12 pairs of football shoes, 12 pairs of trousers, 6 nose guards, 1 dozen footballs and 12 pairs of stockings.” (Many accounts wrongly claim that it was Coach Edwards who tried to change UT’s colors, but the colors were chosen and the uniforms ordered before Edwards arrived in Austin.)...
From registration to Thanksgiving, most of us major in football, with a few bothersome minors thrown in by [degree] requirements.” Guided by first-year coach Ed “Doc” Stewart (so nicknamed because he had a medical degree), the Longhorns posted a 33 – 0 rout over Tulane in a game ...