The 1936 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 1936 college football season. In their third year under head coach Jack Chevigny, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 2–6–1, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the SWC.[1]
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 2–6–1 (1–5 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 18 Arkansas $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 TCU | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 3 | LSU* | T 6–6 | 15,000 | [2] | |
| October 10 | vs. Oklahoma* | W 6–0 | 25,000 | [3] | |
| October 17 | Baylor |
| L 18–21 | [4] | |
| October 24 | at Rice | L 0–7 | 17,000 | [5] | |
| October 31 | No. 15 SMU |
| L 7–14 | 16,000 | [6] |
| November 7 | at TCU | L 6–27 | 12,000 | [7] | |
| November 14 | at No. 2 Minnesota* | L 19–47 | 47,400 | [8] | |
| November 26 | Texas A&M |
| W 7–0 | 35,000 | [9] |
| December 5 | at Arkansas | L 0–6 | 7,000 | [10] | |
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References
edit- ^ "1936 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
- ^ "Louisiana State and Texas battle to 6–6 tie". Monroe Morning World. October 4, 1936. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Longhorns take to air to beat Sooners in last quarter, 6–0". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 11, 1936. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor Bears stage wild comeback to beat Steers". Valley Morning Star. October 18, 1936. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice conquers Texas U. in last quarter, 7 to 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 25, 1936. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.M.U. defeats stubborn Texas by 14 to 7 score". Sunday American-Statesman. November 1, 1936. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Frogs win rough and tumble game". Big Spring Daily Herald. November 8, 1936. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gopher power routs Texas eleven, 47–19". Chicago Tribune. November 15, 1936. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Inspired Longorns uphold jinx to hand Aggies 7–0 loss". Tyler Morning Telegraph. November 27, 1936. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Passing Porkers trip Texas, 6 to 0". The Birmingham News. December 6, 1936. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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