1933 Texas Longhorns football team

1933 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–5–2 (2–3–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1932
1934 →
1933 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arkansas 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
TCU 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Baylor 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Texas A&M 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Texas 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 2
SMU 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 1
Rice 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • Because of an ineligible played used by Arkansas, no championship was awarded.

The 1933 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 1933 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Clyde Littlefield, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 4–5–2, with a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play, and finished fifth in the SWC.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Southwestern (TX)*
W 46–02,000[2]
September 30Texas Mines*
W 22–6[3]
October 7at Nebraska*
L 0–2618,000[4]
October 14vs. Oklahoma*
L 0–920,000[5]
October 21vs. Centenary*
T 0–010,000[7][8]
October 28Rice
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 18–0[9]
November 4at SMU
W 10–0[10]
November 11Baylor
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
L 0–311,000[11]
November 18TCU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
L 0–30[12]
November 24Arkansas
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
L 6–20[13]
November 30at Texas A&M
T 10–1025,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1933 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "Longhorns crush Pirates with powerful scoring thrust". Sunday American-Statesman. September 24, 1933. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Weldon Hart (October 1, 1933). "Hilliard's twinkling feet give Texas 22–6 victory: Old snake hips paves way for Steers's victory". Sunday American-Statesman. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Huskers display power in 26–0 win". Omaha World-Herald. October 8, 1933. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lucky breaks enable the Sooners to defeat Longhorns". Waco Sunday Tribune-Herald. October 15, 1933. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Steers, Gents play 0–0 tie". San Antonio Light. October 22, 1933. Retrieved April 25, 2021 – via NewspaperArchives.com.
  7. ^ Hopkins, A. S. (Hop) (October 22, 1933). "Longhorns hold Centenary lads to scoreless tie". The Austin American. p. 1. Retrieved September 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Hopkins, A. S. (Hop) (October 22, 1933). "Longhorns battle against Gents, but lack punch". The Austin American. p. 7. Retrieved September 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Longhorns open Southwest Conference race by defeating Rice 18 to 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 29, 1933. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Hilliard leads Longhorns to 10–0 victory over S.M.U." The Galveston Daily News. November 5, 1933. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Baylor's field goal beats Steers in close battle". Sunday American-Statesman. November 12, 1933. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "T.C.U. smashes Steers 30–0". The Brownsville Herald. November 19, 1933. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Arkansas beats Texas to claim Southwest grid title". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 25, 1933. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Texas Aggies, Longhorns tie". The El Paso Times. December 1, 1933. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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