1929 Texas Longhorns football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–2–2 (2–2–2 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 TCU $ 4 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
No. 9 SMU 3 – 0 – 2 6 – 0 – 4
Arkansas 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Texas 2 – 2 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
Baylor 2 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Texas A&M 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Rice 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas (now known as the University of Texas at Austin) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1929 college football season. In their third year under head coach Clyde Littlefield, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 5–2–2, with a mark of 2–2–2 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the SWC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28St. Edwards*
W 13–0[2]
October 5Centenary*
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 20–0[3]
October 12at Arkansas
W 27–0[4]
October 19vs. Oklahoma*
W 21–0[5]
October 26Rice
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 39–0[6]
November 2at SMU
T 0–0[7]
November 9Baylor
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
T 0–0[8]
November 16TCU
  • War Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
L 12–15[9]
November 28at Texas A&M
L 0–13[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1929 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "Shelley stars as Longhorns take Saints measure, 13–0". Sunday American-Statesman. September 29, 1929. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Dexter Shelley leads Longhorns to sweet victory". Sunday American-Statesman. October 6, 1929. Retrieved July 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Longhorns trample Porkers, 27–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 13, 1929. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Oklahoma beaten by Texas 21–0". Shawnee Morning News. October 20, 1929. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Longhorns run through Rice Owls with ease to capture second conference victory". The Abilene Morning Reporter-News. October 27, 1929. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "SMU's wild Mustangs hold Texas to scoreless draw". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 3, 1929. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Texas and Baylor battle evenly to scoreless tie". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 10, 1929. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "T.C.U. wears grid crown after Longhorn defeat". The Brownsville Herald. November 17, 1929. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Aggies down Texas 13 to 0 in traditional game". Wichita Falls Record News. November 29, 1929. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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