1927 Texas A&M Aggies football team

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The 1927 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas—now known as Texas A&M University—as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1927 college football season. In their tenth season under head coach Dana X. Bible, the Aggies compiled an 8–0–1 record (4–0–1 against conference opponents), shut out five of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 262 to 32.[1]

Record8–0–1 (4–0–1 SWC)
Headcoach
CaptainJoel Hunt
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1927 Texas A&M Aggies football
National champion (Sagarin)
SWC champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record8–0–1 (4–0–1 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainJoel Hunt
Home stadiumKyle Field
Seasons
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1927 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Texas A&M $4–0–18–0–1
SMU4–1–07–2–0
Arkansas2–1–08–1–0
Texas2–2–16–2–1
TCU1–2–24–3–2
Rice1–3–02–6–1
Baylor0–5–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System
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There was no contemporaneous system in 1927 for determining a national champion. However, Texas A&M was retroactively named as the national champion for 1927 by Jeff Sagarin. Most selectors have named either Illinois or Georgia as the 1927 national champion.[2] The team was ranked No. 11 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1927.[3]

Two persons affiliated with the team were later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame: coach Bible (inducted 1951);[4] and quarterback Joel Hunt (inducted in 1967).[5] Seven Texas A&M players were selected as first-team players on the 1927 All-Southwest Conference football team: Hunt; end Jules V. Sikes; tackles Lister and Sprott; guards Klepto Holmes and Figari; and center Bartlett.[6][7][8][9][10]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Trinity (TX)*W 45–0[11]
October 1Southwestern (TX)*
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 31–0[12]
October 8vs. Sewanee*W 18–06,000[13]
October 15Arkansas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 40–6[14]
October 22at TCUT 0–013,000[15]
October 28at Texas Tech*
W 47–6[16]
November 5SMU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 39–13[17]
November 11at RiceW 14–0[18]
November 24Texas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 28–727,000[19]
  • *Non-conference game
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Roster

  • Alsabrook, HB
  • Z. W. Bartlett, C
  • Hershel Burgess, HB
  • Conover, HB
  • J. Dorsey, HB
  • Figari, G
  • Holleron, C
  • Klepto Holmes, G
  • Joel Hunt, QB
  • Jefferies, FB
  • W. S. Lister, T
  • Thomas Mills, HB
  • Petty, E
  • Rektorik, G
  • Rogers, G
  • Jules V. Sikes, E
  • Alton C. Sprott, T
  • J. R. Varnell, FB

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