The 1926 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas (now known as the University of Texas at Austin) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1926 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach E. J. Stewart, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 5âÂÂ4, with a mark of 2âÂÂ2 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the SWC.