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]

1929 Texas Longhorns football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	5–2–2 (2–2–2 SWC)
Head coach	Clyde Littlefield (3rd season)
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1928 1930 →

1929 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 28	St. Edwards*	War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 13–0	[2]
October 5	Centenary*	War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 20–0	[3]
October 12	at Arkansas	The Hill Fayetteville, AR (rivalry)	W 27–0	[4]
October 19	vs. Oklahoma*	Fair Park Stadium Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 21–0	[5]
October 26	Rice	War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 39–0	[6]
November 2	at SMU	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	T 0–0	[7]
November 9	Baylor	War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	T 0–0	[8]
November 16	TCU	War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 12–15	[9]
November 28	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	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.