The 1943 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 1943 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Dana X. Bible, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 7–1–1, with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, and finished as SWC champion. Texas concluded their season with a tie against Randolph Field in the Cotton Bowl Classic.[1]
| 1943 Texas Longhorns football | |
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SWC champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, T 7–7 vs. Randolph Field | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 14 |
| Record | 7–1–1 (5–0 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 14 Texas $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Before the season began, Tom Landry left the Longhorns and joined the Army Air Corps.[2] In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Texas ranked 13th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 103.9.[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 25 | 2:30 p.m. | Blackland AAF* | W 65–6 | 9,000 | [4][5][6][7] | ||
| October 2 | Southwestern (TX)* |
| L 7–14 | [8] | |||
| October 9 | vs. Oklahoma* | W 13–7 | 18,500 | [9] | |||
| October 16 | Arkansas |
| W 34–0 | [10] | |||
| October 23 | Rice | No. 16 |
| W 58–0 | [11] | ||
| October 30 | at SMU | No. 12 | W 20–0 | [12] | |||
| November 13 | TCU | No. 16 |
| W 46–7 | 12,000 | [13] | |
| November 25 | at No. 16 Texas A&M | No. 12 | W 27–13 | 32,000 | [14] | ||
| January 1, 1944 | vs. Randolph Field* | No. 14 |
| T 7–7 | 15,000 | [15] | |
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Rankings
edit| Week | |||||||||
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | — | — | 16 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
Awards and honors
edit- Joe Parker, Cotton Bowl co-Most Valuable Player
References
edit- ^ "1943 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, p.27, 2008, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6
- ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Hart, Weldon (September 25, 1943). "Texas Opens Grid Season Here Today". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. p. 1. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Hart, Weldon (September 25, 1943). "Young Steers Face Husky Eagles Today (continued)". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. p. 7. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Hart, Weldon (September 26, 1943). "Steers Crush Blackland In Opener, 65-6". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. 1. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Hart, Weldon (September 26, 1943). "Steers Show Eagles Dust in Opener, 65-6 (continued)". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. 9. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Southwestern Pirates outclass mighty Texas U. 14 to 7". Waco Sunday Tribune-Herald. October 3, 1943. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Longhorns come from behind to beat Oklahoma University, 13–7". Wichita Daily Times. October 10, 1943. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Longhorns unleash power to smother Arkansas eleven 34–0". The Galveston Daily News. October 17, 1943. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Longhorns continue on title path with rousing 58 to 0 victory over Rice Owls". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 24, 1943. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Biblemen ride Ponies to 20–0 conclusive fall". Sunday American-Statesman. October 31, 1943. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TCU gets lead but Longhorns roar into win". Sunday Courier-Times-Telegraph. November 14, 1943. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas whips stout Aggie team, 27 to 13". The Shreveport Times. November 26, 1943. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harold V. Ratliff (January 2, 1944). "Longhorns And Randolph Field Battle To 7-7 Deadlock: Dobbs Puts On Great Show For Drenched Fans". The Brownsville Herald (AP story). p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
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