1947 Texas Longhorns football team

1947 Texas Longhorns football
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 27–7 vs. Alabama
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 5
Record10–1 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWar Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
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 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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 202:30 p.m.Texas Tech*
W 33–030,000[6]
September 273:00 p.m.at Oregon*
W 38–1330,000[7]
October 42:30 p.m.No. 19 North Carolina*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 34–047,000[8]
October 112:30 p.m.vs. No. 15 Oklahoma*No. 3
W 34–1446,000[9]
October 182:30 p.m.vs. ArkansasNo. 3
W 21–628,000[10]
October 252:30 p.m.RiceNo. 3
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 12–048,400[11]
November 12:30 p.m.at No. 8 SMUNo. 3
  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, TX
L 13–1450,000[12]
November 82:30 p.m.BaylorNo. 8
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 28–734,000[13]
November 152:30 p.m.TCUNo. 7
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 20–043,000[14]
November 272:00 p.m.at Texas A&MNo. 7
W 32–1343,000[15]
January 1, 1948vs. No. 6 Alabama*No. 5
W 27–773,000[16][17]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

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See also: 1947 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll123456789Final
AP3 (15)3 (10)3 (10)3 (25)87776 (2)5

Game summaries

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Vs. Texas Tech

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See also: 1947 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team and Texas–Texas Tech football rivalry
Texas Tech Red Raiders (0–0) vs. Texas Longhorns (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Texas Tech 0 0 000
Texas 20 0 13033

at War Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX

  • Date: Saturday, September 20, 1947
  • Game time: 2:30 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Hot & dry
  • Game attendance: 30,000
  • Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
  • (?:??) UT – Layne 1 yard run (???), UT ?–0
  • (?:??) UT – Gillory 53 yard run (???), UT ?–0
  • (?:??) UT – Pyle 46 yard run (???), UT 20–0
Third Quarter
  • (?:??) UT – Gillory 41 yard run (???), UT ??–0
  • (?:??) UT – Fleming 2 yard run (???), UT 33–0
Statistics TTU TEX
First downs 7 11
Total yards 84 449
Rushes/yards 24/25 54/335
Passing yards 59 114
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 7-21-1 8-12-1
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Tech Passing TEAM 7-21, 59 yards, 1 INT
Rushing TEAM 24 car, 25 yards
Receiving TEAM 7 rec, 59 yards
Texas Passing Bobby Layne 5-6, 69 yards
Rushing Byron Gillory 6 car, 125 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Dale Schwartzkopf 2 rec, 41 yards

At Oregon

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See also: 1947 Oregon Webfoots football team
Texas Longhorns (1–0) vs. Oregon Webfoots (1–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Texas 0 20 01838
Oregon 0 0 6713

at Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR

  • Date: Saturday, September 27, 1947
  • Game time: 3:00 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Clear & warm
  • Game attendance: 28,689
  • Box Score
Game information
Second Quarter
  • (?:??) UT – Gillory 25 yard pass from Layne (???), UT ?–0
  • (?:??) UT – Gillory 13 yard pass from Layne (???), UT ??–0
  • (?:??) UT – Bumgardner 48 yard pass from Layne (???), UT 20–0
Third Quarter
  • (?:??) UO – Milue 30 yard pass from Van Brocklin (kick failed), UT 20–6
Fourth Quarter
  • (?:??) UT – Clay 3 yard run (kick failed), UT 26–6
  • (?:??) UT – Samnuels 41 yard punt return (kick failed), UT 32–6
  • (?:??) UT – Blount 11 yard pass from Campbell (kick failed), UT 38–6
  • (0:15) UO – Robinson 4 yard pass from Van Brocklin (Newquist kick), UT 38–13
Statistics TEX ORE
First downs 9 12
Total yards 312 233
Rushes/yards 34/163 40/114
Passing yards 149 114
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 7-13-1 10-28-1
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Passing Bobby Layne 6-11, 138 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Perry Samuels 3 car, 44 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Byron Gillory 4 rec, 69 yards, 2 TDs
Oregon Passing TEAM 10-28, 119 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing TEAM 40 car, 114 yards
Receiving TEAM 10 rec, 119 yards, 2 TDs

Vs. North Carolina

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See also: 1947 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
North Carolina Tar Heels (1–0) vs. Texas Longhorns (2–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 19 North Carolina 0 0 000
Texas 7 13 01434

at War Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX

  • Date: Saturday, Oct 4, 1947
  • Game time: 2:30 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Warm & dry
  • Game attendance: 47,000
  • Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
  • (?:??) UT – Gillory 44 yard pass from Layne (Guess kick), UT 7–0
Second Quarter
  • (?:??) UT – Blount 28 yard pass from Jones (???), UT ??–0
  • (?:??) UT – Landry 1 yard run (???), UT 20–0
Fourth Quarter
  • (?:??) UT – Clay 1 run (Guess kick), UT 27–0
  • (?:??) UT – Clay 1 run (Guess kick), UT 34–0
Statistics UNC TEX
First downs 12 19
Total yards 268 417
Rushes/yards 24/88 52/226
Passing yards 180 191
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10-20-3 8-15-3
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
UNC Passing TEAM 10-20, 180 yards, 3 INTs
Rushing TEAM 24 car, 88 yards
Receiving TEAM 10 rec, 180 yards
Texas Passing Bobby Layne 6-11, 155 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
Rushing Tom Landry 17 car, 91 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Byron Gillory 1 rec, 110 yards, 1 TD

Vs. Oklahoma

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See also: 1947 Oklahoma Sooners football team and Red River Rivalry
Oklahoma Sooners (2–0) vs. Texas Longhorns (3–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 15 Oklahoma 0 7 0714
No. 3 Texas 7 7 71334

at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX

  • Date: Saturday, October 11, 1947
  • Game time: 2:30 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 46,000
  • Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
  • (?:??) UT – Gillory 13 yard run (Guess kick), UT 7–0
Second Quarter
  • (?:??) OU – Mitchell 72 yard run (Owen kick), Tied 7–7
  • (?:??) UT – Clay 1 yard run (Guess kick), UT 14–7
Third Quarter
  • (?:??) UT – Canady 4 yard run (Guess kick), UT 21–7
Fourth Quarter
  • (?:??) UT – Clay 3 yard run (???), UT ??–7
  • (?:??) UT – McCall 28 yard pass from Layne (???), UT 34–7
  • (?:??) OU – Mitchell 3 yard run (Owen kick), UT 34–14
Statistics OU TEX
First downs 11 16
Total yards 270 306
Rushes/yards 48/263 49/177
Passing yards 7 129
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 1-3-1 8-11-0
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma Passing TEAM 1–3, 7 yards, 1 INT
Rushing TEAM 48 car, 263 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving TEAM 1 rec, 7 yards
Texas Passing Bobby Layne 8–11, 129 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Jim Canady 13 car, 65 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jim Canady 2 rec, 56 yards

Vs. Arkansas

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See also: 1947 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
Arkansas Razorbacks (3–1) vs. Texas Longhorns (4–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Arkansas 6 0 006
No. 3 Texas 0 14 0721

at Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN

  • Date: Saturday, October 18, 1947
  • Game time: 2:30 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Rainy
  • Game attendance: 28,080
  • Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
  • (?:??) UA – Scott 47 yard rush (kick failed), UA 6–0
Second Quarter
  • (?:??) UT – Clay 1 yard run (Guess kick), UT 7–6
  • (?:??) UT – Jones 1 yard run (Guess kick), UT 14–6
Fourth Quarter
  • (10:05) UT – Jones 1 yard run (Guess kick), UT 21–6
Statistics ARK TEX
First downs 3 18
Total yards 109 303
Rushes/yards 18/71 67/267
Passing yards 38 36
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 4-8-1 4-5-0
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas Passing TEAM 4-8, 38 yards, 1 INT
Rushing TEAM 18 car, 71 yards, 1 TD
Receiving TEAM 4 rec, 38 yards
Texas Passing Bobby Layne 4-5, 35 yards
Rushing Jim Canady 17 car, 69 yards
Receiving Max Bumgardner 2 rec, 23 yards

Vs. Rice

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See also: 1947 Rice Owls football team and Rice–Texas football rivalry
Rice Owls (1–2-1) vs. Texas Longhorns (5–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rice 0 0 000
No. 3 Texas 6 0 0612

at War Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX

  • Date: Saturday, October 25, 1947
  • Game time: 2:30 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Fair & warm
  • Game attendance: 48,400
  • Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
  • (?:??) UT – Bumgardner 18 yard pass from Layne (kick failed), UT 6–0
Fourth Quarter
  • (?:??) UT – Canady 3 yard run (kick failed), UT 12–0
Statistics RICE TEX
First downs 10 12
Total yards 146 220
Rushes/yards 37/96 53/160
Passing yards 50 60
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 4-15-4 5-15-1
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Rice Passing TEAM 4–15, 50 yards, 4 INTs
Rushing TEAM 37 car, 96 yards
Receiving TEAM 4 rec, 50 yards
Texas Passing Bobby Layne 5-14, 60 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Jim Canady 15 car, 81 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Max Bumgardner 1 rec, 18 yards, 1 TD

At SMU

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See also: 1947 SMU Mustangs football team
Texas Longhorns (6–0) vs. SMU Mustangs (5–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 3 Texas 0 7 0613
No. 8 SMU 7 7 0014

at Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX

  • Date: Saturday, November 1, 1947
  • Game time: 2:30 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy & windy
  • Game attendance: 50,000
  • Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
  • (?:??) SMU – Page 6 yard run (kick good), SMU 7–0
Second Quarter
  • (?:??) UT – Landry 2 yard run (Guess kick), Tied 7–7
  • (?:??) SMU – McKissack 1 yard run (kick good), SMU 14–7
Fourth Quarter
  • (?:??) UT – Gillory 14 yard pass from Layne (kick failed), SMU 14–13
Statistics TEX SMU
First downs 9 7
Total yards 196 199
Rushes/yards 36/76 49/108
Passing yards 120 91
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9-15-1 4-7-0
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Passing Bobby Layne 9–15, 120 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Jim Canady 8 car, 25 yards
Receiving Ralph Blount 2 rec, 36 yards
SMU Passing TEAM 4–7, 91 yards
Rushing TEAM 49 car, 108 yards, 1 TD
Receiving TEAM 4 rec, 91 yards

Vs. Baylor

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See also: 1947 Baylor Bears football team and Baylor–Texas football rivalry
Baylor Bears (4–3) vs. Texas Longhorns (6–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Baylor 7 0 007
No. 8 Texas 0 14 01428

at War Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX

  • Date: Saturday, November 8, 1947
  • Game time: 2:30 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Clear & cool
  • Game attendance: 34,000
  • Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
  • (?:??) BAY – Crews 15 yard run (Leal kick), BU 7–0
Second Quarter
  • (?:??) UT – Borneman 11 yard run (Guess kick), Tied 7–7
  • (?:??) UT – Blount 38 yard pass from Layne (Guess kick), UT 14–7
Fourth Quarter
  • (?:??) UT – Canady 2 yard run (Guess kick), UT 21–7
  • (?:??) UT – Canady 28 yard run (Guess kick), UT 28–7
Statistics BAY TEX
First downs 5 18
Total yards 165 426
Rushes/yards 31/151 52/271
Passing yards 14 155
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 2-11-1 11-23-1
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Baylor Passing TEAM 2–11, 14 yards, 1 INTs
Rushing TEAM 31 car, 151 yards, 1 TD
Receiving TEAM 2 rec, 14 yards
Texas Passing Bobby Layne 10–21, 144 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Jones Raymond 8 car, 56 yards
Receiving Ralph Blount 3 rec, 56 yards, 1 TD

Vs. TCU

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See also: 1947 TCU Horned Frogs football team and TCU–Texas football rivalry
TCU Horned Frogs (4–2-1) vs. Texas Longhorns (7–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
TCU 0 0 000
No. 7 Texas 6 7 0720

at War Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX

  • Date: Saturday, November 15, 1947
  • Game time: 2:30 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Clear & cool
  • Game attendance: 43,000
  • Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
  • (?:??) UT – Canady 3 yard run (kick fail), UT 6–0
Second Quarter
  • (?:??) UT – Blount 31 yard pass from Guess (Guess kick), UT 13–0
Fourth Quarter
  • (?:??) UT – Schwartzkopf 35 yard blocked punt return (Guess kick), UT 20–0
Statistics TCU TEX
First downs 10 19
Total yards 136 326
Rushes/yards 31/104 63/213
Passing yards 32 113
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 2-10-1 8-11-0
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
TCU Passing TEAM 2–10, 32 yards, 1 INT
Rushing TEAM 31 car, 104 yards
Receiving TEAM 2 rec, 32 yards
Texas Passing Bobby Layne 6–9, 61 yards
Rushing Tom Landry 12 car, 78 yards
Receiving Max Bumgardner 4 rec, 48 yards

At Texas A&M

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See also: 1947 Texas A&M Aggies football team and Texas–Texas A&M football rivalry
Texas Longhorns (8–1) vs. Texas A&M Aggies (3–5-1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 7 Texas 6 6 14632
Texas A&M 0 0 01313

at Kyle Field • College Station, TX

  • Date: Thursday, November 27, 1947
  • Game time: 2:00 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 41,000
  • Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
  • (?:??) UT – Landry 6 yard run (kick failed), UT 6–0
Second Quarter
  • (?:??) UT – Gillory 10 yard run (kick failed), UT 12–0
Third Quarter
  • (?:??) UT – Pyle 1 yard run (Guess kick), UT 19–0
  • (?:??) UT – Schwartzkopf 20 yard pass from Layne (Guess kick), UT 26–0
Fourth Quarter
  • (?:??) A&M – Dusek 4 yard run (???), UT 26–?
  • (?:??) A&M – Goode 15 yard pass from Baty (???), UT 26–13
  • (?:??) UT – Layne 1 yardrun (kick failed), UT 33–13
Statistics TEX TAMU
First downs 18 12
Total yards 288 267
Rushes/yards 48/219 29/36
Passing yards 69 231
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 5-13-1 15-34-2
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Passing Bobby Layne 4–12, 53 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Tom Landry 9 car, 54 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Dale Schwartzkopf 1 rec, 20 yards, 1 TD
Texas A&M Passing TEAM 15–34, 231 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
Rushing TEAM 29 car, 36 yards, 1 TD
Receiving TEAM 15 rec, 231 yards, 1 TD

Vs. Alabama (Sugar Bowl)

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Main article: 1948 Sugar Bowl
See also: 1947 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
1948 Sugar Bowl: Alabama Crimson Tide (8–2) vs. Texas Longhorns (9–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 6 Alabama 0 7 007
No. 5 Texas 7 0 71327

at Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA

  • Date: Thursday, January 1, 1948
  • Game attendance: 73,000
  • Box Score
Game information
First Quarter
  • (?:??) UT – Canady 1 yard run (Guess kick), UT 7–0
Second Quarter
  • (?:??) AL – White 7 yard pass from Gimer (Morrow kick), Tied 7–7
Third Quarter
  • (?:??) UT – Petrovich blocked punt recovered in endzone (Guess kick), UT 14–7
Fourth Quarter
  • (?:??) UT – Holder 17 yard interception return (???), UT ??–7
  • (?:??) UT – Layne 1 yard run (???), UT 27–7
Statistics ALA TEX
First downs 7 14
Total yards 88 237
Rushing yards 49 51
Passing yards 62 183
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17-4-2 24-11–0
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Alabama Passing TEAM 17-4, 62 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
Rushing TEAM 49 yards
Receiving TEAM 4 rec, 62 yards
Texas Passing TEAM 24–11, 183 yards
Rushing TEAM 51 yards
Receiving TEAM 11 rec, 183 yards

Roster

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Awards and honors

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Bobby Layne

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

References

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