1923 Texas Longhorns football team

The 1923 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 1923 college football season. In their first year under head coach E. J. Stewart, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 8–0–1 and a mark of 2–0–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SWC. Texas shutout seven of nine opponents and outscored all opponents by a collective total of 241 to 21

1923 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record8–0–1 (2–0–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumClark Field
Uniform
1923 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
SMU $ 5 0 09 0 0
Texas 2 0 18 0 1
TCU 2 1 04 5 0
Baylor 1 1 25 1 2
Arkansas 2 2 06 2 1
Oklahoma A&M 1 3 02 8 0
Rice 1 4 03 5 0
Texas A&M 0 3 15 3 1
  • $ Conference champion

Texas upset a powerful Vanderbilt squad 16 to 0 at the State Fair. The highlight of the game was a run by Oscar Eckhardt, running over multiple Vanderbilt tacklers and regaining his balance with a hand on the ground at the 8-yard line.

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