1923 Texas Longhorns football team

The 1923 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 1923 college football season. In their first year under head coach E. J. Stewart, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 8–0–1 and a mark of 2–0–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SWC. Texas shutout seven of nine opponents and outscored all opponents by a collective total of 241 to 21^[1]

1923 Texas Longhorns football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	8–0–1 (2–0–1 SWC)
Head coach	E. J. Stewart (1st season)
Home stadium	Clark Field
Uniform
Seasons ← 1922 1924 →

1923 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
SMU $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Texas	2	–	0	–	1			8	–	0	–	1
TCU	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Baylor	1	–	1	–	2			5	–	1	–	2
Arkansas	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Oklahoma A&M	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Rice	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Texas A&M	0	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Texas upset a powerful Vanderbilt squad 16 to 0 at the State Fair.^[2] The highlight of the game was a run by Oscar Eckhardt, running over multiple Vanderbilt tacklers and regaining his balance with a hand on the ground at the 8-yard line.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Austin*	Clark Field Austin, TX	W 31–0		[3]
October 6	Phillips*	Clark Field Austin, TX	W 51–0		[4]
October 13	vs. Tulane*	Magnolia Ballpark Beaumont, TX	W 33–0	8,000	[5]
October 20	vs. Vanderbilt*	Fair Park Stadium Dallas, TX	W 16–0	15,000	[6]
October 27	Southwestern (TX)*	Clark Field Austin, TX	W 44–0		[7]
November 3	Rice	Clark Field Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 27–0		[8]
November 10	at Baylor	Cotton Palace Waco, TX (rivalry)	T 7–7		[9]
November 17	Oklahoma*	Clark Field Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 26–14		[10]
November 29	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 6–0		[11]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1923 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
2. "Great Games and Moments: Pre-1940s".
3. "Varsity wins from Kangaroos 31–0". The Austin American. September 29, 1923. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Longhorns win 51 to 0 over Phillips". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1923. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Texas Longhorns defeat Tulane by score of 31–0". The Houston Post. October 14, 1923. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Texas U. in surprise win over Vanderbilt". The Commercial Appeal. October 21, 1923. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Powerful Longhorn machine tramples on Southwestern". The Austin American. October 28, 1923. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Texas University has easy time downing Rice outfit". Fort Worth Record-Telegram. November 4, 1923. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Longhorns and Bruins tie". The Houston Post. November 11, 1923. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Texas Longhorns outplay Sooners and win, 26 to 14". Tulsa Daily World. November 18, 1923. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Texas Aggies forced to bow to Longhorns". The Shreveport Times. November 30, 1923. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.