1938 Texas Longhorns football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1938

| team = Texas Longhorns

| sport = football

| image = UT&T text logo.svg

| image_size = 100

| conference = Southwest Conference

| short_conf = SWC

| record = 1–8

| conf_record = 1–5

| head_coach = Dana X. Bible

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain = Game captains

| stadium = War Memorial Stadium

}}

The 1938 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 1938 college football season. In their second year under head coach Dana X. Bible, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 1–8, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the SWC.{{cite news|title=1938 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=April 27, 2023|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas/1938-schedule.html}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1938

| poll = AP

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 24

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Kansas

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Lawrence, KS

| score = 18–19

| attend = 10,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123657714/kansas-university-opens-season-with-one/|work=The Wichita Eagle|title=Kansas University opens season with one-point victory|date=September 25, 1938|accessdate=April 27, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 1

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = LSU

| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Austin, TX

| score = 0–20

| attend = 17,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123657876/louisiana-state-overwhelms-texas-200/|work=Monroe Morning World|title=Louisiana State overwhelms Texas, 20–0|date=October 2, 1938|accessdate=April 27, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 8

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| opponent = Oklahoma

| site_stadium = Cotton Bowl

| site_cityst = Dallas, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–13

| attend = 20,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123658077/oklahoma-us-air-ground-power-thumps-t/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Oklahoma U.'s air, ground power thumps Texas, 13–0|date=October 9, 1938|accessdate=April 27, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 15

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Arkansas

| site_stadium = Quigley Stadium

| site_cityst = Little Rock, AR

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 6–42

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123658226/arkansas-power-crushes-texans-by-426-ma/|work=The Birmingham News|title=Arkansas power crushes Texans by 42–6 margin|date=October 16, 1938|accessdate=April 27, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 22

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Rice

| site_stadium = Rice Field

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 6–13

| attend = 20,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123658367/rice-owls-trim-longhorns-in-last-minutes/|work=Valley Morning Star|title=Rice Owls trim Longhorns in last minutes of play|date=October 23, 1938|accessdate=April 27, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 29

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = SMU

| site_stadium = Ownby Stadium

| site_cityst = University Park, TX

| score = 6–7

| attend = 12,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123658615/methodists-use-razzle-dazzle-to-cop-76/|work=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal|title=Methodists use razzle-dazzle to cop, 7–6|date=October 30, 1938|accessdate=April 27, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 5

| w/l = l

| opponent = Baylor

| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Austin, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 3–14

| attend = 14,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123658795/bears-put-texas-on-skidss-143/|work=San Angelo Standard-Times|title=Bears put Texas on skidss, 14–3|date=November 6, 1938|accessdate=April 27, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 12

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = TCU

| opprank = 1

| site_stadium = Amon G. Carter Stadium

| site_cityst = Fort Worth, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 6–28

| attend = 12,000

| source = {{cite news|title=U.T. Club Walloped By Frogs: Longhorns Hold No. 1 Team Scoreless In First Quarter|newspaper=Sunday American-Statesman|author=Wilbur Evans|date=November 13, 1938|pages=1, 12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98904553/ut-club-walloped-by-frogs-longhorns/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 24

| w/l = w

| opponent = Texas A&M

| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Austin, TX

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 7–6

| attend = 35,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123658999/inspired-texas-longhorns-stage-upset-tu/|work=The El Paso Times|title=Inspired Texas Longhorns stage upset, tumble Aggies 7 to 6|date=November 25, 1938|accessdate=April 27, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

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