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1947 Texas Longhorns football team

1947 Texas Longhorns football
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 27–7 vs. Alabama
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP No. 5
1947 record 10–1 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach Blair Cherry (1st year)
Home stadium War Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 40,500)
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#3 SMU $ 5 0 1     9 0 2
#5 Texas 5 1 0     10 1 0
#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 represented the University of Texas in the 1947 college football season. They were crowned national champions by the Massey Ratings System, however this poll selection is not deemed major by the NCAA therefore the school does not officially recognize the 1947 season as a national champion.


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