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1899 Texas Longhorns football team

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1899 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–2 (3–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumVarsity Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1898
1900 →
1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sewanee $ 11 0 0 12 0 0
Vanderbilt 5 0 0 7 2 0
Alabama 1 0 0 3 1 0
Nashville 4 1 0 4 1 1
Tennessee 2 1 0 6 2 0
Auburn 2 1 1 3 1 1
Texas 3 2 0 6 2 0
North Carolina 1 1 0 7 3 0
Ole Miss 3 4 0 3 4 0
Georgia 2 3 1 2 3 1
Clemson 1 2 0 4 2 0
Central (KY) 1 2 0 1 2 0
LSU 1 3 0 1 4 0
Kentucky State 0 1 0 5 2 2
SW Presbyterian 0 1 0 1 1 0
Cumberland (TN) 0 3 0 0 3 0
Georgia Tech 0 5 0 0 6 0
Tulane 0 5 0 0 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1899 Texas Varsity[a] football team represented The University of Texas (now known as the University of Texas at Austin) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1899 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Maurice Gordon Clarke, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 6–2.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 21at Dallas University*Dallas, TXW 11–6[2]
October 31San Antonio Town Team*W 28–0[3]
November 4vs. Texas A&M*
W 6–04,000[4]
November 9Sewanee
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
L 0–122,500[5]
November 18at VanderbiltL 0–6[6]
November 20at Tulane
W 11–0[7]
November 25Tulane
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
W 32–0[8]
November 30LSU
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
W 29–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game

Personnel

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Line

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Player Position Games
played
Home town Height Weight Age
Walter Schreiner Right End 8 Kerrville, Texas 5'10" 144 22
M. McMahon Right Tackle 8 Savoy, Texas 5'11" 166 21
L.G. Sam Right Guard 8 Houston, Texas 6'2" 227 20
Edward Overshiner Center 8 Valley View, Texas 5'10" 171 25
John Scott Left Guard 8 Hallsville, Texas 5'8" 180 22
James Hart [C] Left Tackle 7 Austin, Texas 6'2" 164 21
Walter Montieth Left End 8 Belton, Texas 5'11" 160 22

Backfield

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Player Position Games
played
Home town Height Weight Age
Semp Russ Quarterback 6 San Antonio, Texas 5'7" 142 22
Cade Bethea Right Halfback 4 Seven Oaks, Texas 5'8" 164 21
Raymond Keller Left Halfback 8 San Antonio, Texas 5'10" 164 22
Christopher Cole Fullback 8 San Antonio, Texas 5'10" 150 22

Subs

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Player Position Games
played
Home town Height Weight Age
Hartford Jenkins Tackle 4 Bastrop, Texas 5'10" 166 18
A.S. Thweatt Halfback 2 Austin, Texas 5'6" 150 20
A.T. Cole Guard 3 Cleburne, Texas 5'10" 180 28
Joe Byrd Halfback 5 Missouri 5'8" 145 20
Claude McClellan Guard 4 Coleman, Texas 5'7" 160 21

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References

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  1. ^ They weren't called the Longhorns until 1903.
  1. ^ "Texas Yearly Results (1895-1899)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
  2. ^ "Football leads to fight". Fort Worth Morning Register. October 22, 1899. Retrieved April 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "The 'Varsity beat the visitors badly yesterday". Austin Daily Statesman. November 1, 1899. Retrieved April 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "The Agricultural boys were made to wilt by 'Varsity". Austin Daily Statesman. November 5, 1899. Retrieved April 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sewanee defeats University of Texas in spirited game". The Arkansas Gazette. November 10, 1899. Retrieved April 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas up against it again". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 19, 1899. Retrieved April 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tulane shut out; University of Texas men rolled up a score of eleven by hard work". The Commercial Appeal. November 21, 1899. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "The Varsity boys came out big winner in the game". Austin Daily Statesman. November 26, 1899. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "'Varsity vs. Baton Rouge; Texas boys won in the Austin game, 29 to 0". Fort Worth Morning Register. December 1, 1899. Retrieved April 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cactus Yearbook 1900". utexas.edu. 1900. Retrieved December 27, 2024.