| 1916 Texas Longhorns football | |
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SWC champion | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 7–2 (6–1 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Clark Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 30 | SMU* | W 74–0 | 2,400 | [3] | |
| October 7 | Rice |
| W 16–2 | [4] | |
| October 13 | vs. Oklahoma A&M | W 14–6 | 5,000 | [5] | |
| October 21 | vs. Oklahoma | W 21–7 | [6] | ||
| October 28 | Baylor |
| L 3–7 | [7] | |
| November 4 | at Missouri* | L 0–3 | [8] | ||
| November 14 | Arkansas |
| W 52–0 | [9] | |
| November 21 | Southwestern (TX) |
| W 17–3 | [10] | |
| November 30 | Texas A&M |
| W 21–7 | 15,000 | [11] |
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References
- ^ http://www.thompsonian.info/swc-historical-standings.pdf
- ^ "1916 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ "S.M.U. badly whipped by Longhorns". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 1, 1916. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Varsity defeated Rice 16 to 2 in hard contest". Houston Daily Post. October 8, 1916. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies beaten by Longhorn passes". The Daily Oklahoman. October 14, 1916. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sooners bow to the Longhorns". Tulsa Daily World. October 22, 1916. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor University defeats Texas, 7–3". The El Paso Times. October 29, 1916. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers, in final period, kick goal that beats Texas". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 5, 1916. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas men run riot over Razorbacks". The Commercial Appeal. November 15, 1916. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas trampled on Methodists". The Houston Post. November 22, 1916. Retrieved August 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Longhorns win brilliant game with Texas A. & M. 21 to 7". The Shreveport Times. December 1, 1916. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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