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1900 Texas Longhorns football team

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1900 Texas Longhorns football
Champions of the Southwest[1]
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–0 (1–0 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumVarsity Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1899
1901 →
1900 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Clemson + 2 0 0 6 0 0
Auburn 4 0 0 4 0 0
Tulane 3 0 0 5 0 0
Texas 1 0 0 6 0 0
Sewanee + 5 0 1 6 1 1
North Carolina 3 0 1 4 1 3
Vanderbilt 2 3 1 4 4 1
Alabama 1 3 0 2 3 0
Nashville 1 3 0 2 3 0
Georgia 1 4 0 2 4 0
Tennessee 0 2 1 3 2 1
Cumberland (TN) 0 1 0 0 1 0
LSU 0 1 0 2 2 0
Kentucky State 0 2 0 4 6 0
Ole Miss 0 3 0 0 3 0
Georgia Tech 0 3 0 0 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1900 Texas Varsity[a] football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1900 college football season. In their first year under head coach Samuel Huston Thompson, the Longhorns compiled an undefeated 6–0 and outscored opponents by a collective total of 113 to 13.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 10Oklahoma*W 28–2[2]
October 13vs. Vanderbilt
W 22–03,000[3]
October 27vs. Texas A&M*
W 5–01,200[4]
November 17Missouri*
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
W 17–11[5]
November 24Kansas City Medical*
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
W 30–0[6]
November 29Texas A&M*
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
W 11–0800[7]
  • *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 6 Kerrville, Texas 5'10" 154 23
M. McMahon Right Tackle 6 Savoy, Texas 5'11" 175 22
L.G. Sam Right Guard 6 Houston, Texas 6'2" 231 21
Jim McCall Center 6 Weatherford, Texas 5'8" 180 19
D.A. McDaniel Left Guard 6 Orangeville, Texas 6'2" 195 24
T.A. Kinder Left Tackle 6 Plainview, Texas 5'10" 180 20
Walter Montieth Left End 6 Belton, Texas 5'11" 165 23

Backfield

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Player Position Games
played
Home town Height Weight Age
Semp Russ Quarterback 6 San Antonio, Texas 5'7" 145 23
S.F. Leslie Right Halfback 6 Bailey, Texas 5'10" 192 23
M.E. Kennard Left Halfback 3 Grandview, Texas 5'10" 180 20
James Hart Fullback 6 Austin, Texas 6'2" 170 22

Subs

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Player Position Games
played
Home town Height Weight Age
John De Lesdenier Quarterback 4 Houston, Texas 5'8" 170 20
I.V. Duncan End 2 Wharton, Texas 5'10" 154 19
Griggs Guard 3 Houston, Texas 6'1" 218 20
Henne* Left Guard
Ed Bewley* Fullback
Connor* Quarterback
Leonard J. Brown* Right End

Started on the second team*[8]

References

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  1. ^ They weren't called the Longhorns until 1903.
  1. ^ "University Texas 11, A. and M. 0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 30, 1900. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Practice game yesterday, 'Varsity football team, have a still practice game with Oklahoma". Austin Daily Statesman. October 11, 1900. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Texas University wins, an easy victory over Vanderbilt in football game". Fort Worth Record Morning Register. October 14, 1900. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "'Varsity boys winners, met the Agriculturists in the historic Alamo City". Austin Daily Statesman. October 28, 1900. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Texas 17, Missouri 11 - Boys from University at Austin stood the heat better than Tigers". The St Louis Republic. November 18, 1900. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas 30, Kansas City 0". The Shreveport Times. November 25, 1900. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas played football in the rain". Natchez Democrat. November 30, 1900. Retrieved January 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cactus Yearbook 1901". utexas.edu. 1901. Retrieved December 26, 2024.