1916 Texas Longhorns football team

1916 Texas Longhorns football
SWC champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–2 (6–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumClark Field
Seasons
← 1915
1917 →
1916 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas 5 1 0 7 2 0
Baylor 3 1 0 9 1 0
Rice 2 1 0 6 1 2
Oklahoma 2 1 0 6 5 0
Texas A&M 1 2 0 6 3 0
Arkansas 0 2 0 4 4 0
Oklahoma A&M 0 3 0 4 4 0
Southwestern (TX) 0 4 0 3 5 1
  • No champion recognized[1]

The 1916 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 1916 college football season. In their first year under head coach Eugene Van Gent, the team compiled an overall record of 7–2, and 6–1 in the SWC.[2] During the A&M game the first Bevo was unveiled.

  1. ^ http://www.thompsonian.info/swc-historical-standings.pdf
  2. ^ "1916 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 23, 2023.