1916 Texas Longhorns football team

The 1916 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 1916 college football season. In their first year under head coach Eugene Van Gent, the team compiled an overall record of 7–2, and 6–1 in the SWC.^[2] During the A&M game the first Bevo was unveiled.

1916 Texas Longhorns football
SWC champion
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	7–2 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach	Eugene Van Gent (1st season)
Captain	Pig Dittmar
Home stadium	Clark Field
Seasons ← 1915 1917 →

1916 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Texas	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Baylor	3	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Rice	2	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	2
Oklahoma	2	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Texas A&M	1	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Arkansas	0	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Oklahoma A&M	0	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Southwestern (TX)	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
No champion recognized[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	SMU*	Clark Field Austin, TX	W 74–0	2,400	[3]
October 7	Rice	Clark Field Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 16–2		[4]
October 13	vs. Oklahoma A&M	League Park San Antonio, TX	W 14–6	5,000	[5]
October 21	vs. Oklahoma	Fair Park Stadium Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 21–7		[6]
October 28	Baylor	Clark Field Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 3–7		[7]
November 4	at Missouri*	Rollins Field Columbia, MO	L 0–3		[8]
November 14	Arkansas	Clark Field Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 52–0		[9]
November 21	Southwestern (TX)	Clark Field Austin, TX	W 17–3		[10]
November 30	Texas A&M	Clark Field Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 21–7	15,000	[11]
*Non-conference game