1927 Simmons Cowboys football team
| 1927 Simmons Cowboys football | |
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| Conference | Texas Conference |
| Record | 5–3–2 (2–1–2 Texas) |
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| Home stadium | Parramore Field |
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| Southwestern (TX) $ | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard Payne | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Edward's | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity (TX) | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1927 Simmons Cowboys football team represented Simmons University—now known as Hardin–Simmons University—as a member of the Texas Conference during 1927 college football season. Led by Frank Bridges in his first season as head coach, the team went 5–3–2 overall, placing second in the Texas Conference with a mark of 2–1–2.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | St. Edward's |
| T 0–0 | [1] | |
| October 1 | North Texas State Teachers* |
| W 14–0 | [2] | |
| October 7 | Southwestern (TX) |
| T 6–6 | [3] | |
| October 15 | at Texas Tech* | L 6–10 | 2,000 | [4] | |
| October 22 | West Texas State* |
| W 7–0 | [5] | |
| October 28 | at Daniel Baker* | Brownwood, TX | L 7–20 | [6] | |
| November 4 | at Austin | Sherman, TX | W 20–6 | [7] | |
| November 11 | at Trinity (TX) |
| L 6–14 | [8] | |
| November 18 | at Texas Mines* |
| W 34–19 | [9][10] | |
| November 24 | Howard Payne |
| W 3–0 | [11] | |
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References
- ^ "Saints outplay Cowboy team in scoreless battle". Sunday American-Statesman. September 25, 1927. Retrieved April 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Simmons Cowboys beat Denton Eagles on mud field, 14 to 0". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 2, 1927. Retrieved November 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pirates tie Cowboys". The Austin Statesman. October 8, 1927. Retrieved April 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Walker leads Matadors 10–6 win over Cowboys". The Abilene Morning Reporter-News. October 16, 1927. Retrieved April 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Simmons downs West Texas Teachers, 7–0, in ragged contest". The Abilene Morning Reporter-News. October 23, 1927. Retrieved April 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Daniel Baker wins over Simmons, 20–7". Corpus Christi Caller. October 29, 1927. Retrieved April 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kangaroos lose air battle, 20–6". Fort Worth Record-Telegram. November 5, 1927. Retrieved April 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fighting Trinity eleven defeats Simmons 14 to 6 in Armistice battle". The Waxahachie Daily Light. November 12, 1927. Retrieved April 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mines eleven on edge for game with Simmons today". The El Paso Times. November 19, 1927. Retrieved April 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys beat Miners". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 20, 1927. Retrieved April 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Simmons victors by a field goal". The Waco News-Tribune. November 25, 1927. Retrieved April 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.