1943 Texas Longhorns football team

1943 Texas Longhorns football
SWC champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, T 7–7 vs. Randolph Field
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 14
Record	7–1–1 (5–0 SWC)
Head coach	Dana X. Bible (7th season)
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium

1943 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	2:30 p.m.	Blackland AAF*		War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 65–6	9,000	[4][5][6][7]
October 2		Southwestern (TX)*		War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 7–14		[8]
October 9		vs. Oklahoma*		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 13–7	18,500	[9]
October 16		Arkansas		War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 34–0		[10]
October 23		Rice	No. 16	War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 58–0		[11]
October 30		at SMU	No. 12	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	W 20–0		[12]
November 13		TCU	No. 16	War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 46–7	12,000	[13]
November 25		at No. 16 Texas A&M	No. 12	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 27–13	32,000	[14]
January 1, 1944		vs. Randolph Field*	No. 14	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	T 7–7	15,000	[15]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Rankings

See also: 1943 NCAA football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	—	—	16	12	13	16	10	12	14

Awards and honors

• Joe Parker, Cotton Bowl co-Most Valuable Player

References

1. "1943 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
2. Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, p.27, 2008, Random House, ISBN 978-1-4000-6717-6
3. 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 .
4. 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 .
5. 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 .
6. 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 .
7. 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 .
8. "Southwestern Pirates outclass mighty Texas U. 14 to 7". Waco Sunday Tribune-Herald. October 3, 1943. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Texas Longhorns come from behind to beat Oklahoma University, 13–7". Wichita Daily Times. October 10, 1943. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Longhorns unleash power to smother Arkansas eleven 34–0". The Galveston Daily News. October 17, 1943. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "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.
12. "Biblemen ride Ponies to 20–0 conclusive fall". Sunday American-Statesman. October 31, 1943. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "TCU gets lead but Longhorns roar into win". Sunday Courier-Times-Telegraph. November 14, 1943. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Texas whips stout Aggie team, 27 to 13". The Shreveport Times. November 26, 1943. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
15. 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.