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American college football season

1938 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record1–8 (1–5 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
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1938 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 TCU $ 6 0 0 11 0 0
SMU 4 2 0 6 4 0
Baylor 3 2 1 7 2 1
Rice 3 3 0 4 6 0
Texas A&M 2 3 1 4 4 1
Arkansas 1 5 0 2 7 1
Texas 1 5 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 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 1938 college football season. In their second year under head coach Dana X. Bible, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 1–8, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play. And finished tied for sixth in the "SWC."

Schedule※

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Kansas*L 18–1910,000
October 1LSU*L 0–2017,000
October 8vs. Oklahoma*L 0–1320,000
October 15at ArkansasL 6–42
October 22at RiceL 6–1320,000
October 29at SMUL 6–712,000
November 5Baylor
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
L 3–1414,000
November 12at No. 1 TCUL 6–2812,000
November 24Texas A&M
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 7–635,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior——to the game

References※

  1. ^ "1938 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "Kansas University opens season with one-point victory". The Wichita Eagle. September 25, 1938. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Louisiana State overwhelms Texas, 20–0". Monroe Morning World. October 2, 1938. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Oklahoma U.'s air, "ground power thumps Texas," 13–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 9, 1938. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Arkansas power crushes Texans by, 42–6 margin". The Birmingham News. October 16, 1938. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rice Owls trim Longhorns in last minutes of play". Valley Morning Star. October 23, 1938. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Methodists use razzle-dazzle——to cop, 7–6". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 30, 1938. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bears put Texas on skidss, 14–3". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 6, 1938. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Wilbur Evans (November 13, 1938). "U.T. Club Walloped By Frogs: Longhorns Hold No. 1 Team Scoreless In First Quarter". Sunday American-Statesman. pp. 1, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Inspired Texas Longhorns stage upset, tumble Aggies 7 to 6". The El Paso Times. November 25, 1938. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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