1896 Texas Longhorns football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1896 Texas Longhorns football Texas football 1896.png 285 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association SIAA 4–2–1 1–1 Harry Orman Robinson 1st Julius House James S. Jones Varsity Athletic Field The 1896 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas in the 1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by Harry Orman Robinson in his first and only season as head coach, the team compiled an overall record of 4–2–1 with a mark of 1–1 in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) play. The team participated in the first gridiron football games played in Mexico through a series of exhibition games against the Missouri Tigers. Personnel Lineup Texas Longhorns Player Position YearJames Jones [Co-C]Right End2ndOtto PfeifferRight Tackle1stAndrew DenmarkRight Guard2ndJames ClarkeCenter1stR.W. WorthamLeft Guard2ndR.D. Parker Jr.Left Tackle3rdWallace RalstonLeft End3rdS.F. Acree Quarterback2ndJoseph MaytubbyRight Halfback1stJames CapertonLeft Halfback2ndArthur HomerFullback1st Subs Texas Longhorns Player Position YearC.H. LeavellHalfback1stClarence KingTackle1stLamar BetheaHalfback1stWalter SchreinerEnd 1stFrank Creswell 1stJerry DebenportGuard1sthttps://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/items/efcf1865-9255-4c27-a96b-a1dcb06afdef Cactus Yearbook 1897 utexas.edu 2025-02-19 1897 Schedule thumb|University of Texas Athletic Association season ticket for the 1896 season. October 17 3:40 p.m. w y Galveston High Varsity Athletic Field Austin, TX 42–0 800 The 'Varsity Team Won https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90439569/austin-american-statesman/ Austin Daily Statesman Austin, Texas October 18, 1896 8 December 12, 2021 Newspapers.com October 24 t y y Dallas University Dallas, TX 0–0 November 7 3:35 p.m. w y San Antonio Town Team Varsity Athletic Field Austin, TX 12–4 Yesterday's Ball Game https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90439657/austin-american-statesman/ Austin Daily Statesman Austin, Texas November 8, 1896 8 December 12, 2021 Newspapers.com November 14 3:30 p.m. w y Tulane Tulane campus New Orleans, LA 12–4 800 Football https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90439434/the-times-picayune/ The Daily Picayune New Orleans, Louisiana November 14, 1896 5 December 12, 2021 Newspapers.com That Texas Team Wins Once More https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90439345/the-times-picayune/ The Daily Picayune New Orleans, Louisiana November 15, 1896 8 December 12, 2021 Newspapers.com That Texas Team Wins Once More (continued) https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90439352/the-times-picayune/ The Daily Picayune New Orleans, Louisiana November 15, 1896 9 December 12, 2021 Newspapers.com November 16 l y LSU State Field Baton Rouge, LA 0–14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5239168/the_timespicayune/ 8 November 17, 1896 May 12, 2016 Times-Picayune Football Newspapers.com November 26 w y Dallas University Varsity Athletic Field Austin, TX 22–4 2,000 'Varsity, 'Varsity, U. T. A. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90439542/austin-american-statesman/ Austin Daily Statesman Austin, Texas November 27, 1896 4 December 12, 2021 Newspapers.com December 14 3:45 p.m. l y Missouri Varsity Athletic Field Austin, TX 0–10 'Varsity Boys Defeated https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90439501/austin-american-statesman/ Austin Daily Statesman Austin, Texas December 15, 1896 5 December 12, 2021 Newspapers.com December 25 l y y Missouri Monterrey, Mexico 0–12 (exhibition) 3,000 Tigers' First Game In Mexico https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-globe-democrat/140375340/ St. Louis Globe-Democrat St. Louis, Missouri December 27, 1896 15 February 6, 2024 Newspapers.com December 29 t y y Missouri Indianilla grounds Mexico City, Mexico 0–0 (exhibition) Football Game In Mexico https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman/140367173/ Austin Daily Statesman Austin, Texas December 30, 1896 2 February 6, 2024 Newspapers.com January 2 10:00 a.m. l y y Missouri Bicycle Park Laredo, TX 6–18 (exhibition) 300 Back From Mexico https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman/140367067/ Austin Daily Statesman Austin, Texas January 3, 1897 7 February 6, 2024 Newspapers.com https://newspapers.com/article/st-louis-globe-democrat-missouri-tigers/147144391/ Missouri Tigers vs. Texas Longhorns at Laredo, Texas Newspapers.com References Texas Category:Texas Longhorns football seasons Texas Longhorns football