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: Edwin B. Ed Price Conference: Southwest-
1955 Season Highlights
Edwin B. Ed Price enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Texas.
1955 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Texas Tech
14
20
L
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Tulane
35
21
W
Fri., Sep. 30 @
Southern California
7
19
L
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Oklahoma
0
20
L
@ Dallas, TX
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Arkansas
20
27
L
@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Rice
32
14
W
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Southern Methodist
19
18
W
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Baylor
21
20
W
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Texas Christian
20
47
L
Thu., Nov. 24 @
Texas A&M
21
6
W
1955 Season Totals
Record 5-5
Points Scored 189
Scoring Average 18.9
Points Allowed 212
Defense Average 21.2
Opponents Record 61-37
Conference Record 4-2
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 2-2
1955 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1955 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1955 All Southwest Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.