklahoma State 0-7-135200   James E. Jim Pixlee

1920 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1920 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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