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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: Edward J. Doc Stewart
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1893  <-- 1925 <- 1926 -> 1927 --> 2024
1926 Season Highlights
 Edward J. Doc Stewart enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Texas.
 
1926 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State  31   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Kansas State  3   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Phillips  27   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Vanderbilt  0   7   L    @ Dallas, TX   
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Rice  20   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Southern Methodist  17   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Baylor  7   10   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Southwestern (Texas)  27   6   W       
 Thu., Nov. 25  vs. Texas A&M  14   5   W       
 
1926 Season Totals
  Record5-4
  Points Scored146
  Scoring Average16.2
  Points Allowed69
  Defense Average7.7
  Opponents Record36-14
  Conference Record2-2
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record1-2
1926 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1926 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern Methodist 8-0-122947 5-09540  Ray Morrison
Baylor 6-3-110393 3-1-14961  Morley Jennings
Texas 5-414669 2-25836  Edward J. Doc Stewart
Texas Christian 6-1-211074 1-1-24341  Madison A. Matty Bell
Texas A&M 5-3-118459 1-3-15456  Dana X. Bible
Arkansas 5-517988 0-1710  Francis A. Schmidt
Rice 4-4-18481 0-4769  John W. Heisman

1926 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1926 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.