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1928 Texas Longhorns football team
The 1928 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 1928 college football season. In their second year under head coach Clyde Littlefield, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 7–2, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as SWC champion.[1]
| 1928 Texas Longhorns football | |
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SWC champion | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 7–2 (5–1 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1928 was also the first year in which Texas wore their now distinctive "burnt orange" jerseys.
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 29 | St. Edwards* | W 32–0 | [2] | ||
| October 6 | Texas Tech* |
| W 12–0 | [3] | |
| October 13 | vs. Vanderbilt* |
| L 12–13 | [4] | |
| October 20 | Arkansas |
| W 20–7 | [5] | |
| October 27 | at Rice | W 13–6 | 9,000 | [6] | |
| November 3 | SMU |
| L 2–6 | 16,000 | [7] |
| November 10 | at Baylor | W 6–0 | [8] | ||
| November 17 | at TCU | W 6–0 | [9] | ||
| November 29 | Texas A&M |
| W 19–0 | 45,000 | [10] |
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References edit
- ^ "1928 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- ^ "Longhorns crash Saint line in gridiron premiere Saturday, 32–0". Sunday American-Statesman. September 30, 1928. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Tech hard match for Steers". The Brownsville Herald. October 7, 1928. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vanderbilt scores early to defeat Texas, 13 to 12". The Commercial Appeal. October 14, 1928. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Longhorns win over Porkers". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 21, 1928. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Longhorns and Rice present stirring fight". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 28, 1928. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sammy Reed leads Mustangs to 6 to 2 win over Texas". The Abilene Morning Reporter-News. November 4, 1928. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Longhorns gore Baylor Bruins by 6 to 0". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 11, 1928. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Longhorns win from Frogs as King and Brown star in 6–0 game". The Sunday American-Statesman. November 18, 1928. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Longhorns swarm over Aggies for 19 to 0 victory". The Waco News-Tribune. November 30, 1928. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.