1924 Texas

5–⁠3–⁠1 (2–⁠3 Southwest Conference), coached by Edward Stewart.

Texas, 1924
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Texas in 1924, game by game: won vs. Southwestern U 27–0; won vs. Phillips 27–0; won vs. Howard Payne 6–0; lost at SMU 6–10; tied vs. Florida 7–7; lost at Rice 6–19; lost vs. Baylor 10–28; won at TCU 13–0; won vs. Texas A&M 7–0+27−18Won 27–0 vs. Southwestern U+27Southwestern UWon 27–0 vs. Phillips+27PhillipsWon 6–0 vs. Howard Payne+6Howard PayneLost 6–10 at SMU-4SMUTied 7–7 vs. Florida0FloridaLost 6–19 at Rice-13RiceLost 10–28 vs. Baylor-18BaylorWon 13–0 at TCU+13TCUWon 7–0 vs. Texas A&M+7Texas A&M
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsSouthwestern UW 27–⁠093%
Oct 4vsPhillipsW 27–⁠091%
Oct 11vsHoward PayneW 6–⁠092%
Oct 17atSMUL 6–⁠1051%
Oct 25vsFloridaT 7–⁠760%
Nov 1atRiceL 6–⁠1971%
Nov 8vsBaylorL 10–⁠2866%
Nov 15atTCUW 13–⁠066%
Nov 27vsTexas A&MW 7–⁠055%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas A&M 7–⁠0; 6th in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 95th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠3 6th in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
109–⁠64
Coach
Edward Stewart
Elo
1565 −54 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.1 No. 51 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
James Marley

1924 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Baylor4–⁠0–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
SMU2–⁠0–⁠45–⁠1–⁠4
Texas A&M2–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Rice2–⁠24–⁠4
Oklahoma State1–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠2
Texas2–⁠35–⁠3–⁠1
Arkansas1–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
TCU1–⁠54–⁠5

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.