1947 Texas Longhorns football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1947 Texas Longhorns football UT&T text logo.svg 100 Southwest Conference SWC 5 10–1 5–1 Blair Cherry 1st War Memorial Stadium Sugar Bowl champion Sugar Bowl W 27–7 vs. Alabama 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.1947 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 15, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/texas/1947-schedule.html Bobby Layne was a consensus selection as the quarterback for the 1947 College Football All-America Team.Football Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 October 21, 2017 8 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf He also finished sixth in the 1947 voting for the Heisman Trophy.1947 Heisman Trophy Voting Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 14, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/heisman-1947.html Tackle Richard Harris was also selected as a first-team All-American by the Associated Press (AP).Midwest Places Three Backs On AP All-American Squad: Lujack, Evans and Chappuis On First Team Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune December 3, 1947 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.Clyde Scott Only Porker to Make All-Southwest Hope Star, Arkansas December 1, 1947 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3036609/clyde_scott_only_porker/ Schedule 1947 AP y September 20 2:30 p.m. w y Texas Tech Memorial Stadium Austin, TX rivalry 33–0 30,000 Terrific Cherry T Squashes Raiders The Austin American Weldon Hart September 21, 1947 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28150250/terrific_cherry_t_squashes_raiders/ Newspapers.com September 27 3:00 p.m. w y y Oregon Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR 38–13 30,000 Oregon Loses, But Gallantly, 38 to 13 Eugene Register-Guard September 28, 1947 1, 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28095085/oregon_loses_but_gallantly_38_to_13/ Newspapers.com October 4 2:30 p.m. w y North Carolina 19 Memorial Stadium Austin, TX 34–0 47,000 Choo Choo Fails As Steers Blast Tar Heels, 34-0 Sunday American-Statesman (Austin, TX) Weldon Hart October 5, 1947 1, 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28448854/choo_choo_fails_as_steers_blast_tar/ Newspapers.com October 11 2:30 p.m. w y y 3 Oklahoma 15 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX Red River Shootout 34–14 46,000 Texas Wins As Pop Bottles Fly: Layne Hurls Longhorns To 34-to-14 Win Sunday American-Statesman Weldon Hart October 12, 1947 1, 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28449824/texas_wins_as_pop_bottles_fly_layne/ Newspapers.com October 18 2:30 p.m. w y 3 Arkansas Crump Stadium Memphis, TN rivalry 21–6 28,000 Steers Blast Hogs: UT Club Rolls Through Rain To 21-6 Win Sunday American-Statesman (Austin, TX) Weldon Hart October 19, 1947 1, 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28450170/steers_blast_hogs_ut_club_rolls/ Newspapers.com October 25 2:30 p.m. w 3 Rice Memorial Stadium Austin, TX rivalry 12–0 48,400 Steers Rip Owls, 12-0: Fierce Line Play Finds UT Superior Sunday American-Statesman Weldon Hart October 26, 1947 1, 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28450507/steers_rip_owls_120_fierce_line_play/ Newspapers.com November 1 2:30 p.m. l y 3 SMU 8 Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 13–14 50,000 SMU Rips Steers, 14-13: Walker Kicks Extra Point To Drop UT Sunday American-Statesman (Austin, TX) Weldon Hart November 2, 1947 1, 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28441906/smu_rips_steers_1413_walker_kicks/ Newspapers.com November 8 2:30 p.m. w 8 Baylor Memorial Stadium Austin, TX rivalry 28–7 34,000 Longhorns Crush Bears The Austin American Weldon Hart 1, 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28279311/longhorns_crush_bears/ Newspapers.com November 15 2:30 p.m. w 7 TCU Memorial Stadium Austin, TX rivalry 20–0 43,000 Steers Blast Noted TCU Defense, 20-0 Sunday American-Statesman Weldon Hart November 16, 1947 1, 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28451858/steers_blast_noted_tcu_defense_200/ Newspapers.com November 27 2:00 p.m. w y 7 Texas A&M Kyle Field College Station, TX rivalry 32–13 43,000 Bowl-Bound Steers Smash Aggies, 32-13: UT Secures 8th Win In Row in Series The Austin American Weldon Hart November 28, 1947 1, 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28452538/bowlbound_steers_smash_aggies_3213/ Newspapers.com January 1, 1948 w y y 5 Alabama 6 Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA Sugar Bowl 27–7 73,000 UT Romps Over Alabama, 27 to 7 The Austin American Weldon Hart January 2, 1947 1, 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28452257/ut_romps_over_alabama_27_to_7/ Newspapers.comJim Mullins Alert Texas baffles Tide, 27 to 7 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wdc-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=40wMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6356%2C92947 The Tuscaloosa News January 2, 1948 7 September 30, 2012 http://www.mackbrown-texasfootball.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/all-time-results.html Football, All-Time Results mackbrown-texasfootball.com December 11, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101101042752/http://mackbrown-texasfootball.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/all-time-results.html November 1, 2010 Rankings 1947 college football rankings AP 1 10 3 (15) 3 (10) 3 (10) 3 (25) 8 7 7 7 6 (2) 5 Game summaries Vs. Texas Tech 1947 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team Texas–Texas Tech football rivalry Texas Longhorns; text-align:center; collapsed #fff #eee Texas Tech Red Raiders (0–0) vs. Texas Longhorns (0–0) Saturday, September 20, 1947 2:30 PM CDT Texas Tech 0 0 0 0 Texas 20 0 13 0 War Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX 30,000 Hot & dry Box Score 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 StatisticsTexas Tech Passing TEAM 7-21, 59 yards, 1 INT Rushing TEAM 24 car, 25 yards Receiving TEAM 7 rec, 59 yardsTexas 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 1947 Oregon Ducks football team Texas Longhorns; text-align:center; collapsed #fff #eee Texas Longhorns (1–0) vs. Oregon Ducks (1–0) Saturday, September 27, 1947 3:00 PM CDT Texas 0 20 0 18 Oregon 0 0 6 7 Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR 28,689 Clear & warm Box Score 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 StatisticsTexas 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 TDsOregon 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 1947 North Carolina Tar Heels football team Texas Longhorns; text-align:center; collapsed #fff #eee North Carolina Tar Heels (1–0) vs. Texas Longhorns (2–0) Saturday, Oct 4, 1947 2:30 PM CDT No. 19 North Carolina 0 0 0 0 Texas 7 13 0 14 War Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX 47,000 Warm & dry Box Score 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 StatisticsUNC Passing TEAM 10-20, 180 yards, 3 INTs Rushing TEAM 24 car, 88 yards Receiving TEAM 10 rec, 180 yardsTexas 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 1947 Oklahoma Sooners football team Red River Rivalry Texas Longhorns; text-align:center; collapsed #fff #eee Oklahoma Sooners (2–0) vs. Texas Longhorns (3–0) Saturday, October 11, 1947 2:30 PM CDT No. 15 Oklahoma 0 7 0 7 No. 3 Texas 7 7 7 13 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX 46,000 Clear Box Score 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 StatisticsOklahoma Passing TEAM 1–3, 7 yards, 1 INT Rushing TEAM 48 car, 263 yards, 2 TDs Receiving TEAM 1 rec, 7 yardsTexas 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 1947 Arkansas Razorbacks football team Texas Longhorns; text-align:center; collapsed #fff #eee Arkansas Razorbacks (3–1) vs. Texas Longhorns (4–0) Saturday, October 18, 1947 2:30 PM CDT Arkansas 6 0 0 0 No. 3 Texas 0 14 0 7 Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN 28,080 Rainy Box Score 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 StatisticsArkansas Passing TEAM 4-8, 38 yards, 1 INT Rushing TEAM 18 car, 71 yards, 1 TD Receiving TEAM 4 rec, 38 yardsTexas Passing Bobby Layne 4-5, 35 yards Rushing Jim Canady 17 car, 69 yards Receiving Max Bumgardner 2 rec, 23 yards Vs. Rice 1947 Rice Owls football team Rice–Texas football rivalry Texas Longhorns; text-align:center; collapsed #fff #eee Rice Owls (1–2-1) vs. Texas Longhorns (5–0) Saturday, October 25, 1947 2:30 PM CDT Rice 0 0 0 0 No. 3 Texas 6 0 0 6 War Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX 48,400 Fair & warm Box Score 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 StatisticsRice Passing TEAM 4–15, 50 yards, 4 INTs Rushing TEAM 37 car, 96 yards Receiving TEAM 4 rec, 50 yardsTexas 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 1947 SMU Mustangs football team Texas Longhorns; text-align:center; collapsed #fff #eee Texas Longhorns (6–0) vs. SMU Mustangs (5–0) Saturday, November 1, 1947 2:30 PM CDT No. 3 Texas 0 7 0 6 No. 8 SMU 7 7 0 0 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX 50,000 Cloudy & windy Box Score 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 StatisticsTexas Passing Bobby Layne 9–15, 120 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jim Canady 8 car, 25 yards Receiving Ralph Blount 2 rec, 36 yardsSMU Passing TEAM 4–7, 91 yards Rushing TEAM 49 car, 108 yards, 1 TD Receiving TEAM 4 rec, 91 yards Vs. Baylor 1947 Baylor Bears football team Baylor–Texas football rivalry Texas Longhorns; text-align:center; collapsed #fff #eee Baylor Bears (4–3) vs. Texas Longhorns (6–1) Saturday, November 8, 1947 2:30 PM CDT Baylor 7 0 0 0 No. 8 Texas 0 14 0 14 War Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX 34,000 Clear & cool Box Score 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 StatisticsBaylor Passing TEAM 2–11, 14 yards, 1 INTs Rushing TEAM 31 car, 151 yards, 1 TD Receiving TEAM 2 rec, 14 yardsTexas 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 1947 TCU Horned Frogs football team TCU–Texas football rivalry Texas Longhorns; text-align:center; collapsed #fff #eee TCU Horned Frogs (4–2-1) vs. Texas Longhorns (7–1) Saturday, November 15, 1947 2:30 PM CDT TCU 0 0 0 0 No. 7 Texas 6 7 0 7 War Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX 43,000 Clear & cool Box Score 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 StatisticsTCU Passing TEAM 2–10, 32 yards, 1 INT Rushing TEAM 31 car, 104 yards Receiving TEAM 2 rec, 32 yardsTexas 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 1947 Texas A&M Aggies football team Texas–Texas A&M football rivalry Texas Longhorns; text-align:center; collapsed #fff #eee Texas Longhorns (8–1) vs. Texas A&M Aggies (3–5-1) Thursday, November 27, 1947 2:00 PM CDT No. 7 Texas 6 6 14 6 Texas A&M 0 0 0 13 Kyle Field • College Station, TX 41,000 Clear Box Score 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 StatisticsTexas 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 TDTexas 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) 1948 Sugar Bowl 1947 Alabama Crimson Tide football team Texas Longhorns; text-align:center; collapsed #fff #eee 1948 Sugar Bowl: Alabama Crimson Tide (8–2) vs. Texas Longhorns (9–1) Thursday, January 1, 1948 No. 6 Alabama 0 7 0 0 No. 5 Texas 7 0 7 13 Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA 73,000 Box Score 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 StatisticsAlabama Passing TEAM 17-4, 62 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs Rushing TEAM 49 yards Receiving TEAM 4 rec, 62 yardsTexas Passing TEAM 24–11, 183 yards Rushing TEAM 51 yards Receiving TEAM 11 rec, 183 yards Roster QB Bobby Layne DB Tom Landry LE Clyde Harville Awards and honors Bobby Layne Consensus All-American2010 NCAA Football Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/DI/2010/Awards.pdf National Collegiate Athletics Association Sugar Bowl Most Valuable Player References Texas Category:Texas Longhorns football seasons Category:Sugar Bowl champion seasons Texas Longhorns football Category:Long stubs with short prose