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1929 Texas

5–⁠2–⁠2 (2–⁠2–⁠2 Southwest Conference), coached by Clyde Littlefield.

Schedule and results

Texas in 1929, game by game: won vs. St. Edward’s 13–0; won vs. Centenary (LA) 20–0; won at Arkansas 27–0; won vs. Oklahoma 21–0; won vs. Rice 39–0; tied at SMU 0–0; tied vs. Baylor 0–0; lost vs. TCU 12–15; lost at Texas A&M 0–13+39−13Won 13–0 vs. St. Edward’s+13St. Edward’sWon 20–0 vs. Centenary (LA)+20Centenary (LA)Won 27–0 at Arkansas+27ArkansasWon 21–0 vs. Oklahoma+21OklahomaWon 39–0 vs. Rice+39RiceTied 0–0 at SMU0SMUTied 0–0 vs. Baylor0BaylorLost 12–15 vs. TCU-3TCULost 0–13 at Texas A&M-13Texas A&M
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsSt. Edward’sW 13–⁠091%
Oct 5vsCentenary (LA)W 20–⁠089%
Oct 12atArkansasW 27–⁠047%
Oct 19vsOklahomaW 21–⁠069%
Oct 26vsRiceW 39–⁠090%
Nov 2atSMUT 0–⁠050%
Nov 9vsBaylorT 0–⁠074%
Nov 16vsTCUL 12–⁠1563%
Nov 28atTexas A&ML 0–⁠1358%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas A&M 13–⁠0; tied for 3rd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 81st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).

Record
5–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠2–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
132–⁠28
Coach
Clyde Littlefield
Elo
1601 +16 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
20.2 No. 7 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Gordy Brown

All-Southwest Conference

2 first team

First team

  • Deck ShelleyB
  • Al RoseEAP-1

From Wikipedia’s 1929 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1929 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
TCU4–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
SMU3–⁠0–⁠26–⁠0–⁠4
Baylor2–⁠2–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
Texas2–⁠2–⁠25–⁠2–⁠2
Texas A&M2–⁠35–⁠4
Arkansas1–⁠27–⁠2
Rice0–⁠52–⁠7

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