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1896 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–2–1 (1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJulius House & James S. Jones
Home stadiumVarsity Athletic Field
Seasons
← 1895
1897 →
1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
LSU + 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 0
Georgia + 2 – 0 – 0 4 – 0 – 0
Vanderbilt 2 – 0 – 2 3 – 2 – 2
Auburn 3 – 1 – 0 3 – 1 – 0
Texas 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 2 – 1
Alabama 1 – 1 – 0 2 – 1 – 0
Kentucky State College 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Sewanee 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Tennessee 0 – 0 – 0 4 – 0 – 0
Tulane 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
Nashville 0 – 1 – 1 0 – 1 – 1
Mercer 0 – 2 – 1 0 – 2 – 1
Central (KY) 0 – 2 – 1 0 – 3 – 1
Mississippi A&M 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 4 – 0
SW Presbyterian 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
Cumberland (TN)   –     –  
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1896 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas in the 1896 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Led by Harry Orman Robinson in his first and only season as head coach, the team compiled an overall record of 4–2–1 with a mark of 1–1 in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) play. The team participated in the first gridiron football games played in Mexico through a series of exhibition games against the Missouri Tigers.

Personnel

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Lineup

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Player Position Year
James Jones [Co-C] Right End 2nd
Otto Pfeiffer Right Tackle 1st
Andrew Denmark Right Guard 2nd
James Clarke Center 1st
R.W. Wortham Left Guard 2nd
R.D. Parker Jr. Left Tackle 3rd
Wallace Ralston Left End 3rd
S.F. Acree Quarterback 2nd
Joseph Maytubby Right Halfback 1st
James Caperton Left Halfback 2nd
Arthur Homer Fullback 1st

Subs

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Player Position Year
C.H. Leavell Halfback 1st
Clarence King Tackle 1st
Lamar Bethea Halfback 1st
Walter Schreiner End 1st
Frank Creswell 1st
Jerry Debenport Guard 1st

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Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 173:40 p.m.Galveston High*
W 42–0800[2]
October 24at Dallas University*Dallas, TXT 0–0
November 73:35 p.m.San Antonio Town Team*
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
W 12–4[3]
November 143:30 p.m.at Tulane
W 12–4800[4][5][6]
November 16at LSU
L 0–14[7]
November 26Dallas University*
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
W 22–42,000[8]
December 143:45 p.m.Missouri*
  • Varsity Athletic Field
  • Austin, TX
L 0–10[9]
December 25vs. Missouri*Monterrey, MexicoL 0–12 (exhibition)3,000[10]
December 29vs. Missouri*
T 0–0 (exhibition)[11]
January 210:00 a.m.vs. Missouri*
L 6–18 (exhibition)300[12][13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Cactus Yearbook 1897". utexas.edu. 1897. Retrieved February 19, 2025.
  2. ^ "The 'Varsity Team Won". Austin Daily Statesman. Austin, Texas. October 18, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Yesterday's Ball Game". Austin Daily Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 8, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Football". The Daily Picayune. New Orleans, Louisiana. November 14, 1896. p. 5. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "That Texas Team Wins Once More". The Daily Picayune. New Orleans, Louisiana. November 15, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "That Texas Team Wins Once More (continued)". The Daily Picayune. New Orleans, Louisiana. November 15, 1896. p. 9. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Football". Times-Picayune. November 17, 1896. p. 8. Retrieved May 12, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "'Varsity, 'Varsity, U. T. A." Austin Daily Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 27, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "'Varsity Boys Defeated". Austin Daily Statesman. Austin, Texas. December 15, 1896. p. 5. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Tigers' First Game In Mexico". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. December 27, 1896. p. 15. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Football Game In Mexico". Austin Daily Statesman. Austin, Texas. December 30, 1896. p. 2. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Back From Mexico". Austin Daily Statesman. Austin, Texas. January 3, 1897. p. 7. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "Missouri Tigers vs. Texas Longhorns at Laredo, Texas". Newspapers.com.


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