1939 Texas Longhorns football team

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1939 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1939 record5–4 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 40,500)
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Texas A&M $ 6 0 0 11 0 0
Baylor 4 2 0 7 3 0
SMU 4 2 0 6 3 1
Texas 3 3 0 5 4 0
Arkansas 2 3 1 4 5 1
TCU 1 5 0 3 7 0
Rice 0 5 1 1 9 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1939 college football season. The Longhorns were coached by Dana X. Bible in his third season and played as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC). They finished the season with an overall record of five wins and four losses (5–4, 3–3 SWC).

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 30Florida*W 12–0
October 7at Wisconsin*W 17–7
October 14vs. No. 3 Oklahoma*L 12–24
October 21Arkansas
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 14–13
October 28Rice
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 26–12
November 4at No. 16 SMU
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 0–10
November 11at BaylorL 0–20
November 18TCU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 25–19
November 30at No. 1 Texas A&ML 0–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

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