1897 Texas Longhorns football team

1897 Texas Longhorns football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	6–2 (0–0 SIAA)
Head coach	Walter F. Kelly (1st season)
Home stadium	Varsity Athletic Field

1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Vanderbilt $	3	–	0	–	0			6	–	0	–	1
Georgia	2	–	0	–	0			2	–	1	–	0
Auburn	2	–	0	–	1			2	–	0	–	1
Tennessee	1	–	0	–	0			4	–	1	–	0
Central (KY)	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	2	–	0
Nashville	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	1	–	0
Alabama	0	–	0	–	0			1	–	0	–	0
Texas	0	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
LSU	0	–	0	–	0			1	–	1	–	0
Sewanee	1	–	2	–	1			1	–	3	–	1
Clemson	0	–	1	–	0			2	–	2	–	0
Mercer	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	2	–	1
Cumberland (TN)	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
Kentucky State College	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
SW Presbyterian	0	–	0	–	0			0	–	0	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1897 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 23	San Antonio Town Team*	Varsity Athletic Field Austin, TX	W 10–0	[1]
October 30	at Dallas University*	Cycle Park Dallas, TX	L 4–20	[2]
November 1	Fort Worth University*	Fort Worth, TX	L 0–6	[3]
November 3	at Add-Ran Christian*	Waco, TX (rivalry)	W 16–10	[4]
November 13	Houston Town Team*	Varsity Athletic Field Austin, TX	W 42–6	[5]
November 20	at San Antonio Town Team*	San Antonio, TX	W 12–0	[6]
November 25	Fort Worth University*	Varsity Athletic Field Austin, TX	W 38–0	[7]
December 11	Dallas*	Varsity Athletic Field Austin, TX	W 20–16	[8]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "The boys on the gridiron; The Varsity eleven capture their first scalp yesterday". Austin Daily Statesman. October 24, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "The Dallas team beat the "Varsity aggregation yesterday". Fort Worth Register. October 31, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "'Varsity again downed, Was outclassed by the local eleven of Fort Worth". The Houston Post. November 2, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "'Varsity Won". Austin Daily Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 4, 1897. p. 1. Retrieved August 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "By a score of 42 to 6, Houston was very easily defeated by 'Varsity". The Houston Post. November 14, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "The 'Varsity team defeated the San Antonio eleven by a score of 12 to 0". Austin Daily Statesman. November 21, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "'Varsity won yesterday". Austin Daily Statesman. November 26, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Varsity was victorious, Dallas by a score of twenty to sixteen". The Houston Post. December 12, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.