1949 Texas Longhorns football team

The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In their third year under head coach Blair Cherry, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the SWC.[1]

1949 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–4 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
(capacity: 60,130)
1949 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Rice $ 6 –0 –010 –1 –0
No. 20 Baylor 4 –2 –08 –2 –0
TCU 3 –3 –06 –3 –1
Texas 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
SMU 2 –3 –15 –4 –1
Arkansas 2 –4 –05 –5 –0
Texas A&M 0 –5 –11 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17Texas Tech*
W 43–028,000[2]
September 24at Temple*
W 54–012,000[3]
October 1Idaho*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 56–7[4]
October 8vs. No. 3 Oklahoma*No. 12
L 14–2075,347[5]
October 15at ArkansasNo. 16
W 27–1430,000[6]
October 22No. 9 RiceNo. 10
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
L 15–1760,000[7]
October 29at No. 11 SMUNo. 19
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 6–775,000[8]
November 5No. 6 Baylor
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 20–060,000[9]
November 12TCUNo. 13
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
L 13–1440,000[10]
November 24at Texas A&M
W 42–1441,200[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1949 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  2. "Longhorns unveil power in 43–0 contest of Texas Tech". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 18, 1949. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Texas beats Temple in opener, 54–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 25, 1949. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Idaho holds Texas to first half tie but falls in final periods, 56–7". The Spokesman-Review. October 2, 1949. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Oklahoma downs Texas 20–14". Okmulgee Daily Times. October 9, 1949. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Texas grabs Arkansas from behind for win". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 16, 1949. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Rice beats Texas in final seconds with field goal". The Shreveport Times. October 23, 1949. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Mustangs squeeze past Longhorns, 7–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 30, 1949. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Longhorns slam Bears from unbeaten class". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 6, 1949. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Longhorns stopped; Point kick wins for TCU Frogs". The Brownsville Herald. November 13, 1949. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Texas blasts Cadets, 42–14". The El Paso Times. November 25, 1949. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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