Texas Longhorns football (1940–1949)

Contents:	1940 - 1941 - 1942 - 1943 - 1944 - 1945 - 1946 - 1947 - 1948 - 1949

1940

1940 Texas Longhorns football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1940 record	8-2 (4-2 SWC)
Head coach	Dana X. Bible
Home stadium	Texas Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1939 1941 »

The 1940 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas in the 1940 NCAA college football season. The main highlight of the season was the Impossible Catch by Noble Doss against Texas A&M which set up the only score of the game.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 28	Colorado*		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 39–7
October 5	at Indiana*		Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN	W 13–6
October 12	vs. Oklahoma*		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry)	W 19–16
October 19	at Arkansas	#14	Fayetteville, AR	W 21–0
October 26	at Rice	#21	Rice Field • Houston, Texas	L 0–13
November 2	Southern Methodist		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	L 13–21
November 9	Baylor		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 13–0
November 16	at Texas Christian		Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	W 21–14
November 28	Texas A&M		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 7–0
December 7	at Florida*		Florida Field • Gainesville, FL	W 26–0
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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1941

1941 Texas Longhorns football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP	#4
1941 record	8-1-1 (4-1-1 SWC)
Head coach	Dana X. Bible
Home stadium	Texas Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1940 1942 »

On November 3, 1941, the Longhorns became the first Texas Longhorn football team to reach #1 in the AP Poll.^[2] They were crowned National Champions by four different rating systems: Clyde Berryman, James Howell, Loren Maxwell, and the Williamson System.^[3] None of these rating system's however were deemed major rating systems by the NCAA. Therefore, the 1941 National Championship is not officially recognized by the NCAA or the University of Texas.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 27	at Colorado*		Colorado Stadium • Boulder, CO	W 34–6
October 4	Louisiana State*		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 34–0
October 11	vs. Oklahoma*		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry)	W 40–7
October 18	Arkansas	#2	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 48–14
October 25	Rice	#2	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 40–0
November 1	at #20 Southern Methodist	#2	Dallas, TX	W 34–0
November 8	at Baylor	#1	Waco Stadium • Waco, TX	T 7–7
November 15	Texas Christian	#2	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	L 7–14
November 27	at #2 Texas A&M	#10	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	W 23–0
December 6	Oregon*	#4	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 71–7
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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1942

1942 Texas Longhorns football
Cotton Bowl Classic Champions Southwest Conference Champions
Cotton Bowl Classic vs. #5 Georgia Tech, W 14–7
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP	#11
1942 record	9-2 (5-1 SWC)
Head coach	Dana X. Bible
Home stadium	Texas Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1941 1943 »

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 19	Corpus Christi Naval Air Station*		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 40–0
September 26	Kansas State*		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 64–0
October 3	at Northwestern*		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	L 0–3
October 10	vs. Oklahoma*		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry)	W 7–0
October 17	at Arkansas	#20	Little Rock, AR	W 47–6
October 25	at Rice	#15	Rice Field • Houston, Texas	W 12–7
October 31	Southern Methodist	#17	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 21–7
November 7	Baylor	#14	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 20–0
November 14	at Texas Christian	#8	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	L 7–13
November 26	Texas A&M	#18	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 12–6
January 1, 1943	vs. #5 Georgia Tech*	#11	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	W 14–7
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Awards and honors

• Jack Freeman, Cotton Bowl co-Most Valuable Player
• Roy McKay, Cotton Bowl co-Most Valuable Player
• Stanley Mauldin, Cotton Bowl co-Most Valuable Player

1943

1943 Texas Longhorns football
Southwest Conference Champions
Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Randolph Field, T 7-7
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP	#14
1943 record	7-1-1 (5-0 SWC)
Head coach	Dana X. Bible
Home stadium	Texas Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1942 1944 »

Before the season began, Tom Landry left the Longhorns and joined the Army Air Corps.^[6]

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 25	Blackland Army Air Field*		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 65–6
October 2	#11 Southwestern*		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	L 7–14
October 9	vs. Oklahoma*		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry)	W 13–7
October 16	Arkansas		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 34–0
October 23	Rice	#16	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 58–0
October 30	at Southern Methodist	#16	Dallas, TX	W 20–0
November 13	Texas Christian	#16	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 46–7
November 25	at #16 Texas A&M	#12	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	W 27–13
January 1, 1944	vs. Randolph Field*	#14	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	T 7–7
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Awards and honors

• Joe Parker, Cotton Bowl co-Most Valuable Player

1944

1944 Texas Longhorns football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1944 record	5-4 (3-2 SWC)
Head coach	Dana X. Bible
Home stadium	Texas Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1943 1945 »

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 30	Southwestern*		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 20–0
October 7	#4 Randolph Field*		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	L 6–42
October 14	vs. Oklahoma*		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry)	W 20–0
October 21	at Arkansas		Little Rock, AR	W 19–0
October 28	at Rice		Rice Field • Houston, Texas	L 0–7
November 4	Southern Methodist		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 34–7
November 11	Oklahoma A&M*		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	L 8–13
November 18	at Texas Christian		Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	L 6–7
November 30	Texas A&M		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 6–0
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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1945

1945 Texas Longhorns football
Cotton Bowl Classic Champions Southwest Conference Champions
Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Missouri, W 40-27
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP	#10
1945 record	10-1 (5-1 SWC)
Head coach	Dana X. Bible
Home stadium	Texas Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1944 1946 »

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 22	Bergstrom Field*		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 13–7
September 29	Southwestern*		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 46–0
October 6	Texas Tech*		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 33–0
October 13	vs. Oklahoma*	#10	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry)	W 12–7
October 20	at Arkansas	#10	Little Rock, AR	W 34–7
October 27	Rice	#9	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	L 6–7
November 3	at Southern Methodist	#19	Dallas, TX	W 12–7
November 10	Baylor	#17	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 21–14
November 17	Texas Christian	#17	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 20–0
November 29	at Texas A&M	#10	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	W 20–10
January 1, 1946	vs. Missouri*	#10	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	W 40–27
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Awards and honors

• Hub Bechtol, End, Cotton Bowl co-Most Valuable Player
• Bobby Layne, Back, Cotton Bowl co-Most Valuable Player
• Hub Bechtol, Consensus All-American^[10]

1946

1946 Texas Longhorns football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP	#15
1946 record	8–2 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach	Dana X. Bible
Home stadium	Texas Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1945 1947 »

1947

1947 Texas Longhorns football
Sugar Bowl Champions
Sugar Bowl vs. #6 Alabama, W 27–7
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP	#5
1947 record	10-1 (5-1 SWC)
Head coach	Blair Cherry
Home stadium	Texas Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1946 1948 »

The 1947 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas in the 1947 NCAA college football season. They were crowned National Champions by the Massey Ratings System, however this poll selection is not deemed major by the NCAA therefore the school does not officially recognize the 1947 season as National Champions.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 20	Texas Tech*		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 33–0
September 27	at Oregon*		Hayward Field • Eugene, OR	W 38–13
October 4	#19 North Carolina*		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 34–0
October 11	vs. #15 Oklahoma*	#3	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry)	W 34–14
October 18	Arkansas	#3	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 21–6
October 25	Rice	#3	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 12–0
November 1	at #8 Southern Methodist	#3	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	L 13–14
November 8	Baylor	#8	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 28–7
November 15	Texas Christian	#7	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 20–0
November 27	at Texas A&M	#7	Kyle Field • College Station, TX	W 32–13
January 1, 1948	vs. #6 Alabama*	#5	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	W 27–7
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Awards and honors

• Bobby Layne, Quarterback, Sugar Bowl Most Valuable Player
• Bobby Layne, Consensus All-American^[12]

1948

1948 Texas Longhorns football
Orange Bowl Champions
Orange Bowl vs. #8 Georgia, W 41–28
Conference	Southwest Conference
1948 record	7-3-1 (4-1-1 SWC)
Head coach	Blair Cherry
Home stadium	Texas Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1947 1949 »

The 1948 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas in the 1948 NCAA college football season. After the season, Tom Landry signed with the New York Yanks of the All-America Football Conference.^[13]

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 18	Louisiana State*		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 33–0
September 25	at #2 North Carolina*		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 7–34
October 2	New Mexico*		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 47–0
October 9	vs. Oklahoma*	#16	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry)	L 14–20
October 16	Arkansas		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 14–6
October 23	at Rice		Rice Field • Houston, TX	W 20–7
October 30	#11 Southern Methodist		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	L 6–21
November 6	at Baylor		Waco Stadium • Waco, TX	W 13–10
November 13	at Texas Christian		Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	W 14–7
November 25	Texas A&M		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	T 14–14
January 1, 1949	vs. #8 Georgia*		Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	W 41–28
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1949

1949 Texas Longhorns football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1949 record	6-4 (3-3 SWC)
Head coach	Blair Cherry
Home stadium	Texas Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1948 1950 »

The 1949 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas in the 1949 NCAA college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 17	Texas Tech*		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 43–0
September 24	at Temple*		Temple Stadium • Philadelphia, PA	W 54–0
October 4	Idaho*		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 56–7
October 8	vs. #3 Oklahoma*	#12	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry)	L 14–20
October 15	Arkansas	#16	Fayetteville, AR	W 27–14
October 22	#9 Rice	#10	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	L 15–17
October 29	at #11 Southern Methodist	#19	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	L 6–7
November 5	#6 Baylor		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 20–0
November 12	[[{{{school}}}|Texas Christian]]	#13	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	L 13–14
November 24	at Texas A&M		Kyle Field • College Station, TX	W 42–14
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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References

External links

• TexasSports.com, official athletics site for Texas
• The University of Texas, homepage

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