1949 Texas Longhorns football team

1949 Texas Longhorns football
Conference	Southwest Conference
1949 record	6-4 (3-3 SWC)
Head coach	Blair Cherry
Home stadium	Texas Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 60,130)

1949 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 Rice $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#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

The 1949 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas in the 1949 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 17	Texas Tech*		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry)	W 43–0
September 24	at Temple*		Temple Stadium • Philadelphia, PA	W 54–0
October 4	Idaho*		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 56–7
October 8	vs. #3 Oklahoma*	#12	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Red River Rivalry)	L 14–20
October 15	Arkansas	#16	Fayetteville, AR (Rivalry)	W 27–14
October 22	#9 Rice	#10	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	L 15–17
October 29	at #11 SMU	#19	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	L 6–7
November 5	#6 Baylor		Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	W 20–0
November 12	TCU	#13	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	L 13–14
November 24	at Texas A&M		Kyle Field • College Station, TX (Rivalry)	W 42–14
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.