1908 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial  600
Virginia  701
Rollins  401
George Washington  811
Oklahoma  811
Tulane  710
North Carolina A&M  610
The Citadel  411
Navy  921
Florida  521
TCU  630
VMI  420
Davidson  531
Baylor  530
West Virginia  530
Kentucky State  430
Louisiana Industrial  431
Arkansas  540
Texas  540
VPI  540
Arkansas State Normal  330
Chattanooga  440
North Carolina  333
Oklahoma A&M  440
Delaware  341
Kendall  230
South Carolina  351
Texas A&M  350
Georgetown  241
Howard (AL)  240
Maryland  380
Birmingham  033
Stetson  011
Wake Forest  140
Goldey College  021
Mississippi College  010
Southwest Texas State  020
Marshall  060

The 1908 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 an independent during the 1908 college football season. In their second year under head coach W. E. Metzenthin, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 5–4.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 10TCUW 11–6[2][3]
October 17Baylor
W 12–5[4]
October 24Colorado College
  • Clark Field
  • Austin, TX
L 0–16[5][6]
November 2Arkansas
W 21–0[7]
November 5Southwestern (TX)
  • Clark Field
  • Austin, TX
L 9–11[8]
November 9vs. Texas A&MW 24–8[9]
November 13at OklahomaL 0–50[10]
November 18Tulane
  • Clark Field
  • Austin, TX
L 15–28[11]
November 26Texas A&M
  • Clark Field
  • Austin, TX
W 28–12[12]

References

  1. "1908 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  2. "Christians Play Well". The Austin Daily Statesmen. Austin, Texas. October 11, 1908. p. 3. Retrieved August 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. "Christians Play Well (continued)". The Austin Daily Statesmen. Austin, Texas. October 11, 1908. p. 4. Retrieved August 19, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Texas defeats Baylor by the score of 27 to 5". The San Antonio Daily Express. October 18, 1908. Retrieved April 28, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Out of the West: Colorado Lochinvars Defeat Longhorns by Score of 16 to 0". The Austin Daily Statesman. October 25, 1908. pp. 3, 4 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Texas loses to Colorado". The Fort Worth Telegram. October 25, 1908. Retrieved April 28, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Texas wins from U. of A., 21–0". The Arkansas Gazette. November 3, 1908. Retrieved April 28, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Texas beaten; Varsity eleven receives surprise at hands of untrained team". The Houston Daily Post. November 6, 1908. Retrieved April 28, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "A. & M. defeated at football by Texas University team". El Paso Herald. November 10, 1908. Retrieved April 28, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Swept off field is the Texas team". The Fort Worth Record. November 14, 1908. Retrieved April 28, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Tulane boys win; Outplay Texans and win on their football merits". Austin American-Statesman. November 19, 1908. Retrieved March 31, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "For eleventh time on Clarke Field Texas warriors defeat A. & M." The Fort Worth Record. November 27, 1908. Retrieved April 28, 2023 via Newspapers.com.