1927 Texas A&M Aggies football team

1927 Texas A&M Aggies football
National champion (Sagarin)
SWC champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record8–0–1 (4–0–1 SWC)
Head coach
CaptainJoel Hunt
Home stadiumKyle Field
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Texas A&M $ 4 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
SMU 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Arkansas 2 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Texas 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
TCU 1 – 2 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
Rice 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Baylor 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 Texas A&M Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Texas A&M University in the Southwest Conference during the 1927 college football season. In their tenth season under head coach Dana X. Bible, the Aggies compiled an 8–0–1 record (4–0–1 against conference opponents), shut out five of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 262 to 32.[1]

There was no contemporaneous system in 1927 for determining a national champion. However, Texas A&M was retroactively named as the national champion for 1927 by Jeff Sagarin. Most selectors have named either Illinois or Georgia as the 1927 national champion.[2] The team was ranked No. 11 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1927.[3]

Two persons affiliated with the team were later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame: coach Bible (inducted 1951);[4] and quarterback Joel Hunt (inducted in 1967).[5] Seven Texas A&M players were selected as first-team players on the 1927 All-Southwest Conference football team: Hunt; end Jules V. Sikes; tackles Lister and Sprott; guards Klepto Holmes and Figari; and center Bartlett.[6][7][8][9][10]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Trinity (TX)*
W 45–0[11]
October 1Southwestern (TX)*
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 31–0[12]
October 8vs. Sewanee*
W 18–06,000[13]
October 15Arkansas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 40–6[14]
October 22at TCU
T 0–013,000[15]
October 28Texas Tech*
  • Tech Athletic Field
  • Lubbock, TX (rivalry)
W 47–6[16]
November 5SMU
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 39–13[17]
November 11at Rice
W 14–0[18]
November 24Texas
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX (rivalry)
W 28–727,000[19]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1927 Texas A&M Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  2. ^ 2020 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). Indianapolis: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. July 2020. pp. 112–114. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "Illinois Rated As America's Champs: Dr. Dickinson of Illinois Devises Rating System for Grid Teams". The Morning Call. December 4, 1927. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Dana Bible". National Football Foundation. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  5. ^ "Joel Hunt". National Football Foundation. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "2 Steers On Official Associated Press Team". The Austin Statesman. November 28, 1927. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Duby's All-Southwest Conference Team". Sunday American-Statesman. November 27, 1927. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Stars Cited by M'Murray". Sunday American-Statesman. November 27, 1927. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Statesman Readers PIck Mythical Team". Sunday American-Statesman. November 27, 1927. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Milt Saul's Choice". The Waco News-Tribune. November 27, 1927. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Aggies Pass and End Run Tigers to Pieces". The Sunday American-Statesman. September 25, 1927. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Aggies Brush Pirates Away". The Sunday American-Statesman. October 2, 1927. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Jinx Tucker (October 9, 1927). "Aggies Triumph Over Sewanee Tigers by Score of 18 to 0: Joel Hunt Shows Spectacular Speed". The Waco News-Tribune. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Joel Hunt Leads Aggies to 40-6 Victory Over Razorbacks: A&M's Brilliant Star Runs 97 Yards". The Waco News-Tribune. October 16, 1927. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Flem R. Hall (October 23, 1927). "Frogs and Aggies in Scoreless Tie: Both Threaten Often But Lack Touchdown Punch in Hard Time". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Joel Hunt Leads Aggies Over Tech". The Austin Statesman. October 29, 1927. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ Duby (November 6, 1927). "Great Aggie Team Crushes Mustangs 39 to 13: Hunt Outplays Mann in Every Phase of Game". The Sunday American-Statesman. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Fighting Owls Hold Aggies to 14-0". The Austin American. November 12, 1927. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "Aggies Southwest Champions: Ralph Dorsey Shares Honor With Joel Hunt In 28-7 Victory". Fort Worth Record-Telegram. November 25, 1927. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.


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