1928 Texas
7–2 (5–1 Southwest Conference), coached by Clyde Littlefield. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat St. Edward’s 32–0Sep 29
By 32 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vsSt. Edward’s | W 32–0 | 90% |
| Oct 6 | vs Texas Tech | W 12–0 | 68% |
| Oct 13 | vs Vanderbilt | L 12–13 | 46% |
| Oct 20 | vs Arkansas | W 20–7 | 61% |
| Oct 27 | at Rice | W 13–6 | 74% |
| Nov 3 | vs SMU | L 2–6 | 55% |
| Nov 10 | at Baylor | W 6–0 | 55% |
| Nov 17 | at TCU | W 6–0 | 45% |
| Nov 29 | vs Texas A&M | W 19–0 | 64% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Texas A&M 19–0; Southwest Conference champions.
In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).
Southwest Conference champions5–1 in the conference
- Record
- 7–2
- Conference
- 5–1 first in Southwest Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 122–32
- Coach
- Clyde Littlefield
- Elo
- 1628 +87 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 7.7 No. 28 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Rufus King
All-Southwest Conference
9 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Nono ReesQB- Deck ShelleyRB
- Tommy HughesRBEm-2; NR-2; FH-1; LG-1
- Milton PerkinsRBLegg-2; NR-1; FH-2
- Rufus KingFBHop; Legg-2; FH-2
- Bill FordELegg-1; Em-1; FM; NR-1; FH-1; LG-1; GW-1; PC
- Dusty RhoadsEHop; Legg-2
- Gordy BrownOTHop; Legg-1; Em-1; FM; NR-2; FH-1; LG-1; GW-1; PC
- Steve WrayC
Second team
- Jack CowleyOTGW-2
From Wikipedia’s 1928 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1928 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 5–1 | 7–2 | |
| Arkansas | 2–1 | 7–2 | |
| Baylor | 3–2 | 8–2 | |
| TCU | 3–2 | 8–2 | |
| SMU | 2–2–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Texas A&M | 1–3–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| Rice | 0–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.