1927 Texas Longhorns football team
American college football season
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 6–2–1 (2–2–1 SWC) |
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Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||
No. 11 Texas A&M $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||
SMU | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||
Arkansas | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||
Texas | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||
TCU | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||
Rice | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||
Baylor | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||
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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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 24 | Southwestern State (OK) * | W 43–0 | [2] | ||
October 1 | TCU |
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T 0–0 | 5,000 | [3] |
October 8 | Trinity (TX) * |
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W 20–6 | [4] | |
October 15 | vs. Vanderbilt * | W 13–6 | 18,000 | [5] | |
October 22 | Rice |
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W 27–0 | [6] | |
October 29 | at SMU | L 0–14 | 22,000 | [7] | |
November 5 | Baylor |
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W 13–12 | [8] | |
November 11 | Kansas State * |
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W 41–7 | [9] | |
November 24 | at Texas A&M | L 7–28 | 27,000 | [10] | |
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References
- ↑ "1927 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved April 24, 2023 .
- ↑ "Longhorn strength revealed in burst of power" . Sunday American-Statesman . September 25, 1927 . Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Horned Frogs hold Longhorns to scoreless tie at Austin" . The Waco News-Tribune . October 2, 1927 . Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Longhorns conquer Trinity" . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . October 9, 1927 . Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Texas cops sensational win over Commodores" . The Knoxville Sunday Journal . October 16, 1927 . Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Texas smacks Rice, 27 to 0" . Wichita Falls Record News . October 23, 1927 . Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "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 .
- ↑ "Bears drop tight game" . The Brownsville Herald . November 6, 1927 . Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Heat is too much for Kansas Aggies" . The Wichita Eagle . November 12, 1927 . Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "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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