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Texas Football Team History


Texas Longhorns
The University of Texas
 Austin, TX
Founded: 1883
Stadium: Royal-Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 94,113
Colors: Orange & White
Coach: Clyde Littlefield
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1926 <- 1927 -> 1928 --> 2024
1927 Season Highlights
 Clyde Littlefield enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Texas.
 
1927 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State  43   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Texas Christian  0   0   T       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Trinity (Texas)  20   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Vanderbilt  13   6   W    @ Dallas, TX   
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Rice  27   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 28  @ Southern Methodist  0   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Baylor  13   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Kansas State  41   7   W       
 Thu., Nov. 24  @ Texas A&M  7   28   L       
 
1927 Season Totals
  Record6-2 -1
  Points Scored164
  Scoring Average18.2
  Points Allowed73
  Defense Average8.1
  Opponents Record34-24
  Conference Record2-2
  Home Record6-0 -1
  Away Record0-2
1927 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1927 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas A&M 8-0-126232 4-0-112126  Dana X. Bible
Southern Methodist 7-226781 4-112351  Ray Morrison
Arkansas 8-121876 2-12949  Francis A. Schmidt
Texas 6-2-116473 2-2-14754  Clyde Littlefield
Texas Christian 4-3-28964 1-2-22338  Madison A. Matty Bell
Rice 2-6-164160 1-32587  John W. Heisman
Baylor 2-774139 0-53093  Morley Jennings

1927 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1927 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.