The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Great Games and Moments: 1940s
GREAT GAME
Texas 7, Texas A&M 0
Thursday, November 28, 1940
Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas)
Noble Doss' "impossible catch" on the third play of the game set up Texas' only touchdown, a Pete Layden one-yard run on the very next play, as the Longhorns ended Texas A&M's 19-game winning streak with a 7-0 victory at Memorial Stadium. The UT win prevented the Aggies from repeating as National Champions and also knocked A&M from a sure Rose Bowl appearance. Texas finished the season 8-2, its best record since 1932.
GREAT MOMENT
Texas 7, Texas A&M 0
Thursday, November 28, 1940
Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas)
Noble Doss' incredible over-the-shoulder pass reception on the third play of the 1940 Texas/Texas A&M game led to the winning TD in the 7-0 Longhorns victory that ended the Aggies' bid for back-to-back National Championships.
GREAT GAME
#4 Texas 71, Oregon 7
Saturday, December 6, 1941
Memorial Stadium (Austin, Texas)
Texas took out its frustration of not being awarded a Rose Bowl bid by overwhelming Oregon, 71-7, at Memorial Stadium. Less than 24 hours later, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.
GREAT GAME
#11 Texas 14, #5 Georgia Tech 7
Friday, January 1, 1943
Cotton Bowl (Dallas, Texas)
Texas' very first bowl game was a success, as the Longhorns defeated fifth-ranked Georgia Tech, 14-7. Backs Roy Dale McKay and Jackie Field led the way to the win. Texas, not in the Top 10 at the time, was looked on with contempt by many in the media. Said International News Services' Lawton Carver before the game: "Texas doesn't belong in the same league with