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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "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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