Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium at the University of Texas

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THE FIRST GAME AT TEXAS MEMORIAL STADIUM

On 8 November 1924, the Texas Longhorn football team hosted the Baylor Bears for the first ever game inside the brand new—and not yet finished—Texas Memorial Stadium. Baylor won 28-10 and went on to become Southwest Conference Champions that year.

A black and white team photo of the Texas Longhorn football team in 1924.
Image credit: 1924 Team Photo, From the 1925 edition of The Cactus