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Texas Christian Football Team History


Texas Christian Horned Toads
Texas Christian University
 Fort Worth, TX
Founded: 1873
Stadium: Amon G. Carter Stadium
Capacity: 46,000
Colors: Purple & White
Coach: Madison A. Matty Bell
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1896  <-- 1926 <- 1927 -> 1928 --> 2024
1927 Season Highlights
 Madison A. Matty Bell enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Texas Christian.
 
1927 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Daniel Baker  27   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Texas  0   0   T       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Texas Tech  16   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Austin  20   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Texas A&M  0   0   T       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Baylor  14   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Arkansas  3   10   L       
 Fri., Nov. 11  @ Centenary  3   7   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Southern Methodist  6   28   L       
 
1927 Season Totals
  Record4-3 -2
  Points Scored89
  Scoring Average9.9
  Points Allowed64
  Defense Average7.1
  Opponents Record36-16
  Conference Record1-2
  Home Record3-2 -1
  Away Record1-1 -1
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

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