1923 Texas Longhorns football team

The 1923 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 1923 college football season. In their first year under head coach E. J. Stewart, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 8–0–1 and a mark of 2–0–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SWC. Texas shutout seven of nine opponents and outscored all opponents by a collective total of 241 to 21[1]

1923 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record8–0–1 (2–0–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumClark Field
Uniform
1923 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
SMU $ 5 –0 –09 –0 –0
Texas 2 –0 –18 –0 –1
TCU 2 –1 –04 –5 –0
Baylor 1 –1 –25 –1 –2
Arkansas 2 –2 –06 –2 –1
Oklahoma A&M 1 –3 –02 –8 –0
Rice 1 –4 –03 –5 –0
Texas A&M 0 –3 –15 –3 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

Texas upset a powerful Vanderbilt squad 16 to 0 at the State Fair.[2] The highlight of the game was a run by Oscar Eckhardt, running over multiple Vanderbilt tacklers and regaining his balance with a hand on the ground at the 8-yard line.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28Austin*
W 31–0[3]
October 6Phillips*
  • Clark Field
  • Austin, TX
W 51–0[4]
October 13vs. Tulane*
W 33–0[5]
October 20vs. Vanderbilt*
W 16–0[6]
October 27Southwestern (TX)*
  • Clark Field
  • Austin, TX
W 44–0[7]
November 3Rice
W 27–0[8]
November 10at Baylor
T 7–7[9]
November 17Oklahoma*
W 26–14[10]
November 29at Texas A&M
W 6–0[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "1923 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  2. "Great Games and Moments: Pre-1940s".
  3. "Varsity wins from Kangaroos 31–0". The Austin American. September 29, 1923. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Longhorns win 51 to 0 over Phillips". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1923. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Texas Longhorns defeat Tulane by score of 31–0". The Houston Post. October 14, 1923. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Texas U. in surprise win over Vanderbilt". The Commercial Appeal. October 21, 1923. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Powerful Longhorn machine tramples on Southwestern". The Austin American. October 28, 1923. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Texas University has easy time downing Rice outfit". Fort Worth Record-Telegram. November 4, 1923. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Longhorns and Bruins tie". The Houston Post. November 11, 1923. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Texas Longhorns outplay Sooners and win, 26 to 14". Tulsa Daily World. November 18, 1923. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Texas Aggies forced to bow to Longhorns". The Shreveport Times. November 30, 1923. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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