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
SWC champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–2 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

1928 was also the first year in which Texas wore their now distinctive "burnt orange" jerseys.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29St. Edwards*W 32–0[2]
October 6Texas Tech*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 12–0[3]
October 13vs. Vanderbilt*
L 12–13[4]
October 20Arkansas
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 20–7[5]
October 27at RiceW 13–69,000[6]
November 3SMU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
L 2–616,000[7]
November 10at BaylorW 6–0[8]
November 17at TCUW 6–0[9]
November 29Texas A&M
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 19–045,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1928 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "Longhorns crash Saint line in gridiron premiere Saturday, 32–0". Sunday American-Statesman. September 30, 1928. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Texas Tech hard match for Steers". The Brownsville Herald. October 7, 1928. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Vanderbilt scores early to defeat Texas, 13 to 12". The Commercial Appeal. October 14, 1928. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Longhorns win over Porkers". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 21, 1928. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Longhorns and Rice present stirring fight". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 28, 1928. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Longhorns gore Baylor Bruins by 6 to 0". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 11, 1928. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Longhorns swarm over Aggies for 19 to 0 victory". The Waco News-Tribune. November 30, 1928. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.