1914 Texas Longhorns football team

The 1914 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas as an independent during the 1914 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Dave Allerdice, the Longhorns compiled an 8–0 record, shut out five of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 358 to 21.^[1][2]

1914 Texas Longhorns football
National champion (Billingsley MOV)
Conference	Independent
Record	8–0
Head coach	Dave Allerdice (4th season)
Home stadium	Clark Field
Seasons ← 1913 1915 →

1914 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Texas			–					8	–	0	–	0
Middle Tennessee State Normal			–					5	–	0	–	1
Oklahoma			–					9	–	1	–	1
Delaware			–					7	–	1	–	1
Davidson			–					5	–	1	–	1
Georgia Tech			–					6	–	2	–	0
Presbyterian			–					4	–	1	–	1
Oklahoma A&M			–					6	–	2	–	1
Navy			–					6	–	3	–	0
Maryland			–					5	–	3	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial			–					5	–	3	–	0
Howard (AL)			–					4	–	3	–	1
Maryville (TN)			–					6	–	4	–	0
Marshall			–					5	–	4	–	0
West Virginia			–					5	–	4	–	0
Rice			–					3	–	2	–	3
North Texas State Normal			–					3	–	3	–	0
South Carolina			–					5	–	5	–	1
VMI			–					4	–	4	–	0
Mississippi Normal			–					2	–	3	–	1
Texas Mines			–					2	–	3	–	0
Western Kentucky State Normal			–					1	–	2	–	0
Baylor			–					3	–	5	–	2
West Tennessee State Normal			–					3	–	5	–	0
Arkansas			–					3	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Industrial			–					2	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest			–					3	–	6	–	0
Furman			–					2	–	5	–	0
Southwest Texas State			–					2	–	6	–	0
Louisville			–					1	–	7	–	0
Catholic University			–					0	–	6	–	1

There was no contemporaneous system in 1914 for determining a national champion. However, Texas was retroactively named as the national champion by the Billingsley Report using its alternate "margin of victory" methodology. Other selectors chose Army or Illinois as the national champion.^[3]

Guard Louis Jordan was selected by Walter Camp as a second-team player on the 1914 All-America college football team.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 3		Trinity (TX)*	Clark Field Austin, TX	W 30–0		[5]
October 10		Baylor	Clark Field Austin, TX	W 57–0		[6]
October 17		Rice	Clark Field Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 41–0		[7]
October 24		vs. Oklahoma	Fair Park Stadium Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	W 32–7	7,500	[8]
October 31		Southwestern (TX)	Clark Field Austin, TX	W 70–0		[9]
November 7	3:00 p.m.	vs. Haskell	West End Park Houston, TX	W 23–7	5,300	[10][11]
November 17		Ole Miss	Clark Field Austin, TX	W 66–7		[12]
November 26	3:07 p.m.	Wabash	Clark Field Austin, TX	W 39–0		[13]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "1914 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 30, 2022.
2. "Texas Yearly Results (1910-1914)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
3. 2020 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). Indianapolis: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. July 2020. pp. 112–114. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
4. "Walter Camp's Three All-American Elevens". The Syracuse Herald. December 13, 1914.
5. "Longhorns Defeat Trinity, 30 to 0". The Austin Daily Statesman. October 4, 1914. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Score 57 to 0 in Texas-Baylor Game". The Austin Daily Statesman. October 11, 1914. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Texas Wins 41 to 0 Rice Boys Plucky". The Austin Daily Statesman. October 18, 1914. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "U. of T. Works Forward Passes for 32-7 Victory Over Oklahoma". The Austin Daily Statesman. October 25, 1914. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Longhorns Defeat Southwestern 69-0". The Austin Daily Statesman. November 1, 1914. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Longhorns Battle With Wiley Redskins From Haskell This Afternoon At 3:00". Houston Post. Houston, Texas. November 7, 1914. p. 4. Retrieved August 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
11. Gillepsie, Julian E. (November 8, 1914). "Longhorns Crush Indians, 23-7, In Most Brilliant Football See This Year". Austin American. Austin, Texas. p. 7. Retrieved August 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
12. "Texas Defeats Mississippi by Score of 66 to 7". The Austin Daily Statesman. November 18, 1914. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Texas Eleven Defeats Wabash by 39-0 Score". The Austin Daily Statesman. November 27, 1914. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "1914 Texas Longhorns". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.