1897 Texas Longhorns football team

1897 Texas Longhorns football

Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1897 record	6–2 (0–0 SIAA)
Head coach	Walter F. Kelly (1st season)
Home stadium	Clark Field

1897 SIAA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Vanderbilt $	3	–	0	–	0			6	–	0	–	1
Georgia	2	–	0	–	0			2	–	1	–	0
Auburn	2	–	0	–	1			2	–	0	–	1
Tennessee	1	–	0	–	0			4	–	1	–	0
Central	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	1	–	0
Nashville	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	1	–	0
Alabama	0	–	0	–	0			1	–	0	–	0
Texas	0	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
LSU	0	–	0	–	0			1	–	1	–	0
Sewanee	1	–	2	–	1			1	–	3	–	1
Clemson	0	–	1	–	0			2	–	2	–	0
Cumberland	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
Mercer	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	1
Kentucky State	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
SW Presbyterian	0	–	0	–	0			0	–	0	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1897 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 23	San Antonio*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 10–0
October 30	at Dallas*	Dallas, TX	L 18–4
November 1	Fort Worth*	Fort Worth, TX	L 6–0
November 3	at TCU*	Waco, TX	W 18–10
November 13	Houston Town Team*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 42–6
November 20	at San Antonio*	San Antonio, TX	W 12–0
November 25	Fort Worth*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 38–0
December 11	Dallas*	Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 20–16
*Non-conference game.

References

↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2015.

Texas Longhorns football
Venues	Clark Field (1896–1924) Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (1924–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arkansas Nebraska Oklahoma: Red River Showdown (Golden Hat) Texas A&M Texas Tech Rice
Culture & lore	History Brown years Bevo Hook 'em "Texas Fight" Hex Rally 1969 "Game of the Century" Longhorn Band Godzillatron The University of Texas National Championship 2005 2005 Ohio State game 2008 Texas Tech game 1 Second Left
People	Head coaches All-Americans Statistical leaders NFL draft
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