1947 Texas Longhorns football team

1947 Texas Longhorns football
Sugar Bowl Champions
Sugar Bowl vs. #6 Alabama, W 277
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP No. 5
1947 record 10-1 (5-1 SWC)
Head coach Blair Cherry
Home stadium Texas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 40,500)
1947 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#3 SMU $ 5 0 1     9 0 2
#5 Texas 5 1 0     10 1 0
#18 Rice 4 2 0     6 3 1
TCU 2 3 1     4 5 2
Arkansas 1 4 1     6 4 1
Texas A&M 1 4 1     3 6 1
Baylor 1 5 0     5 5 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas in the 1947 college football season. They were crowned National Champions by the Massey Ratings System, however this poll selection is not deemed major by the NCAA therefore the school does not officially recognize the 1947 season as National Champions.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 20 Texas Tech* Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX (Rivalry) W 330  
September 27 at Oregon* Hayward FieldEugene, OR W 3813  
October 4 No. 19 North Carolina* Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX W 340  
October 11 vs. No. 15 Oklahoma* No. 3 Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Rivalry) W 3414  
October 18 Arkansas No. 3 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) W 216  
October 25 Rice No. 3 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX W 120  
November 1 at No. 8 SMU No. 3 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX L 1314  
November 8 Baylor No. 8 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX W 287  
November 15 TCU No. 7 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX W 200  
November 27 at Texas A&M No. 7 Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX (Rivalry) W 3213  
January 1, 1948 vs. No. 6 Alabama* No. 5 Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) W 277  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Awards and honors

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