1936 Texas Longhorns football team
The 1936 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 1936 college football season. In their third year under head coach Jack Chevigny, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 2–6–1, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the SWC.[1]
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 2–6–1 (1–5 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 18 Arkansas $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 TCU | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 3 | LSU* | T 6–6 | 15,000 | [2] | |
| October 10 | vs. Oklahoma* | W 6–0 | 25,000 | [3] | |
| October 17 | Baylor |
| L 18–21 | [4] | |
| October 24 | at Rice | L 0–7 | 17,000 | [5] | |
| October 31 | No. 15 SMU |
| L 7–14 | 16,000 | [6] |
| November 7 | at TCU | L 6–27 | 12,000 | [7] | |
| November 14 | at No. 2 Minnesota* | L 19–47 | 47,400 | [8] | |
| November 26 | Texas A&M |
| W 7–0 | 35,000 | [9] |
| December 5 | at Arkansas | L 0–6 | 7,000 | [10] | |
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References
- "1936 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- "Louisiana State and Texas battle to 6–6 tie". Monroe Morning World. October 4, 1936. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Longhorns take to air to beat Sooners in last quarter, 6–0". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 11, 1936. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Baylor Bears stage wild comeback to beat Steers". Valley Morning Star. October 18, 1936. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Rice conquers Texas U. in last quarter, 7 to 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 25, 1936. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "S.M.U. defeats stubborn Texas by 14 to 7 score". Sunday American-Statesman. November 1, 1936. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Frogs win rough and tumble game". Big Spring Daily Herald. November 8, 1936. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Gopher power routs Texas eleven, 47–19". Chicago Tribune. November 15, 1936. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Inspired Longorns uphold jinx to hand Aggies 7–0 loss". Tyler Morning Telegraph. November 27, 1936. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Passing Porkers trip Texas, 6 to 0". The Birmingham News. December 6, 1936. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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