1909 Texas Longhorns football team

American college football season

1909 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3–1
Head coach
  • Dexter Draper (1st season)
Home stadiumClark Field
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1909 Southern college football independents records
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arkansas     7 0 0
Texas A&M     7 0 1
Mississippi College     3 0 0
Stetson     3 0 1
Kentucky State     9 1 0
Virginia     7 1 0
North Carolina A&M     6 1 0
VPI     6 1 0
Florida     6 1 1
Elon     4 1 0
Louisiana Industrial     4 1 0
Spring Hill     4 1 0
Catholic University     0 1 1
North Carolina     5 2 0
Kendall     2 1 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     5 2 2
Marshall     3 2 1
VMI     4 3 0
Navy     4 3 1
Texas     4 3 1
Tulane     4 3 2
West Virginia     4 3 2
Washington and Lee     4 3 0
Oklahoma     6 4 0
Georgetown     3 2 1
Oklahoma A&M     5 3 0
Davidson     3 4 2
George Washington     3 4 1
Chattanooga     2 3 2
Wake Forest     2 4 0
Maryland     2 5 0
South Carolina     2 6 0
Delaware     1 6 1

The 1909 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas (now known as the University of Texas at Austin) as an independent during the 1909 college football season. In their first year under head coach Dexter Draper, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 4–3–1.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 9Southwestern (TX)
W 12–0[2]
October 16vs. HaskellL 11–12[3]
October 23Trinity (TX)
  • Clark Field
  • Austin, TX
W 18–0[4]
October 30TCU
W 24–0[5]
November 8vs. Texas A&M
L 0–23[6]
November 13at Tulane
T 10–10[7]
November 19Oklahoma
W 30–0[8]
November 25Texas A&M
  • Clark Field
  • Austin, TX
L 0–5[9]

References

  1. ^ "1909 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "Texas Uni. won; Defeated Southwestern in opening game, 12 to 0". The Houston Daily Post. October 10, 1909. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Texas is loser by Indian luck". The Austin Daily Statesman. October 17, 1909. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Varsity blanks Trinity eleven". The Fort Worth Record. October 24, 1909. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Easy for Texas—University Defeated T. C. U. 24 to 0 at Austin". The Houston Post. Houston, Texas. October 31, 1909. p. 12. Retrieved April 29, 2019 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "The A. and M. defeated University". The Houston Daily Post. November 9, 1909. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas at New Orleans; University of Texas by dint of hard luck is held down to a tie score by Tulane". Austin Daily Statesman. November 7, 1909. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Texas wins game from Oklahoma". The Austin Daily Statesman. November 20, 1909. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Triple forward pass wins for A. & M." Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 26, 1909. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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