1948 Texas Longhorns football
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 41–28 vs. Georgia
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–3–1 (4–1–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 SMU $ 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
Texas 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Baylor 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 2
Rice 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Arkansas 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
TCU 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Texas A&M 0 – 5 – 1 0 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 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 1948 college football season. In their second year under head coach Blair Cherry, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 7–3–1, with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SWC. Texas concluded their season with a victory over Georgia in the Orange Bowl.[1]

After the season, Tom Landry signed with the New York Yanks of the All-America Football Conference.[2] Texas was ranked at No. 20 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 182:00 p.m.LSU*
W 33–047,500[4]
September 252:30 p.m.at North Carolina*
L 7–3443,500[5]
October 22:00 p.m.New Mexico*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 47–031,000[6]
October 9vs. Oklahoma*No. 16
L 14–2067,435[7]
October 162:00 p.m.Arkansas
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 14–646,000[8]
October 232:30 p.m.at Rice
W 20–730,000[9]
October 302:00 p.m.No. 11 SMUNo. 20
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
L 6–2168,750[10]
November 62:30 p.m.at Baylor
W 13–1020,000[11]
November 132:00 p.m.at TCU
W 14–732,000[12]
November 252:00 p.m.Texas A&M
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
T 14–1468,000[13]
January 1, 1949vs. No. 8 Georgia*
W 41–2860,523[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Rankings

See also: 1948 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP16——20т—————

References

  1. ^ "1948 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  2. ^ Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, p.27, 2008, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6
  3. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Longhorns display fine ground game to crush LSU Bengals, 33–0". The Shreveport Times. September 19, 1948. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Carolina thrashes Texas, 34–7, in upset before 43,500 fans". Winston-Salem Journal. September 26, 1948. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas Longhorns overpower New Mexico Lobos, 47 to 0". Arizona Daily Star. October 3, 1948. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Record crowd sees Oklahoma defeat Longhorns, 20–14". Sunday Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 10, 1948. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Texas ties up Scott; Whips Arkansas, 14–6". The Brownsville Herald. October 17, 1948. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Steers win, 20–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 24, 1948. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "68,750 see Walker leead SMU to victory over Texas, 21–6". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 31, 1948. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Texas Longhorns ramble by Baylor". The Odessa American. November 7, 1948. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Texas fights back, whips TCU, 17 to 7". Clinton Daily News. November 14, 1948. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Never-say-die Aggies battle Longhorns to 14–14 tie". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. November 26, 1948. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Longhorns batter Bulldogs, 41 to 28". Pensacola News Journal. January 2, 1949. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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