1927 Texas A&M Aggies football team
American college football season
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The 1927 Texas A&M Aggies football team represented the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texasânow known as Texas A&M Universityâas 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 8â0â1 record (4â0â1 against conference opponents), shut out five of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 262 to 32.[1]
- Dana X. Bible (10th season)
| 1927 Texas A&M Aggies football | |
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National champion (Sagarin) SWC champion | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 8â0â1 (4â0â1 SWC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Joel Hunt |
| Home stadium | Kyle Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Texas A&M $ | 4 | â | 0 | â | 1 | 8 | â | 0 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 4 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 2 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 8 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 2 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 6 | â | 2 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 1 | â | 2 | â | 2 | 4 | â | 3 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 1 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 6 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 0 | â | 5 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 7 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | Trinity (TX)* | W 45â0 | [11] | ||
| October 1 | Southwestern (TX)* |
| W 31â0 | [12] | |
| October 8 | vs. Sewanee* | W 18â0 | 6,000 | [13] | |
| October 15 | Arkansas |
| W 40â6 | [14] | |
| October 22 | at TCU | T 0â0 | 13,000 | [15] | |
| October 28 | at Texas Tech* |
| W 47â6 | [16] | |
| November 5 | SMU |
| W 39â13 | [17] | |
| November 11 | at Rice | W 14â0 | [18] | ||
| November 24 | Texas |
| W 28â7 | 27,000 | [19] |
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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