1949 Texas Longhorns football team

The 1949 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 1949 college football season. In their third year under head coach Blair Cherry, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the SWC.

1949 Texas Longhorns football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	6–4 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach	Blair Cherry (3rd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1949 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Rice $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Baylor	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
TCU	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Texas	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
SMU	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Arkansas	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Texas A&M	0	–	5	–	1			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Texas Tech*		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 43–0	28,000
September 24	at Temple*		Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 54–0	12,000
October 1	Idaho*		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 56–7
October 8	vs. No. 3 Oklahoma*	No. 12	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	L 14–20	75,347
October 15	at Arkansas	No. 16	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR (rivalry)	W 27–14	30,000
October 22	No. 9 Rice	No. 10	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 15–17	60,000
October 29	at No. 11 SMU	No. 19	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 6–7	75,000
November 5	No. 6 Baylor		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 20–0	60,000
November 12	TCU	No. 13	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 13–14	40,000
November 24	at Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 42–14	41,200
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1949 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	12	16	10	19	—	13	—	—	—