Battle of Backbone Mountain

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1910 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Central University     9 0 0
Louisiana Industrial     7 0 0
Navy     8 0 1
North Carolina A&M     4 0 2
Spring Hill     3 0 1
Texas A&M     8 1 0
Arkansas     7 1 0
Florida     6 1 0
Baylor     6 1 1
Georgetown     6 1 1
Marshall     5 1 1
Kentucky State     7 2 0
Texas     6 2 0
Virginia     6 2 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     6 2 1
Chattanooga     5 2 1
Kendall     2 1 1
Maryland     4 3 1
Oklahoma     4 2 1
Washington and Lee     4 3 0
South Carolina     4 4 0
VMI     3 3 1
Davidson     3 4 2
Oklahoma A&M     3 4 0
West Virginia     2 4 1
Catholic University     2 4 0
North Carolina     3 6 0
George Washington     2 2 2
Wake Forest     2 7 0
Delaware     1 2 2
Mississippi College     0 4 0
Southwest Texas State     0 4 0
Tulane     0 7 0

The 1910 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 an independent during the 1910 college football season. In their first year under head coach Billy Wasmund, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 6–2 and outscored opponents by a collective total of 162 to 42.[1]

The game against Baylor ended in a forfeit when Baylor left in the third quarter, with the score tied 6–6, due to a dispute with the referee.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 8Southwestern (TX)W 11–6[3]
October 15Haskell
  • Clark Field
  • Austin, TX
W 68–3[4]
October 22Transylvania
  • Clark Field
  • Austin, TX
W 48–0[5]
October 29Auburn
  • Clark Field
  • Austin, TX
W 9–0[6]
November 5at BaylorW 1–0[2]
November 14vs. Texas A&ML 8–14[7]
November 19LSU
  • Clark Field
  • Austin, TX
W 12–0[8]
November 24Oklahoma
L 0–3[9]

References

  1. ^ "1910 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Championship game a fight". The Austin Statesman. November 6, 1910. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Austin takes first game from Georgetown squad". The Galveston Daily News. October 9, 1910. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Varsity players slaughter Indians; Longhorns overwhelm Haskell by score of 68 to 3". The Fort Worth Record. October 16, 1910. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Transylvania loses to Texas University". The Lexington Herald. October 23, 1910. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "A great Texas victory, Longhorn defeat of Auburn puts state university on big Southern plane". The Houston Post. October 30, 1910. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas was outplayed by the A. and M. squad". The Houston Daily Post. November 15, 1910. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Texan's rushes beat Baton Rouge Tigers". The Times-Democrat. November 20, 1910. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Drop-kick saves day for Sooners". The Daily Oklahoman. November 25, 1910. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.