1927 Texas Longhorns football team

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1927 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–2–1 (2–2–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – 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 1TCU
  • 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 22Rice
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 27–0[6]
October 29at SMUL 0–1422,000[7]
November 5Baylor
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 13–12[8]
November 11Kansas State*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 41–7[9]
November 24at Texas A&ML 7–2827,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1927 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
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