1948 Texas Longhorns football team

American college football season

1948 Texas Longhorns football
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 41–28 vs. Georgia
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	7–3–1 (4–1–1 SWC)
Head coach	Blair Cherry (2nd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 1947 1949 →

1948 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 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 was an American football team that represented the University of Texas (now known as the University of Texas at Austin) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1948 college football season. In their second year under head coach Blair Cherry, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 7–3–1, with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SWC. Texas concluded their season with a victory over Georgia in the Orange Bowl.

After the season, Tom Landry signed with the New York Yanks of the All-America Football Conference. Texas was ranked at No. 20 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 18	2:00 p.m.	LSU*		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 33–0	47,500
September 25	2:30 p.m.	at North Carolina*		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 7–34	43,500
October 2	2:00 p.m.	New Mexico*		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 47–0	31,000
October 9		vs. Oklahoma*	No. 16	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	L 14–20	67,435
October 16	2:00 p.m.	Arkansas		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 14–6	46,000
October 23	2:30 p.m.	at Rice		Rice Field Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 20–7	30,000
October 30	2:00 p.m.	No. 11 SMU	No. 20	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 6–21	68,750
November 6	2:30 p.m.	at Baylor		Municipal Stadium Waco, TX	W 13–10	20,000
November 13	2:00 p.m.	at TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	W 14–7	32,000
November 25	2:00 p.m.	Texas A&M		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	T 14–14	68,000
January 1, 1949		vs. No. 8 Georgia*		Burdine Stadium Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	W 41–28	60,523
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	16	—	—	20т	—	—	—	—	—

References

"1948 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, p.27, 2008, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6
"Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
"Longhorns display fine ground game to crush LSU Bengals, 33–0". The Shreveport Times. September 19, 1948. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Carolina thrashes Texas, 34–7, in upset before 43,500 fans". Winston-Salem Journal. September 26, 1948. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Texas Longhorns overpower New Mexico Lobos, 47 to 0". Arizona Daily Star. October 3, 1948. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Record crowd sees Oklahoma defeat Longhorns, 20–14". Sunday Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 10, 1948. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Texas ties up Scott; Whips Arkansas, 14–6". The Brownsville Herald. October 17, 1948. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Steers win, 20–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 24, 1948. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"68,750 see Walker leead SMU to victory over Texas, 21–6". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 31, 1948. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Texas Longhorns ramble by Baylor". The Odessa American. November 7, 1948. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Texas fights back, whips TCU, 17 to 7". Clinton Daily News. November 14, 1948. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Never-say-die Aggies battle Longhorns to 14–14 tie". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. November 26, 1948. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Longhorns batter Bulldogs, 41 to 28". Pensacola News Journal. January 2, 1949. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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