1933 Texas Longhorns football team

The 1933 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 1933 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Clyde Littlefield, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 4–5–2, with a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play, and finished fifth in the SWC.^[1]

1933 Texas Longhorns football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	4–5–2 (2–3–1 SWC)
Head coach	Clyde Littlefield (7th season)
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1932 1934 →

1933 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Arkansas	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
TCU	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
Baylor	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Texas A&M	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Texas	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	2
SMU	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	1
Rice	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Because of an ineligible played used by Arkansas, no championship was awarded.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	at Southwestern (TX)*	Snyder Field Georgetown, TX	W 46–0	2,000	[2]
September 30	Texas Mines*	War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 22–6		[3]
October 7	at Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 0–26	18,000	[4]
October 14	vs. Oklahoma*	Fair Park Stadium Dallas, TX (rivalry)	L 0–9	20,000	[5]
October 21	vs. Centenary*	Eagle Field[6] San Antonio, TX	T 0–0	10,000	[7][8]
October 28	Rice	War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 18–0		[9]
November 4	at SMU	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	W 10–0		[10]
November 11	Baylor	War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 0–3	11,000	[11]
November 18	TCU	War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 0–30		[12]
November 24	Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 6–20		[13]
November 30	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	T 10–10	25,000	[14]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1933 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
2. "Longhorns crush Pirates with powerful scoring thrust". Sunday American-Statesman. September 24, 1933. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Weldon Hart (October 1, 1933). "Hilliard's twinkling feet give Texas 22–6 victory: Old snake hips paves way for Steers's victory". Sunday American-Statesman. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Huskers display power in 26–0 win". Omaha World-Herald. October 8, 1933. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Lucky breaks enable the Sooners to defeat Longhorns". Waco Sunday Tribune-Herald. October 15, 1933. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Steers, Gents play 0–0 tie". San Antonio Light. October 22, 1933. Retrieved April 25, 2021 – via NewspaperArchives.com.
7. Hopkins, A. S. (Hop) (October 22, 1933). "Longhorns hold Centenary lads to scoreless tie". The Austin American. p. 1. Retrieved September 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
8. Hopkins, A. S. (Hop) (October 22, 1933). "Longhorns battle against Gents, but lack punch". The Austin American. p. 7. Retrieved September 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "Longhorns open Southwest Conference race by defeating Rice 18 to 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 29, 1933. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Hilliard leads Longhorns to 10–0 victory over S.M.U." The Galveston Daily News. November 5, 1933. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Baylor's field goal beats Steers in close battle". Sunday American-Statesman. November 12, 1933. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "T.C.U. smashes Steers 30–0". The Brownsville Herald. November 19, 1933. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Arkansas beats Texas to claim Southwest grid title". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 25, 1933. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Texas Aggies, Longhorns tie". The El Paso Times. December 1, 1933. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.