1929 Texas Longhorns football team
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]
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 5–2–2 (2–2–2 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | War Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 28 | St. Edwards* | W 13–0 | [2] | |
| October 5 | Centenary* |
| W 20–0 | [3] |
| October 12 | at Arkansas |
| W 27–0 | [4] |
| October 19 | vs. Oklahoma* | W 21–0 | [5] | |
| October 26 | Rice |
| W 39–0 | [6] |
| November 2 | at SMU | T 0–0 | [7] | |
| November 9 | Baylor |
| T 0–0 | [8] |
| November 16 | TCU |
| L 12–15 | [9] |
| November 28 | at Texas A&M | L 0–13 | [10] | |
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References
- "1929 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
- "Shelley stars as Longhorns take Saints measure, 13–0". Sunday American-Statesman. September 29, 1929. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Dexter Shelley leads Longhorns to sweet victory". Sunday American-Statesman. October 6, 1929. Retrieved July 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Longhorns trample Porkers, 27–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 13, 1929. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Oklahoma beaten by Texas 21–0". Shawnee Morning News. October 20, 1929. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "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.
- "SMU's wild Mustangs hold Texas to scoreless draw". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 3, 1929. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Texas and Baylor battle evenly to scoreless tie". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 10, 1929. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "T.C.U. wears grid crown after Longhorn defeat". The Brownsville Herald. November 17, 1929. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "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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