1927 Texas Longhorns football team

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1927 Texas Longhorns football
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Conference Southwest Conference
Record6–2–1 (2–2–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadium War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1926
1928  →
1927 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Texas A&M $ 4 –0 –18 –0 –1
SMU 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
Arkansas 2 –1 –08 –1 –0
Texas 2 –2 –16 –2 –1
TCU 1 –2 –24 –3 –2
Rice 1 –3 –02 –6 –1
Baylor 0 –5 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 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 1927 college football season. In their first year under head coach Clyde Littlefield, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 6–2–1, with a mark of 2–2–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SWC. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Southwestern State (OK) *
W 43–0 [2]
October 1 TCU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
T 0–05,000 [3]
October 8 Trinity (TX) *
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 20–6 [4]
October 15vs. Vanderbilt *
W 13–618,000 [5]
October 22 Rice
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 27–0 [6]
October 29at SMU
L 0–1422,000 [7]
November 5 Baylor
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 13–12 [8]
November 11 Kansas State *
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 41–7 [9]
November 24at Texas A&M
L 7–2827,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "1927 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Longhorn strength revealed in burst of power". Sunday American-Statesman. September 25, 1927. Retrieved April 24, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Horned Frogs hold Longhorns to scoreless tie at Austin". The Waco News-Tribune. October 2, 1927. Retrieved April 24, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Longhorns conquer Trinity". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 9, 1927. Retrieved April 24, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Texas cops sensational win over Commodores". The Knoxville Sunday Journal. October 16, 1927. Retrieved April 24, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Texas smacks Rice, 27 to 0". Wichita Falls Record News. October 23, 1927. Retrieved April 24, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "S.M.U. beats valorous Longhorn attack, 14–0, in thrilling game". The Abilene Morning Reporter-News. October 30, 1927. Retrieved April 24, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Bears drop tight game". The Brownsville Herald. November 6, 1927. Retrieved April 24, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Heat is too much for Kansas Aggies". The Wichita Eagle. November 12, 1927. Retrieved April 24, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Aggies Southwest champions: Ralph Dorsey shares honor with Joel Hunt in 28–7 victory". Fort Worth Record-Telegram. November 25, 1927. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.


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