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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1942 <- 1943 -> 1944 --> 2024
1943 Season Highlights
 Dana X. Bible enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Texas.
 The Longhorns won the Southwest Conference Championship.
 
1943 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Blackland Field  65   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Southwestern (Texas)  7   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Oklahoma  13   7   W    @ Dallas, TX   
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Arkansas  34   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Rice  58   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Southern Methodist  20   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Texas Christian  46   7   W       
 Thu., Nov. 25  @ Texas A&M  27   13   W       
 Sat., Jan. 1   Randolph Field  7   7   T    @ Dallas, TX   Cotton Bowl
 
1943 Season Totals
  Record7-1 -1
  Points Scored277
  Scoring Average30.8
  Points Allowed54
  Defense Average6.0
  Opponents Record23-31
  Conference Record5-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record2-0
1943 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
14 7-1-0 AP
  
1943 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas 7-1-127754Tied  7-75-018520  Dana X. Bible
Texas A&M 7-2-118465Lost  14-194-18127  Homer H. Norton
Rice 3-760183 2-333103  Jess C. Neely
Southern Methodist 2-769115 2-34456  James H. Jimmy Stewart
Arkansas 2-7105192 1-42192  John Tomlin
Texas Christian 2-671146 1-42692  Leo R. Dutch Meyer

1943 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1943 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.