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SWC · 1927 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
7–2
0.778 Win %
Conference
3rd
4–1 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
109
1916–2026
All-Time Record
556–569–54
0.494 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#2
1935, 1948
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 10 · Top 25: 18
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 14 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare SMU head-to-head · History & Eras

1927 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 27NORTH TEXASUnranked—W 68–0
6Week 6 · Oct 4HOWARD PAYNEUnranked—W 32–0
7Week 7 · Oct 11CENTENARYUnranked—L 12–21
8Week 8 · Oct 18Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC2–6–1W 34–6
9Week 9 · Oct 25Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B87–2W 32–9
10Week 10 · Nov 1Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC6–2–1W 14–0
11Week 11 · Nov 8Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC8–0–1L 13–39
12Week 12 · Nov 15Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC2–7W 34–0
13Week 13 · Nov 22TCUH2HIND SWC4–3–2W 28–6

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.205
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+21
0+21
  • Missouri +7
  • Texas +6
  • TCU +4
  • Rice +2
  • Baylor +2
  • Texas A&M 0

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #26Better than 82%
Win % Place 24thBetter than 83%

0.778 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#29W13#26W14#25Regular Season Final#25Post-Season W2#26Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+68
+32
-9
+28
+23
+14
-26
+34
+22

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#541922#81923#371924#371925#31926

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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