1929 Texas Longhorns football team

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1929 Texas Longhorns football
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Conference Southwest Conference
Record5–2–2 (2–2–2 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadium War Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  1928
1930  
1929 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 TCU $ 4 0 19 0 1
No. 9 SMU 3 0 26 0 4
Arkansas 3 2 07 2 0
Texas 2 2 25 2 2
Baylor 2 2 17 3 1
Texas A&M 2 3 05 3 0
Rice 0 5 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 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 1929 college football season. In their third year under head coach Clyde Littlefield, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 5–2–2, with a mark of 2–2–2 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the SWC. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28 St. Edwards *W 13–0 [2]
October 5 Centenary *
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 20–0 [3]
October 12at Arkansas W 27–0 [4]
October 19vs. Oklahoma *W 21–0 [5]
October 26 Rice
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 39–0 [6]
November 2at SMU T 0–0 [7]
November 9 Baylor
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
T 0–0 [8]
November 16 TCU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
L 12–15 [9]
November 28at Texas A&M L 0–13 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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