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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: Dana X. Bible
Conference: Southwest-

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1893 <-- 1936 <- 1937 -> 1938 --> 2024

1937 Season Highlights

Dana X. Bible enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Texas.

1937 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 25	vs. Texas Tech	25	12	W
Sat., Oct. 2	@ Louisiana State	0	9	L
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Oklahoma	7	7	T	@ Dallas, TX
Sat., Oct. 16	vs. Arkansas	10	21	L
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. Rice	7	14	L
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Southern Methodist	2	13	L
Sat., Nov. 6	@ Baylor	9	6	W
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Texas Christian	0	14	L
Thu., Nov. 25	@ Texas A&M	0	7	L

1937 Season Totals
Record	2-6 -1
Points Scored	60
Scoring Average	6.7
Points Allowed	103
Defense Average	11.4
Opponents Record	55-28
Conference Record	1-5
Home Record	1-3 -1
Away Record	1-3

1937 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1937 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Rice	6-3-2	117	94	Won 28-14	4-1-1	76	54	James R. Jimmy Kitts
Baylor	7-3	178	64		3-3	59	49	Morley Jennings
Arkansas	6-2-2	186	89		3-2-1	101	76	Fred C. Thomsen
Texas Christian	4-4-2	73	66		3-1-2	38	22	Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Southern Methodist	5-6	93	80		2-4	33	54	Madison A. Matty Bell
Texas A&M	5-2-2	117	59		2-2-2	47	52	Homer H. Norton
Texas	2-6-1	60	103		1-5	28	75	Dana X. Bible

1937 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1937 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.