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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: J. Blair Cherry
Conference: Southwest-

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1893 <-- 1947 <- 1948 -> 1949 --> 2024

1948 Season Highlights

J. Blair Cherry enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Texas.

1948 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 18	vs. Louisiana State	33	0	W
Sat., Sep. 25	@ North Carolina	7	34	L
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. New Mexico	47	0	W
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Oklahoma	14	20	L	@ Dallas, TX
Sat., Oct. 16	vs. Arkansas	14	6	W
Sat., Oct. 23	@ Rice	20	7	W
Sat., Oct. 30	vs. Southern Methodist	6	21	L
Sat., Nov. 6	@ Baylor	13	10	W
Sat., Nov. 13	@ Texas Christian	14	7	W
Thu., Nov. 25	vs. Texas A&M	14	14	T
Sat., Jan. 1	Georgia	41	28	W	@ Miami, FL	Orange Bowl

1948 Season Totals
Record	7-3 -1
Points Scored	223
Scoring Average	20.3
Points Allowed	147
Defense Average	13.4
Opponents Record	62-47
Conference Record	4-1
Home Record	3-2 -1
Away Record	3-1

1948 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1948 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Southern Methodist	9-1-1	250	105	Won 21-13	5-0-1	108	52	Madison A. Matty Bell
Texas	7-3-1	223	147	Won 41-28	4-1-1	81	65	J. Blair Cherry
Baylor	6-3-2	167	125	Won 20-7	3-2-1	72	57	George R. Bob Woodruff
Rice	5-4-1	168	119		3-2-1	95	79	Jess C. Neely
Arkansas	5-5	227	136		2-4	86	96	John Barnhill
Texas Christian	4-5-1	125	143		1-4-1	65	89	Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Texas A&M	0-9-1	123	247		0-5-1	68	137	Robert Harry Stiteler

1948 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1948 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.