1896 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–2–1 (1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJulius House, James S. Jones
Home stadiumVarsity Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1895
1897 →
1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
LSU + 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 0
Georgia + 2 – 0 – 0 4 – 0 – 0
Vanderbilt 2 – 0 – 2 3 – 2 – 2
Auburn 3 – 1 – 0 3 – 1 – 0
Texas 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 2 – 1
Alabama 1 – 1 – 0 2 – 1 – 0
Kentucky State College 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Sewanee 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Tennessee 0 – 0 – 0 4 – 0 – 0
Tulane 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
Nashville 0 – 1 – 1 0 – 1 – 1
Mercer 0 – 2 – 1 0 – 2 – 1
Central (KY) 0 – 2 – 1 0 – 3 – 1
Mississippi A&M 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 4 – 0
SW Presbyterian 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
Cumberland (TN)   –     –  
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1896 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas in the 1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by Harry Orman Robinson in his first and only season as head coach, the team compiled an overall record of 4–2–1 with a mark of 1–1 in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) play.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 173:40 p.m.Galveston*
W 42–0800[1]
October 24at Dallas*Dallas, TXT 0–0
November 73:35 p.m.San Antonio*
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
W 12–4[2]
November 143:30 p.m.at Tulane
W 12–4800[3][4][5]
November 16at LSU
L 0–14[6]
November 26Dallas*
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
W 22–42,000[7]
December 143:45 p.m.Missouri*
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
L 0–10[8]
December 25vs. Missouri*L 0–12 (exhibition)3,000[9]
December 29vs. Missouri*
T 0–0 (exhibition)[10]
January 210:00 a.m.vs. Missouri*L 6–18 (exhibition)300[11]

References

  1. ^ "The 'Varsity Team Won". Austin Daily Statesman. Austin, Texas. October 18, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Yesterday's Ball Game". Austin Daily Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 8, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Football". The Daily Picayune. New Orleans, Louisiana. November 14, 1896. p. 5. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "That Texas Team Wins Once More". The Daily Picayune. New Orleans, Louisiana. November 15, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "That Texas Team Wins Once More (continued)". The Daily Picayune. New Orleans, Louisiana. November 15, 1896. p. 9. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Football". Times-Picayune. November 17, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved May 12, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "'Varsity, 'Varsity, U. T. A." Austin Daily Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 27, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "'Varsity Boys Defeated". Austin Daily Statesman. Austin, Texas. December 15, 1896. p. 5. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Tigers' First Game In Mexico". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. December 27, 1896. p. 15. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Football Game In Mexico". Austin Daily Statesman. Austin, Texas. December 30, 1896. p. 2. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Back From Mexico". Austin Daily Statesman. Austin, Texas. January 3, 1897. p. 7. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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