The 1948 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 1948 college football season.
In their second year under head coach Blair Cherry, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 7–3–1, with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SWC. Texas concluded their season with a victory over Georgia in the Orange Bowl.
1948 Texas Longhorns football | |
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Orange Bowl champion | |
Orange Bowl, W 41–28 vs. Georgia | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 7–3–1 (4–1–1 SWC) |
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Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 SMU $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After the season, Tom Landry signed with the New York Yanks of the All-America Football Conference. Texas was ranked at No. 20 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 18 | 2:00 p.m. | LSU* | W 33–0 | 47,500 | |||
September 25 | 2:30 p.m. | at North Carolina* | L 7–34 | 43,500 | |||
October 2 | 2:00 p.m. | New Mexico* |
| W 47–0 | 31,000 | ||
October 9 | vs. Oklahoma* | No. 16 | L 14–20 | 67,435 | |||
October 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Arkansas |
| W 14–6 | 46,000 | ||
October 23 | 2:30 p.m. | at Rice | W 20–7 | 30,000 | |||
October 30 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 11 SMU | No. 20 |
| L 6–21 | 68,750 | |
November 6 | 2:30 p.m. | at Baylor | W 13–10 | 20,000 | |||
November 13 | 2:00 p.m. | at TCU | W 14–7 | 32,000 | |||
November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | Texas A&M |
| T 14–14 | 68,000 | ||
January 1, 1949 | vs. No. 8 Georgia* | W 41–28 | 60,523 | ||||
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
AP | 16 | — | — | 20т | — | — | — | — | — |
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