1896 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–2–1 (1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJulius House, James S. Jones
Home stadiumVarsity Athletic Field
1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
LSU + 3 0 06 0 0
Georgia + 2 0 04 0 0
Vanderbilt 2 0 23 2 2
Auburn 3 1 03 1 0
Texas 1 1 04 2 1
Alabama 1 1 02 1 0
Kentucky State College 1 1 03 6 0
Sewanee 3 3 03 3 0
Tennessee 0 0 04 0 0
Tulane 1 2 03 2 0
Nashville 0 1 10 1 1
Mercer 0 2 10 2 1
Central (KY) 0 2 10 3 1
Mississippi A&M 0 2 00 4 0
SW Presbyterian 0 2 00 3 0
Cumberland (TN)       
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1896 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 173:40 p.m.Galveston*W 42–0800[1]
October 24at Dallas*Dallas, TXT 0–0
November 73:35 p.m.San Antonio*
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
W 12–4[2]
November 143:30 p.m.at Tulane
W 12–4800[3][4][5]
November 16at LSUL 0–14[6]
November 26Dallas*
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
W 22–42,000[7]
December 143:45 p.m.Missouri*
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
L 0–10[8]

References

  1. "The 'Varsity Team Won". Austin Daily Statesman. Austin, Texas. October 18, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved December 12, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. "Yesterday's Ball Game". Austin Daily Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 8, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved December 12, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "Football". The Daily Picayune. New Orleans, Louisiana. November 14, 1896. p. 5. Retrieved December 12, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "That Texas Team Wins Once More". The Daily Picayune. New Orleans, Louisiana. November 15, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved December 12, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "That Texas Team Wins Once More (continued)". The Daily Picayune. New Orleans, Louisiana. November 15, 1896. p. 9. Retrieved December 12, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Football". Times-Picayune. November 17, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved May 12, 2016 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. "'Varsity, 'Varsity, U. T. A." Austin Daily Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 27, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved December 12, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. "'Varsity Boys Defeated". Austin Daily Statesman. Austin, Texas. December 15, 1896. p. 5. Retrieved December 12, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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