1947 Texas Longhorns football team

1947 Texas Longhorns football
1947 Texas Longhorns football
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 27–7 vs. Alabama
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 5
Record	10–1 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach	Blair Cherry (1st season);
Home stadium	War Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1946 1948 →

1947 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	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 was an American football team that represented the University of Texas as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach Blair Cherry, the team compiled a 10–1 record (5–1 against SWC opponents), won the SWC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 292 to 74. The team lost to SMU and defeated Alabama in the 1948 Sugar Bowl.^[1]

Bobby Layne was a consensus selection as the quarterback for the 1947 College Football All-America Team.^[2] He also finished sixth in the 1947 voting for the Heisman Trophy.^[3] Tackle Richard Harris was also selected as a first-team All-American by the Associated Press (AP).^[4]

Three Texas players were selected by the AP as first-team honorees on the 1947 All-Southwest Conference football team: Layne at quarterback; Harris at tackle; and Max Bumgardner at end.^[5]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	2:30 p.m.	Texas Tech*		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 33–0	30,000	^[6]
September 27	3:00 p.m.	at Oregon*		Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 38–13	30,000	^[7]
October 4	2:30 p.m.	No. 19 North Carolina*		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 34–0	47,000	^[8]
October 11	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 15 Oklahoma*	No. 3	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	W 34–14	46,000	^[9]
October 18	2:30 p.m.	vs. Arkansas	No. 3	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 21–6	28,000	^[10]
October 25	2:30 p.m.	Rice	No. 3	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 12–0	48,400	^[11]
November 1	2:30 p.m.	at No. 8 SMU	No. 3	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 13–14	50,000	^[12]
November 8	2:30 p.m.	Baylor	No. 8	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 28–7	34,000	^[13]
November 15	2:30 p.m.	TCU	No. 7	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 20–0	43,000	^[14]
November 27	2:00 p.m.	at Texas A&M	No. 7	Kyle Field College Station, TX (rivalry)	W 32–13	43,000	^[15]
January 1, 1948		vs. No. 6 Alabama*	No. 5	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	W 27–7	73,000	^[16]^[17]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
AP	3 (15)	3 (10)	3 (10)	3 (25)	8	7	7	7	6 (2)	5

Roster

QB Bobby Layne
DB Tom Landry

Awards and honors

Bobby Layne

Consensus All-American^[19]
Sugar Bowl Most Valuable Player

References

^ "1947 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 8. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
^ "1947 Heisman Trophy Voting". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
^ "Midwest Places Three Backs On AP All-American Squad: Lujack, Evans and Chappuis On First Team". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. December 3, 1947.
^ "Clyde Scott Only Porker to Make All-Southwest". Hope Star, Arkansas. December 1, 1947. p. 5.
^ Weldon Hart (September 21, 1947). "Terrific Cherry T Squashes Raiders". The Austin American. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Oregon Loses, But Gallantly, 38 to 13". Eugene Register-Guard. September 28, 1947. pp. 1, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Weldon Hart (October 5, 1947). "Choo Choo Fails As Steers Blast Tar Heels, 34-0". Sunday American-Statesman (Austin, TX). pp. 1, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Weldon Hart (October 12, 1947). "Texas Wins As Pop Bottles Fly: Layne Hurls Longhorns To 34-to-14 Win". Sunday American-Statesman. pp. 1, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Weldon Hart (October 19, 1947). "Steers Blast Hogs: UT Club Rolls Through Rain To 21-6 Win". Sunday American-Statesman (Austin, TX). pp. 1, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Weldon Hart (October 26, 1947). "Steers Rip Owls, 12-0: Fierce Line Play Finds UT Superior". Sunday American-Statesman. pp. 1, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Weldon Hart (November 2, 1947). "SMU Rips Steers, 14-13: Walker Kicks Extra Point To Drop UT". Sunday American-Statesman (Austin, TX). pp. 1, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Weldon Hart. "Longhorns Crush Bears". The Austin American. pp. 1, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Weldon Hart (November 16, 1947). "Steers Blast Noted TCU Defense, 20-0". Sunday American-Statesman. pp. 1, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Weldon Hart (November 28, 1947). "Bowl-Bound Steers Smash Aggies, 32-13: UT Secures 8th Win In Row in Series". The Austin American. pp. 1, 13 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Weldon Hart (January 2, 1947). "UT Romps Over Alabama, 27 to 7". The Austin American. pp. 1, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Mullins, Jim (January 2, 1948). "Alert Texas baffles Tide, 27 to 7". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 7. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
^ "Football, All-Time Results". mackbrown-texasfootball.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
^ "2010 NCAA Football Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletics Association.

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[1] "1947 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 15, 2019.

[CAA-2] "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 8. Retrieved October 21, 2017.

[3] "1947 Heisman Trophy Voting". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 14, 2019.

[4] "Midwest Places Three Backs On AP All-American Squad: Lujack, Evans and Chappuis On First Team". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. December 3, 1947.

[5] "Clyde Scott Only Porker to Make All-Southwest". Hope Star, Arkansas. December 1, 1947. p. 5.

[6] Weldon Hart (September 21, 1947). "Terrific Cherry T Squashes Raiders". The Austin American. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Oregon Loses, But Gallantly, 38 to 13". Eugene Register-Guard. September 28, 1947. pp. 1, 22 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] Weldon Hart (October 5, 1947). "Choo Choo Fails As Steers Blast Tar Heels, 34-0". Sunday American-Statesman (Austin, TX). pp. 1, 17 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] Weldon Hart (October 12, 1947). "Texas Wins As Pop Bottles Fly: Layne Hurls Longhorns To 34-to-14 Win". Sunday American-Statesman. pp. 1, 17 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] Weldon Hart (October 19, 1947). "Steers Blast Hogs: UT Club Rolls Through Rain To 21-6 Win". Sunday American-Statesman (Austin, TX). pp. 1, 17 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] Weldon Hart (October 26, 1947). "Steers Rip Owls, 12-0: Fierce Line Play Finds UT Superior". Sunday American-Statesman. pp. 1, 17 – via Newspapers.com.

[12] Weldon Hart (November 2, 1947). "SMU Rips Steers, 14-13: Walker Kicks Extra Point To Drop UT". Sunday American-Statesman (Austin, TX). pp. 1, 17 – via Newspapers.com.

[13] Weldon Hart. "Longhorns Crush Bears". The Austin American. pp. 1, 17 – via Newspapers.com.

[14] Weldon Hart (November 16, 1947). "Steers Blast Noted TCU Defense, 20-0". Sunday American-Statesman. pp. 1, 17 – via Newspapers.com.

[15] Weldon Hart (November 28, 1947). "Bowl-Bound Steers Smash Aggies, 32-13: UT Secures 8th Win In Row in Series". The Austin American. pp. 1, 13 – via Newspapers.com.

[16] Weldon Hart (January 2, 1947). "UT Romps Over Alabama, 27 to 7". The Austin American. pp. 1, 14 – via Newspapers.com.

[17] Mullins, Jim (January 2, 1948). "Alert Texas baffles Tide, 27 to 7". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 7. Retrieved September 30, 2012.

[18] "Football, All-Time Results". mackbrown-texasfootball.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2009.

[19] "2010 NCAA Football Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletics Association.

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