1897 Texas Longhorns football team

1897 Texas Longhorns football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1897 record	6–2 (0–0 SIAA)
Head coach	Walter F. Kelly
Home stadium	Clark Field

1897 SIAA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Vanderbilt $	3	–	0	–	0			6	–	0	–	1
Georgia	2	–	0	–	0			2	–	1	–	0
Auburn	2	–	0	–	1			2	–	0	–	1
North Carolina	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Tennessee	1	–	1	–	0			4	–	1	–	0
Central	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	1	–	0
Nashville	1	–	1	–	0			1	–	1	–	0
Sewanee	1	–	3	–	1			1	–	3	–	1
Clemson	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	2	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
Cumberland	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
Mercer	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	1
Texas	0	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Alabama	0	–	0	–	0			1	–	0	–	0
LSU	0	–	0	–	0			1	–	1	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1897 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 1897 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
October 23	San Antonio*		Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 10–0
October 30	at Dallas*		Dallas, TX	L 18–4
November 1	Fort Worth*		Fort Worth, TX	L 6–0
November 3	at TCU		Waco, TX	W 18–10
November 13	Houston Town Team*		Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 42–6
November 20	at San Antonio*		San Antonio, TX	W 12–0
November 25	Fort Worth*		Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 38–0
December 11	Dallas*		Clark Field • Austin, TX	W 20–16
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.