1897 Texas Longhorns football team

1897 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–2 (0–0 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainR. Daniel Parker Jr.
Home stadiumVarsity Athletic Field
1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 1
Georgia 2 – 0 – 0 2 – 1 – 0
Auburn 2 – 0 – 1 2 – 0 – 1
Central (KY) 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 2 – 0
Nashville 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 1 – 0
Alabama 0 – 0 – 0 1 – 0 – 0
Tennessee 0 – 0 – 0 4 – 1 – 1
Texas 0 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
LSU 0 – 0 – 0 1 – 1 – 0
Sewanee 1 – 2 – 1 1 – 3 – 1
Clemson 0 – 1 – 0 2 – 2 – 0
Mercer 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 2 – 1
Cumberland (TN) 0 – 1 – 0 0 – 1 – 0
Kentucky State College 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
SW Presbyterian 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1897 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 23San Antonio Town Team*
W 10–0[1]
October 30at Dallas University*
L 4–20[2]
November 1Fort Worth University*Fort Worth, TXL 0–6[3]
November 3at Add-Ran Christian*Waco, TX (rivalry)W 16–10[4]
November 13Houston Town Team*
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
W 42–6[5]
November 20at San Antonio Town Team*
W 12–0[6][7]
November 25Fort Worth University*
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
W 38–0[8]
December 11Dallas*
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
W 20–16[9]
  • *Non-conference game

Personnel

Lineup

Player Position Year
Walter Schreiner Right End 2nd
Lamar Bethea Right Tackle 2nd
Thomas Kelly Right Guard 2nd
Jack Jenkins Center 1st
R.W. Wortham Left Guard 3rd
R.D. Parker Jr. [C] Left Tackle 4th
James Hart Left End 1st
A.G. Blacklock Quarterback 1st
Cade Bethea Right Halfback 1st
Birch Wooldridge Left Halfback 1st
Otto Pfeiffer Fullback 2nd

Subs

Player Position Year
Sam Hogsett Quarterback 1st
C.H. Leavell Halfback 2nd
Andrew Denmark Guard 3rd
Carl Groos Fullback 1st
Cloyd Read 1st

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References

  1. ^ "The boys on the gridiron; The Varsity eleven capture their first scalp yesterday". Austin Daily Statesman. October 24, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "The Dallas team beat the "Varsity aggregation yesterday". Fort Worth Register. October 31, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "'Varsity again downed, Was outclassed by the local eleven of Fort Worth". The Houston Post. November 2, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "'Varsity Won". Austin Daily Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 4, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved August 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  5. ^ "By a score of 42 to 6, Houston was very easily defeated by 'Varsity". The Houston Post. November 14, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "The 'Varsity team defeated the San Antonio eleven by a score of 12 to 0". Austin Daily Statesman. November 21, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Football". San Antonio Sunday Light. November 21, 1897. Retrieved October 6, 2025 – via texashistory.unt.edu.
  8. ^ "'Varsity won yesterday". Austin Daily Statesman. November 26, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Varsity was victorious, Dallas by a score of twenty to sixteen". The Houston Post. December 12, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cactus Yearbook 1898". utexas.edu. 1898. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
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