1900 Texas Longhorns football team

American college football season

1900 Texas Longhorns football

Champions of the Southwest[1]

Conference| Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record| 6–0 (1–0 SIAA)
Head coach|

* Samuel Huston Thompson (1st season)

Home stadium| Varsity Athletic Field

Seasons

<- 1899

1901 ->

1900 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Clemson \+  | 2  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0
Auburn | 4  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 0
Tulane | 3  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0
Texas | 1  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0
Sewanee \+  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1
North Carolina | 3  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 1  | - | 3
Vanderbilt | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 1
Alabama | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0
Nashville | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0
Georgia | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0
Tennessee | 0  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1
Cumberland (TN) | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0
LSU | 0  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0
Kentucky State | 0  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Ole Miss | 0  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 3  | - | 0
Georgia Tech | 0  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1900 Texas Varsity[a] football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1900 college football season. In their first year under head coach Samuel Huston Thompson, the Longhorns compiled an undefeated 6–0 and outscored opponents by a collective total of 113 to 13.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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October 10| Oklahoma*|

* Varsity Athletic Field
* Austin, TX (Red River Shootout)

| W 28–2| | [2]
October 13| vs. Vanderbilt|

* Dallas Fair Grounds
* Dallas, TX

| W 22–0| 3,000| [3]
October 27| vs. Texas A&M*|

* San Antonio Fairgrounds
* San Antonio, TX (rivalry)

| W 5–0| 1,200| [4]
November 17| Missouri*|

* Varsity Athletic Field
* Austin, TX

| W 17–11| | [5]
November 24| Kansas City Medical*|

* Varsity Athletic Field
* Austin, TX

| W 30–0| | [6]
November 29| Texas A&M*|

* Varsity Athletic Field
* Austin, TX

| W 11–0| 800| [7]

* *Non-conference game

## Personnel

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### Line

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Player  | Position  | Games
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Walter Schreiner | Right End | 6 | Kerrville, Texas | 5'10" | 154 | 23
M. McMahon | Right Tackle | 6 | Savoy, Texas | 5'11" | 175 | 22
L.G. Sam | Right Guard | 6 | Houston, Texas | 6'2" | 231 | 21
Jim McCall | Center | 6 | Weatherford, Texas | 5'8" | 180 | 19
D.A. McDaniel | Left Guard | 6 | Orangeville, Texas | 6'2" | 195 | 24
T.A. Kinder | Left Tackle | 6 | Plainview, Texas | 5'10" | 180 | 20
Walter Montieth | Left End | 6 | Belton, Texas | 5'11" | 165 | 23

### Backfield

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Semp Russ | Quarterback | 6 | San Antonio, Texas | 5'7" | 145 | 23
S.F. Leslie | Right Halfback | 6 | Bailey, Texas | 5'10" | 192 | 23
M.E. Kennard | Left Halfback | 3 | Grandview, Texas | 5'10" | 180 | 20
James Hart | Fullback | 6 | Austin, Texas | 6'2" | 170 | 22

#### Subs

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John De Lesdenier | Quarterback | 4 | Houston, Texas | 5'8" | 170 | 20
I.V. Duncan | End | 2 | Wharton, Texas | 5'10" | 154 | 19
Griggs | Guard | 3 | Houston, Texas | 6'1" | 218 | 20
Henne* | Left Guard
Ed Bewley* | Fullback
Connor* | Quarterback
Leonard J. Brown* | Right End

Started on the second team*[8]

## References

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1. ^ They weren't called the Longhorns until 1903.

1. ^ "University Texas 11, A. and M. 0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 30, 1900. Retrieved January 21, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Practice game yesterday, 'Varsity football team, have a still practice game with Oklahoma". Austin Daily Statesman. October 11, 1900. Retrieved January 21, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Texas University wins, an easy victory over Vanderbilt in football game". Fort Worth Record Morning Register. October 14, 1900. Retrieved January 21, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "'Varsity boys winners, met the Agriculturists in the historic Alamo City". Austin Daily Statesman. October 28, 1900. Retrieved January 21, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Texas 17, Missouri 11 - Boys from University at Austin stood the heat better than Tigers". The St Louis Republic. November 18, 1900. Retrieved January 21, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Texas 30, Kansas City 0". The Shreveport Times. November 25, 1900. Retrieved January 21, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Texas played football in the rain". Natchez Democrat. November 30, 1900. Retrieved January 21, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Cactus Yearbook 1901". utexas.edu. 1901. Retrieved December 26, 2024.

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Texas Longhorns football

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