1923 Texas Longhorns football team

The 1923 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1923 college football season. In their first year under head coach E. J. Stewart, the Longhorns compiled an 8–0–1 record, shut out seven of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a collective total of 241 to 21.[1]

1923 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1923 record8–0–1 (2-0-1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumClark Field
Uniform
1923 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
SMU $ 5 0 0  9 0 0
Texas 2 0 1  8 0 1
TCU 2 1 0  4 5 0
Baylor 1 1 2  5 1 2
Arkansas 2 2 0  6 2 1
Oklahoma A&M 1 3 0  2 8 0
Rice 1 4 0  3 5 0
Texas A&M 0 3 1  5 3 1
  • $ Conference champion

Texas upset a powerful Vanderbilt squad 16 to 0 at the State Fair.[2] The highlight of the game was a run by Oscar Eckhardt, running over multiple Vanderbilt tacklers and regaining his balance with a hand on the ground at the 8-yard line.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 28Austin*W 31–0
October 6Phillips*
  • Clark Field
  • Austin, TX
W 51–0
October 13vs. Tulane*Beaumont, TXW 33–0
October 20vs. Vanderbilt*
W 16–0
October 27Southwestern (TX)*
  • Clark Field
  • Austin, TX
W 44–0
November 3Rice
W 27–0
November 10at BaylorT 7–7
November 17Oklahoma*
W 26–14
November 29at Texas A&MW 6–0
  • *Non-conference game

[3]

References

  1. "Texas Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  2. "Great Games and Moments: Pre-1940s".
  3. "1923 Texas Longhorns". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.


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