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1927 TCU

4–⁠3–⁠2 (1–⁠2–⁠2 Southwest Conference), coached by Madison Bell.

Schedule and results

TCU in 1927, game by game: won vs. Daniel Baker 27–0; tied at Texas 0–0; won vs. Texas Tech 16–6; won vs. Austin 20–13; tied vs. Texas A&M 0–0; won at Baylor 14–0; lost vs. Arkansas 3–10; lost at Centenary (LA) 3–7; lost vs. SMU 6–28+27−22Won 27–0 vs. Daniel Baker+27Daniel BakerTied 0–0 at Texas0TexasWon 16–6 vs. Texas Tech+10Texas TechWon 20–13 vs. Austin+7AustinTied 0–0 vs. Texas A&M0Texas A&MWon 14–0 at Baylor+14BaylorLost 3–10 vs. Arkansas-7ArkansasLost 3–7 at Centenary (LA)-4Centenary (LA)Lost 6–28 vs. SMU-22SMU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsDaniel BakerW 27–⁠090%
Oct 1atTexasT 0–⁠043%
Oct 8vsTexas TechW 16–⁠665%
Oct 15vsAustinW 20–⁠1390%
Oct 22vsTexas A&MT 0–⁠054%
Oct 29atBaylorW 14–⁠066%
Nov 5vsArkansasL 3–⁠1066%
Nov 11atCentenary (LA)L 3–⁠771%
Nov 19vsSMUL 6–⁠2849%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to SMU 28–⁠6; 5th in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
4–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠2–⁠2 5th in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
89–⁠64
Coach
Madison Bell
Elo
1492 −41 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.8 No. 13 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Southwest Conference

2 first team

First team

  • Rags MatthewsEAP-1; Duby-1; DM-1; ASR-1; MS-1; WTH-1
  • Jake WilliamsOTDuby-1; AP-2; MS-2

From Wikipedia’s 1927 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1927 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas A&M4–⁠0–⁠18–⁠0–⁠1
SMU4–⁠17–⁠2
Arkansas2–⁠18–⁠1
Texas2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
TCU1–⁠2–⁠24–⁠3–⁠2
Rice1–⁠32–⁠6–⁠1
Baylor0–⁠52–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.