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1927 Texas Tech Matadors football team

1927 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown   –   8 – 1 – 0
Spring Hill   –   6 – 1 – 0
Wesley   –   6 – 1 – 0
Georgia Normal   –   6 – 1 – 1
George Washington   –   7 – 2 – 0
Texas A&I   –   4 – 1 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers   –   6 – 2 – 0
Loyola (LA)   –   6 – 2 – 2
Navy   –   6 – 3 – 0
Catholic University   –   5 – 3 – 0
West Tennessee State Teachers   –   5 – 3 – 1
Texas Tech   –   5 – 4 – 0
Davidson   –   4 – 4 – 1
Delaware State   –   1 – 1 – 0
Howard   –   3 – 3 – 2
Southwestern (TN)   –   5 – 5 – 1
Texas Mines   –   2 – 2 – 2
Mississippi State Teachers   –   3 – 4 – 1
Duke   –   4 – 5 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   3 – 6 – 1
Delaware   –   2 – 5 – 1
East Tennessee State Teachers   –   2 – 5 – 0
Oglethorpe   –   2 – 6 – 0
Wake Forest   –   2 – 6 – 2

The 1927 Texas Tech Matadors football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as an independent during the 1927 college football season. In their third season under head coach Ewing Y. Freeland, the Matadors compiled a 5–4 record and outscored opponents by a combined total of 134 to 100.[1] The team played its home games at Tech Field.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Panhandle A&M
W 62–0[2]
October 1St. Edward's
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 13–63,000[3]
October 8at TCU
L 6–164,000[4]
October 15Simmons (TX)
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 10–62,000[5]
October 22Sul Ross
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 6–02,000[6]
October 29Texas A&M
L 6–47[7]
November 5Daniel Baker
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 19–71,300[8]
November 11at Abilene Christian
L 3–6[9]
November 24West Texas State
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
L 9–125,000[10]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 102. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "Texas Tech wins easily from Okla. Junior Aggies". Wichita Daily Times. September 25, 1927. Retrieved April 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Matadors win from Saints". Sunday American-Statesman. October 2, 1927. Retrieved April 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Frogs win from Tech Matadors by 16 to 6 score". The Waco News-Tribune. October 9, 1927. Retrieved March 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Walker leads Matadors 10–6 win over Cowboys". The Abilene Morning Reporter-News. October 16, 1927. Retrieved April 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tex. Tech won by score 6 to 0". San Angelo Evening Standard. October 23, 1927. Retrieved April 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Joel Hunt Leads Aggies Over Tech". The Austin Statesman. October 29, 1927. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Texas Tech downs Billies". Sunday American-Statesman. November 6, 1927. Retrieved April 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wildcats vanquish Tech at homecoming, 6 to 3". The Abilene Morning News. November 12, 1927. Retrieved April 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Buffaloes get win over Tech, 12 to 9". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 25, 1927. Retrieved April 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.