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1928 Texas Longhorns football team

1928 Texas Longhorns football
SWC champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–2 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainRufus King
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

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

Schedule

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 Rice
W 13–69,000[6]
November 3SMU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
L 2–616,000[7]
November 10at Baylor
W 6–0[8]
November 17at TCU
W 6–0[9]
November 29Texas A&M
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 19–045,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  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.


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