1944 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–4 (3–2 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
TCU $ 3 – 1 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Texas 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Arkansas 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Texas A&M 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
SMU 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Rice 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 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 1944 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach Dana X. Bible, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 5–4, with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, and finished second in the SWC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Southwestern (TX)*
W 20–014,500[2]
October 7No. 4 Randolph Field*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
L 6–4219,000[3]
October 14vs. Oklahoma*
W 20–023,000[4]
October 21at Arkansas
W 19–010,000[5]
October 28at Rice
L 0–725,000[6]
November 4SMU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 34–712,000[7]
November 11Oklahoma A&M*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
L 8–1313,000[8]
November 18at TCU
L 6–72,000[9]
November 30Texas A&M
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 6–043,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1944 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "Longhorns look unimpressive in defeating Southwestern". Sunday American-Statesman. October 1, 1944. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Longhorns Take 42-6 Trouncing From Randolph". Valley Evening Monitor. October 8, 1944. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Layne sparks Texas to 20–0 win over Sooners". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 15, 1944. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Texas power is too much for Arkansas". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 22, 1944. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bucky Sheffield leads Rice to upset victory over Texas". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 29, 1944. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Longhorns defeat SMU in 34–7 tilt". Valley Morning Star. November 5, 1944. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Two late passes give Aggies 13–8 win over Texas". Muskogee Daily Phoenix. November 12, 1944. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Frogs nose out Texas 7–6, hold conference lead". Valley Evening Monitor. November 19, 1944. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Memorial Field jinx, Bobby Layne slap Aggies 6–0". Amarillo Daily News. December 1, 1944. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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