1920 Texas Longhorns football team
The 1920 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1920 college football season. In their first year under head coach Berry Whitaker, the Longhorns compiled an undefeated 9–0 record, shut out six of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a collective total of 282 to 13.[1]
| 1920 Texas Longhorns football | |
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SWC champion | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| 1920 record | 9–0 (5–0 SWC) |
| Head coach | Berry Whitaker (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Clark Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phillips | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The meeting of Texas and Texas A&M in 1920 is said to have really started the rivalry.[2] Both teams were undefeated and the game featured the largest crowd in state history. Texas won 7–3. The game turned on a play where the Longhorns' tackle declared himself eligible for a pass.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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| September 25 | Simmons (TX)* | W 63–0 | |
| October 2 | at Southwestern (TX)* |
| W 27–8 |
| October 9 | Howard Payne* |
| W 41–7 |
| October 16 | vs. Oklahoma A&M | Dallas, TX | W 21–0 |
| October 22 | vs. Austin | Dallas, TX | W 54–0 |
| October 30 | at Rice |
| W 21–0 |
| November 5 | Phillips |
| W 27–0 |
| November 13 | at SMU |
| W 21–3 |
| November 25 | Texas A&M |
| W 7–3 |
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References
- "Texas Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
- "Great Games and Moments: Pre-1940s".
- "1920 Texas Longhorns". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2015.
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