1897 Texas Longhorns football team

American college football season

1897 Texas Longhorns football

Conference| Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record| 6–2 (0–0 SIAA)
Head coach|

* Walter F. Kelly (1st season)

Home stadium| Varsity Athletic Field

Seasons

<- 1896

1898 ->

1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Vanderbilt $  | 3  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 1
Georgia | 2  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0
Auburn | 2  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 0  | - | 1
Tennessee | 1  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0
Central (KY) | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0
Nashville | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0
Alabama | 0  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 0  | - | 0
Texas | 0  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
LSU | 0  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0
Sewanee | 1  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 1  | - | 3  | - | 1
Clemson | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0
Mercer | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 2  | - | 1
Cumberland (TN) | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0
Kentucky State College | 0  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0
SW Presbyterian | 0  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 0  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1897 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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October 23| San Antonio Town Team*|

* Varsity Athletic Field
* Austin, TX

| W 10–0| [1]
October 30| at Dallas University*|

* Cycle Park
* Dallas, TX

| L 4–20| [2]
November 1| Fort Worth University*| Fort Worth, TX| L 0–6| [3]
November 3| at Add-Ran Christian*| Waco, TX (rivalry)| W 16–10| [4]
November 13| Houston Town Team*|

* Varsity Athletic Field
* Austin, TX

| W 42–6| [5]
November 20| at San Antonio Town Team*| San Antonio, TX| W 12–0| [6]
November 25| Fort Worth University*|

* Varsity Athletic Field
* Austin, TX

| W 38–0| [7]
December 11| Dallas*|

* Varsity Athletic Field
* Austin, TX

| W 20–16| [8]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ "The boys on the gridiron; The Varsity eleven capture their first scalp yesterday". Austin Daily Statesman. October 24, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "The Dallas team beat the "Varsity aggregation yesterday". Fort Worth Register. October 31, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "'Varsity again downed, Was outclassed by the local eleven of Fort Worth". The Houston Post. November 2, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "'Varsity Won". Austin Daily Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 4, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved August 18, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "By a score of 42 to 6, Houston was very easily defeated by 'Varsity". The Houston Post. November 14, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "The 'Varsity team defeated the San Antonio eleven by a score of 12 to 0". Austin Daily Statesman. November 21, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "'Varsity won yesterday". Austin Daily Statesman. November 26, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Varsity was victorious, Dallas by a score of twenty to sixteen". The Houston Post. December 12, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.

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Texas Longhorns football

Venues|

* Clark Field (1896–1924)
* Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium (1924–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Arkansas
* Baylor
* Oklahoma (Red River Rivalry)
* Rice
* TCU
* Texas A&M (Lone Star Showdown)
* Texas Tech

Culture & lore|

* History
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* Hex Rally
* 1969 "Game of the Century"
* Longhorn Band
* The University of Texas National Championship 2005
* 2005 Ohio State game
* 2007 player suspensions
* 2008 Texas Tech game
* 2008 Big 12 South 3-way tie controversy
* 1 Second Left
* My All American
* 4th & 13

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