The 1927 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas (now known as the University of Texas at Austin) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1927 college football season. In their first year under head coach Clyde Littlefield, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 6âÂÂ2âÂÂ1, with a mark of 2âÂÂ2âÂÂ1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SWC.