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| year = 1943 |
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| team = Texas Longhorns |
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{{1943 Southwest Conference football standings}} |
{{1943 Southwest Conference football standings}} |
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The '''1943 Texas Longhorns football team''' represented the [[University of Texas at Austin]] during the [[1943 college football season]]. |
The '''1943 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 [[1943 college football season]]. In their seventh year under head coach [[Dana X. Bible]], the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 7–1–1, with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, and finished as SWC champion. Texas concluded their season with a tie against [[1943 Randolph Field Ramblers football team|Randolph Field]] in the [[1944 Cotton Bowl Classic|Cotton Bowl Classic]].<ref>{{cite news|title=1943 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=April 29, 2023|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas/1943-schedule.html}}</ref> |
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Before the season began, [[Tom Landry]] left the Longhorns and joined the Army Air Corps.<ref>Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, p.27, 2008, Random House, {{ISBN|978-1-4000-6717-6}}</ref> In the final [[Litkenhous Ratings]], Texas ranked 13th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 103.9.<ref>{{cite news |last=Litkenhous |first=E. E. |authorlink=Edward E. Litkenhous |title=Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune/122968858/ |newspaper=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]] |location=[[Salt Lake City|Salt Lake City, Utah]] |date=December 17, 1943 |page=18 |access-date=April 16, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref> |
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==Schedule== |
==Schedule== |
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| rankyear = 1943 |
| rankyear = 1943 |
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| poll = AP |
| poll = AP |
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| timezone = Central |
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| date = September 25 |
| date = September 25 |
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| time = 2:30 p.m. |
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| w/l = w |
| w/l = w |
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| nonconf = y |
| nonconf = y |
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| opponent = [[1943 Blackland Army Air Field Eagles football team|Blackland AAF]] |
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| opponent = [[Texas World War II Army Airfields|Blackland Army Air Field]] |
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| site_stadium = [[Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium|War Memorial Stadium]] |
| site_stadium = [[Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium|War Memorial Stadium]] |
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| site_cityst = [[Austin, TX]] |
| site_cityst = [[Austin, Texas|Austin, TX]] |
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| score = 65–6 |
| score = 65–6 |
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| attend = 9,000 |
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| source = <ref>{{cite news |last=Hart |first=Weldon |title=Texas Opens Grid Season Here Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-austin-american/123422634/ |newspaper=[[Austin American-Statesman|The Austin American]] |location=[[Austin, Texas]] |date=September 25, 1943 |page=1 |access-date=April 23, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hart |first=Weldon |title=Young Steers Face Husky Eagles Today (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-austin-american/123422770/ |newspaper=[[Austin American-Statesman|The Austin American]] |location=[[Austin, Texas]] |date=September 25, 1943 |page=7 |access-date=April 23, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hart |first=Weldon |title=Steers Crush Blackland In Opener, 65-6 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-austin-american/123422455/ |newspaper=[[Austin American-Statesman|Sunday American-Statesman]] |location=[[Austin, Texas]] |date=September 26, 1943 |page=1 |access-date=April 23, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hart |first=Weldon |title=Steers Show Eagles Dust in Opener, 65-6 (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-austin-american/123422529/ |newspaper=[[Austin American-Statesman|Sunday American-Statesman]] |location=[[Austin, Texas]] |date=September 26, 1943 |page=9 |access-date=April 23, 2023 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref> |
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|{{CFB schedule entry |
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| nonconf = y |
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| opponent = [[1943 Southwestern Pirates football team|Southwestern (TX)]] |
| opponent = [[1943 Southwestern Pirates football team|Southwestern (TX)]] |
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| opprank = 11 |
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| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium |
| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium |
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| site_cityst = Austin, TX |
| site_cityst = Austin, TX |
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| score = 7–14 |
| score = 7–14 |
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| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123757753/southwestern-pirates-outclass-mighty-tex/|work=Waco Sunday Tribune-Herald|title=Southwestern Pirates outclass mighty Texas U. 14 to 7|date=October 3, 1943|accessdate=April 29, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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| nonconf = y |
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| neutral = y |
| neutral = y |
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| opponent = [[1943 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]] |
| opponent = [[1943 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]] |
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| site_stadium = [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]] |
| site_stadium = [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]] |
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| site_cityst = [[Dallas, TX]] |
| site_cityst = [[Dallas|Dallas, TX]] |
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| score = 13–7 |
| score = 13–7 |
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| attend = 18,500 |
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| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123758005/texas-longhorns-come-from-behind-to-beat/|work=Wichita Daily Times|title=Texas Longhorns come from behind to beat Oklahoma University, 13–7|date=October 10, 1943|accessdate=April 29, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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| date = October 16 |
| date = October 16 |
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| w/l = w |
| w/l = w |
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| opponent = [[1943 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]] |
| opponent = [[1943 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]] |
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| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium |
| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium |
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| site_cityst = Austin, TX |
| site_cityst = Austin, TX |
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| score = 34–0 |
| score = 34–0 |
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| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123758320/longhorns-unleash-power-to-smother-arkan/|work=The Galveston Daily News|title=Longhorns unleash power to smother Arkansas eleven 34–0|date=October 17, 1943|accessdate=April 29, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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| rank = 16 |
| rank = 16 |
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| opponent = [[1943 Rice Owls football team|Rice]] |
| opponent = [[1943 Rice Owls football team|Rice]] |
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| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium |
| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium |
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| site_cityst = Austin, TX |
| site_cityst = Austin, TX |
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| score = 58–0 |
| score = 58–0 |
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| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123758597/longhorns-continue-on-title-path-with-ro/|work=San Angelo Standard-Times|title=Longhorns continue on title path with rousing 58 to 0 victory over Rice Owls|date=October 24, 1943|accessdate=April 29, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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| away = y |
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| opponent = [[1943 SMU Mustangs football team|SMU]] |
| opponent = [[1943 SMU Mustangs football team|SMU]] |
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| site_stadium = [[Ownby Stadium]] |
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| site_cityst = [[University Park, Texas|University Park, TX]] |
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| score = 20–0 |
| score = 20–0 |
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| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123758921/biblemen-ride-ponies-to-200-conclusive/|work=Sunday American-Statesman|title=Biblemen ride Ponies to 20–0 conclusive fall|date=October 31, 1943|accessdate=April 29, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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| rank = 16 |
| rank = 16 |
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| opponent = [[1943 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]] |
| opponent = [[1943 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]] |
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| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium |
| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium |
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| site_cityst = Austin, TX |
| site_cityst = Austin, TX |
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| score = 46–7 |
| score = 46–7 |
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| attend = 12,000 |
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| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123759312/tcu-gets-lead-but-longhorns-roar-into-wi/|work=Sunday Courier-Times-Telegraph|title=TCU gets lead but Longhorns roar into win|date=November 14, 1943|accessdate=April 29, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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| opponent = [[1943 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]] |
| opponent = [[1943 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]] |
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| opprank = 16 |
| opprank = 16 |
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| site_stadium = [[Kyle Field]] |
| site_stadium = [[Kyle Field]] |
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| site_cityst = [[College Station, TX]] |
| site_cityst = [[College Station, Texas|College Station, TX]] |
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| score = 27–13 |
| score = 27–13 |
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| attend = 32,000 |
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| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123759506/texas-whips-stout-aggie-team-27-to-13/|work=The Shreveport Times|title=Texas whips stout Aggie team, 27 to 13|date=November 26, 1943|accessdate=April 29, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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| rank = 14 |
| rank = 14 |
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| opponent = [[1943 Randolph Field Ramblers football team|Randolph Field]] |
| opponent = [[1943 Randolph Field Ramblers football team|Randolph Field]] |
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| site_stadium = Cotton Bowl |
| site_stadium = Cotton Bowl |
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| site_cityst = Dallas, TX |
| site_cityst = Dallas, TX |
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| score = 7–7 |
| score = 7–7 |
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| attend = 15,000 |
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| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Longhorns And Randolph Field Battle To 7-7 Deadlock: Dobbs Puts On Great Show For Drenched Fans|newspaper=The Brownsville Herald (AP story)|author=Harold V. Ratliff|date=January 2, 1944|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17759845/longhorns_and_randolph_field_battle_to/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> |
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==Rankings== |
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{{see also|1943 NCAA football rankings}} |
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{{Ranking movements |
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| poll1title = [[AP Poll|AP]] |
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| poll1firstweek = 1 |
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| poll1lastweek = 9 |
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| poll1_1=NR |
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| poll1_2=NR |
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| poll1_3=16 |
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| poll1_4=12 |
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| poll1_5=13 |
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| poll1_6=16 |
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| poll1_7=10 |
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| poll1_8=12 |
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| poll1_9=14 |
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}} <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/all-time-results.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-12-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101042752/http://mackbrown-texasfootball.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/all-time-results.html |archivedate=2010-11-01 }}</ref> |
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==Awards and honors== |
==Awards and honors== |
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*Joe Parker, Cotton Bowl co-Most Valuable Player |
* Joe Parker, Cotton Bowl co-Most Valuable Player |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Cotton Bowl Classic, T 7–7 vs. Randolph Field | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
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AP | No. 14 |
Record | 7–1–1 (5–0 SWC) |
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Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
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No. 14 Texas $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1943 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 1943 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Dana X. Bible, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 7–1–1, with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, and finished as SWC champion. Texas concluded their season with a tie against Randolph Field in the Cotton Bowl Classic.[1]
Before the season began, Tom Landry left the Longhorns and joined the Army Air Corps.[2] In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Texas ranked 13th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 103.9.[3]
Schedule
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September 25 | 2:30 p.m. | Blackland AAF* | W 65–6 | 9,000 | [4][5][6][7] | ||
October 2 | Southwestern (TX)* |
| L 7–14 | [8] | |||
October 9 | vs. Oklahoma* | W 13–7 | 18,500 | [9] | |||
October 16 | Arkansas |
| W 34–0 | [10] | |||
October 23 | Rice | No. 16 |
| W 58–0 | [11] | ||
October 30 | at SMU | No. 12 | W 20–0 | [12] | |||
November 13 | TCU | No. 16 |
| W 46–7 | 12,000 | [13] | |
November 25 | at No. 16 Texas A&M | No. 12 | W 27–13 | 32,000 | [14] | ||
January 1, 1944 | vs. Randolph Field* | No. 14 |
| T 7–7 | 15,000 | [15] | |
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Rankings
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
AP | — | — | 16 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
Awards and honors
[edit]- Joe Parker, Cotton Bowl co-Most Valuable Player
References
[edit]- ^ "1943 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
- ^ Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, p.27, 2008, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6
- ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Hart, Weldon (September 25, 1943). "Texas Opens Grid Season Here Today". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. p. 1. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Hart, Weldon (September 25, 1943). "Young Steers Face Husky Eagles Today (continued)". The Austin American. Austin, Texas. p. 7. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Hart, Weldon (September 26, 1943). "Steers Crush Blackland In Opener, 65-6". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. 1. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Hart, Weldon (September 26, 1943). "Steers Show Eagles Dust in Opener, 65-6 (continued)". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. 9. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Southwestern Pirates outclass mighty Texas U. 14 to 7". Waco Sunday Tribune-Herald. October 3, 1943. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Longhorns come from behind to beat Oklahoma University, 13–7". Wichita Daily Times. October 10, 1943. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Longhorns unleash power to smother Arkansas eleven 34–0". The Galveston Daily News. October 17, 1943. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Longhorns continue on title path with rousing 58 to 0 victory over Rice Owls". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 24, 1943. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Biblemen ride Ponies to 20–0 conclusive fall". Sunday American-Statesman. October 31, 1943. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TCU gets lead but Longhorns roar into win". Sunday Courier-Times-Telegraph. November 14, 1943. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas whips stout Aggie team, 27 to 13". The Shreveport Times. November 26, 1943. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harold V. Ratliff (January 2, 1944). "Longhorns And Randolph Field Battle To 7-7 Deadlock: Dobbs Puts On Great Show For Drenched Fans". The Brownsville Herald (AP story). p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.