1927 Texas
6–2–1 (2–2–1 Southwest Conference), coached by Clyde Littlefield. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Southwestern Oklahoma State 43–0Sep 24
By 43 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vsSouthwestern Oklahoma State | W 43–0 | 91% |
| Oct 1 | vs TCU | T 0–0 | 57% |
| Oct 8 | vsTrinity (Texas) | W 20–6 | 89% |
| Oct 15 | vs Vanderbilt | W 13–6 | 45% |
| Oct 22 | vs Rice | W 27–0 | 80% |
| Oct 28 | at SMU | L 0–14 | 39% |
| Nov 5 | vs Baylor | W 13–12 | 80% |
| Nov 12 | vs Kansas State | W 41–7 | 61% |
| Nov 24 | at Texas A&M | L 7–28 | 32% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Texas A&M 28–7; 4th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 97th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).
- Record
- 6–2–1
- Conference
- 2–2–1 4th in Southwest Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 164–73
- Coach
- Clyde Littlefield
- Elo
- 1562 +35 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 16.0 No. 10 of 99 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Ox Higgins
All-Southwest Conference
5 first teamFirst team
Joe KingRBDuby-1; AP-2; MS-2- L. “Ox” HigginsOT
- Gordy BrownOTDM-1; ASR-1
- Ike SewellOGAP-1; Duby-1; DM-1; ASR-1; MS-2
- Pottie McCulloughCAP-1; Duby-1; DM-1; ASR-1; 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
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M | 4–0–1 | 8–0–1 | |
| SMU | 4–1 | 7–2 | |
 Arkansas | 2–1 | 8–1 | |
| Texas | 2–2–1 | 6–2–1 | |
| TCU | 1–2–2 | 4–3–2 | |
| Rice | 1–3 | 2–6–1 | |
| Baylor | 0–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.