1948 Texas Longhorns football team

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1948 Texas Longhorns football
Orange Bowl Champions
Orange Bowl vs. #8 Georgia, W 41–28
Conference Southwest Conference
1948 record 7-3-1 (4-1-1 SWC)
Head coach Blair Cherry
Home stadium Texas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 60,130)
Seasons
« 1947 1949 »
1948 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#10 SMU $ 5 0 1     9 1 1
Texas 4 1 1     7 3 1
Baylor 3 2 1     6 3 2
Rice 3 2 1     5 4 1
Arkansas 2 4 0     5 5 0
TCU 1 4 1     4 5 1
Texas A&M 0 5 1     0 9 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas in the 1948 college football season. After the season, Tom Landry signed with the New York Yanks of the All-America Football Conference.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 18 LSU* Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX W 33–0  
September 25 at #2 North Carolina* Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC L 7–34  
October 2 New Mexico* Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX W 47–0  
October 9 vs. Oklahoma* #16 Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Rivalry) L 14–20  
October 16 Arkansas Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) W 14–6  
October 23 at Rice Rice FieldHouston, TX W 20–7  
October 30 #11 SMU Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX L 6–21  
November 6 at Baylor Waco StadiumWaco, TX W 13–10  
November 13 at TCU Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX W 14–7  
November 25 Texas A&M Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) T 14–14  
January 1, 1949 vs. #8 Georgia* Burdine StadiumMiami, FL (Orange Bowl) W 41–28  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

References

  1. Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, p.27, 2008, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6