1942 Texas Longhorns football team

1942 Texas Longhorns football
SWC champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 11
Record9–2 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Texas $ 5 1 0 9 2 0
Rice 4 1 1 7 2 1
TCU 4 2 0 7 3 0
Baylor 3 2 1 6 4 1
Texas A&M 2 3 1 4 5 1
SMU 1 4 1 3 6 2
Arkansas 0 6 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 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 1942 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Dana X. Bible, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 9–2, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as SWC champion. Texas concluded their season with a victory over Georgia Tech in the Cotton Bowl Classic.[1]

  1. ^ "1942 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 29, 2023.