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1947 Texas Longhorns football team

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Ranking
APNo. 5
1947 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 SMU $ 5 0 1 9 0 2
No. 5 Texas 5 1 0 10 1 0
No. 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

September 20Texas Tech*

W 33–0 September 27at Oregon*

W 38–13 October 4No. 19 North Carolina*

  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX

W 34–0 October 11vs. No. 15 Oklahoma*No. 3

W 34–14 October 18ArkansasNo. 3

  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (Rivalry)

W 21–6 October 25RiceNo. 3

  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX

W 12–0 November 1at No. 8 SMUNo. 3

  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX

L 13–14 November 8BaylorNo. 8

  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX

W 28–7 November 15TCUNo. 7

  • Texas Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX

W 20–0 November 27at Texas A&MNo. 7

W 32–13 January 1, 1948vs. No. 6 Alabama*No. 5

W 27–7

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Awards and honors

  • Bobby Layne, Quarterback, Sugar Bowl Most Valuable Player
  • Bobby Layne, Consensus All-American[2]

References