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1899 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–2 (3–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumVarsity Athletic Field
Seasons← 18981900 →
1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sewanee $ 11 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
Vanderbilt 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Alabama 1 – 0 – 0 3 – 1 – 0
Nashville 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 1 – 1
Tennessee 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Auburn 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 1 – 1
Texas 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
North Carolina 1 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Ole Miss 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Georgia 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 3 – 1
Clemson 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
Central (KY) 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 2 – 0
LSU 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 4 – 0
Kentucky State 0 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 2
SW Presbyterian 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 1 – 0
Cumberland (TN) 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
Georgia Tech 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 6 – 0
Tulane 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1899 Texas Longhorns football team represented The University of Texas (now known as the University of Texas at Austin) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1899 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Maurice Gordon Clarke, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 6–2.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 21at Dallas University*Dallas, TXW 11–6
October 31San Antonio Town Team*W 28–0
November 4vs. Texas A&M*San Antonio, TX (rivalry)W 6–0
November 9Sewanee
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
L 0–12
November 18at VanderbiltL 0–6
November 20at TulaneW 11–0
November 25Tulane
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
W 32–0
November 30LSU
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
W 29–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Texas Yearly Results (1895-1899)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  2. "Football leads to fight". Fort Worth Morning Register. October 22, 1899. Retrieved April 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "The 'Varsity beat the visitors badly yesterday". Austin Daily Statesman. November 1, 1899. Retrieved April 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "The Agricultural boys were made to wilt by 'Varsity". Austin Daily Statesman. November 5, 1899. Retrieved April 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Sewanee defeats University of Texas in spirited game". The Arkansas Gazette. November 10, 1899. Retrieved April 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Texas up against it again". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 19, 1899. Retrieved April 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Tulane shut out; University of Texas men rolled up a score of eleven by hard work". The Commercial Appeal. November 21, 1899. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "The Varsity boys came out big winner in the game". Austin Daily Statesman. November 26, 1899. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "'Varsity vs. Baton Rouge; Texas boys won in the Austin game, 29 to 0". Fort Worth Morning Register. December 1, 1899. Retrieved April 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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