American college football season
The 1898 Texas Longhorns football team represented The University of Texas (now known as the University of Texas at Austin) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1898 college football season. Led by first-year head coach David Farragut Edwards, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 5–1.[1]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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October 15 | 3:40 p.m. | at Add-Ran Christian* | Waco, TX (rivalry) | W 16–0 | [2] |
October 22 | | Texas A&M* | | W 48–0 | [3] |
October 29 | | Galveston High School* | - Varsity Athletic Field
- Austin, TX
| W 17–0 | [4] |
November 5 | 3:30 p.m. | Add-Ran Christian* | - Varsity Athletic Field
- Austin, TX
| W 29–0 | [5] |
November 10 | | Sewanee | - Varsity Athletic Field
- Austin, TX
| L 0–4 | [6] |
November 24 | | at Dallas* | - Varsity Athletic Field
- Austin, TX
| W 26–0 | [7] |
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References
- ^ "Texas Yearly Results (1895-1899)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- ^ "'Varsity Eleven Wins". Austin Daily Statesman. Austin, Texas. October 16, 1898. p. 1. Retrieved August 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Varsity eleven, 48; A. and M. 0; Contest at Athletic Park was a big sided victory for University". Austin Daily Statesman. October 23, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Austin 17, Galveston 0; The 'Varsity eleven was too much for the Island City team". Houston Daily Post. October 30, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "'Varsity Won Again". Austin Daily Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 6, 1898. p. 4. Retrieved August 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Brilliant football; Sewanee defeats the University of Texas". The Times-Democrat. November 11, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "University 26, Dallas 0". Houston Daily Post. November 25, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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