Phil C
12-27-2007, 10:39 AM
THIS WAS ON A LONGHORN TRIVIA QUIZ SECTION SO YOU MAY WANT TO EXIT NOW IF YOU ARE GOING TO TAKE THE QUIZ.
There has been only one coach at UT with a losing (13-14-2) record in football. But he did make an important contribution for UT and the Southwest Conference. He was John E. "Jack" Chivigny who will in this thread be referred to as Coach. He was an ND graduate and played for Knute Rockne at ND. In 1928 he scored the winning td for ND against Army after Rockne's halftime speach about winning one for the Gipper. It is said as he crossed the goal line he said "This one's for the Gipper."
In 1934 the Southwest Conference was not respected nationwide in college football and not front page news in the football world but it was about to change and Coach was a big part of it.
In 1934 on October 6 UT went to Indiana to play Notre Dame who was a historical power in football. UT kicked off to ND who fumbled and then made a td and extra point to lead 7-0. Notre Dame also scored a td but missed the extra point and it was 7 to 6 and after that it was a defensive game that UT held on to win by that score. Also that same day in Indiana Rice played Purdue of the Big 10 who also had good teams in the past and Rice also pulled an upset 14 to 0. With those two wins UT and the Southwest Conference were now got the respected coverage they deserved. In fact over the next few years in the 30s this conference won 3 MNCs in college football (SMU, TCU and A&M).
There has been only one coach at UT with a losing (13-14-2) record in football. But he did make an important contribution for UT and the Southwest Conference. He was John E. "Jack" Chivigny who will in this thread be referred to as Coach. He was an ND graduate and played for Knute Rockne at ND. In 1928 he scored the winning td for ND against Army after Rockne's halftime speach about winning one for the Gipper. It is said as he crossed the goal line he said "This one's for the Gipper."
In 1934 the Southwest Conference was not respected nationwide in college football and not front page news in the football world but it was about to change and Coach was a big part of it.
In 1934 on October 6 UT went to Indiana to play Notre Dame who was a historical power in football. UT kicked off to ND who fumbled and then made a td and extra point to lead 7-0. Notre Dame also scored a td but missed the extra point and it was 7 to 6 and after that it was a defensive game that UT held on to win by that score. Also that same day in Indiana Rice played Purdue of the Big 10 who also had good teams in the past and Rice also pulled an upset 14 to 0. With those two wins UT and the Southwest Conference were now got the respected coverage they deserved. In fact over the next few years in the 30s this conference won 3 MNCs in college football (SMU, TCU and A&M).