1897 Texas Longhorns football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1897 Texas Longhorns football Texas football 1897.png 285 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association SIAA 6–2 0–0 Walter F. Kelly 1st R. Daniel Parker Jr. Varsity Athletic Field The 1897 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Schedule October 23 w y San Antonio Town Team Varsity Athletic Field Austin, TX 10–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-the-boys-on-th/136919586/ The boys on the gridiron; The Varsity eleven capture their first scalp yesterday Austin Daily Statesman October 24, 1897 December 16, 2023 Newspapers.com October 30 l y y Dallas University Cycle Park Dallas, TX 4–20 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-fort-worth-record-and-register-the-d/136919696/ The Dallas team beat the "Varsity aggregation yesterday Fort Worth Register October 31, 1897 December 16, 2023 Newspapers.com November 1 l y Fort Worth University Fort Worth, TX 0–6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-houston-post-varsity-again-downed/136919797/ 'Varsity again downed, Was outclassed by the local eleven of Fort Worth The Houston Post November 2, 1897 December 16, 2023 Newspapers.com November 3 w y y Add-Ran Christian Waco, TX rivalry 16–10 'Varsity Won https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83658640/austin-american-statesman/ Austin Daily Statesman Austin, Texas November 4, 1897 1 August 18, 2021 Newspapers.com November 13 w y Houston Town Team Varsity Athletic Field Austin, TX 42–6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-houston-post-by-a-score-of-42-to-6/136919890/ By a score of 42 to 6, Houston was very easily defeated by 'Varsity The Houston Post November 14, 1897 December 16, 2023 Newspapers.com November 20 w y y San Antonio Town Team San Pedro Park San Antonio, TX 12–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-the-varsity-t/136920016/ The 'Varsity team defeated the San Antonio eleven by a score of 12 to 0 Austin Daily Statesman November 21, 1897 December 16, 2023 Newspapers.comhttps://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1682679/m1/5/ Football San Antonio Sunday Light November 21, 1897 October 6, 2025 texashistory.unt.edu November 25 w y Fort Worth University Varsity Athletic Field Austin, TX 38–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-varsity-won-y/136920124/ 'Varsity won yesterday Austin Daily Statesman November 26, 1897 December 16, 2023 Newspapers.com December 11 w y Dallas Varsity Athletic Field Austin, TX 20–16 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-houston-post-varsity-was-victorious/136920197/ Varsity was victorious, Dallas by a score of twenty to sixteen The Houston Post December 12, 1897 December 16, 2023 Newspapers.com Personnel Lineup Texas Longhorns Player Position YearWalter SchreinerRight End2ndLamar BetheaRight Tackle2ndThomas KellyRight Guard2ndJack JenkinsCenter1stR.W. WorthamLeft Guard3rdR.D. Parker Jr. [C]Left Tackle4thJames HartLeft End1stA.G. Blacklock Quarterback1stCade BetheaRight Halfback1stBirch WooldridgeLeft Halfback1stOtto PfeifferFullback2nd Subs Texas Longhorns Player Position YearSam HogsettQuarterback1stC.H. LeavellHalfback2ndAndrew DenmarkGuard3rdCarl GroosFullback 1stCloyd Read 1sthttps://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/items/b578027f-fdf6-40e4-8893-d5857b949d0f Cactus Yearbook 1898 utexas.edu 2025-02-19 1898 References Texas Category:Texas Longhorns football seasons Texas Longhorns football