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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 <-- 1945 <- 1946 -> 1947 --> 2024

1946 Season Highlights

Dana X. Bible enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Texas.

1946 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Missouri	42	0	W
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Colorado	76	0	W
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Oklahoma State	54	6	W
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Oklahoma	20	13	W	@ Dallas, TX
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Arkansas	20	0	W
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Rice	13	18	L
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Southern Methodist	19	3	W
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Baylor	22	7	W
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Texas Christian	0	14	L
Thu., Nov. 28	vs. Texas A&M	24	7	W

1946 Season Totals
Record	8-2
Points Scored	290
Scoring Average	29.0
Points Allowed	68
Defense Average	6.8
Opponents Record	47-49
Conference Record	4-2
Home Record	7-0
Away Record	1-2

1946 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
15	8-2-0	AP

1946 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Rice	9-2	245	62	Won 8-0	5-1	117	43	Jess C. Neely
Arkansas	6-3-2	136	92	Tied 0-0	5-1	74	34	John Barnhill
Texas	8-2	290	68		4-2	98	49	Dana X. Bible
Texas A&M	4-6	125	107		3-3	62	58	Homer H. Norton
Southern Methodist	4-5-1	114	100		2-4	75	80	Madison A. Matty Bell
Texas Christian	2-7-1	90	148		2-4	60	107	Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Baylor	1-8	56	181		0-6	29	144	Frank H. Kimbrough

1946 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1946 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).