1927 Texas Longhorns football team

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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]

ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–2–1 (2–2–1 SWC)
Headcoach
CaptainOx Higgins
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1927 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–2–1 (2–2–1 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainOx Higgins
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1926
1928 â†’
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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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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Southwestern State (OK)*
W 43–0[2]
October 1TCU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
T 0–05,000[3]
October 8Trinity (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 SMU
L 0–1422,000[7]
November 5Baylor
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 13–12[8]
November 11Kansas State*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 41–7[9]
November 24at Texas A&M
L 7–2827,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
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