1927 Southern Conference football season

1927 Southern Conference football season
LeagueNCAA
SportCollege football
DurationSeptember 17, 1927
through December 3, 1927
Number of teams22
Regular Season
Season championsGeorgia Tech
Tennessee
NC State
Football seasons
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1927 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgia Tech + 7 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 1
Tennessee + 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
NC State + 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Vanderbilt 5 – 0 – 2 8 – 1 – 2
No. 8 Georgia 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Florida 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Ole Miss 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Virginia 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Clemson 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Alabama 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
LSU 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Mississippi A&M 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Washington and Lee 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
VPI 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Maryland 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
VMI 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Tulane 2 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
North Carolina 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Sewanee 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Auburn 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 7 – 2
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 Southern Conference football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Conference as part of the 1927 college football season. The season began on September 17. Games were permitted after Thanksgiving for the first time in the conference.

Georgia's "dream and wonder team" was deemed the national champion by some selectors (the Boand System and Poling System), even though it was upset 12–0 in the rain at the end of the season by would-be SoCon champion Georgia Tech. Prior to the game, Georgia was ranked #1 by the authoritative Dickinson System.[1]

Coach Robert Neyland's Tennessee and Jack McDowall-led North Carolina State also posted undefeated conference records and had claims to conference titles.

Vanderbilt back Jimmy Armistead led the nation in scoring with 138 points,[2] in no small part due to quarterback Bill Spears. One fellow wrote Vanderbilt produced "almost certainly the legit top Heisman candidate in Spears, if there had been a Heisman Trophy to award in 1927."[3]

After Florida had an unexpected loss to Davidson, captain Frank Oosterhoudt was declared ineligible, and replaced at captain by Bill Middlekauff. With Middlekauff at captain, Florida suffered its only further losses to powers Georgia and NC State.

Ole Miss won the first Egg Bowl with a trophy in 1927, led by players Ap Applewhite, Sollie Cohen and V. K. Smith. Clemson hired Josh Cody.

Season overview

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Results and team statistics

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Conf. Rank Team Head coach Overall record Conf. record PPG PAG
1 (tie) Georgia Tech William Alexander 8–1–1 7–0–1 12.5 3.9
1 (tie) Tennessee Robert Neyland 8–1 5–0–1 27.2 2.9
1 (tie) NC State Gus Tebell 9–1 4–0 21.6 6.9
4 Georgia Kid Woodruff 9–1 6–1 24.8 3.8
5 Vanderbilt Dan McGugin 8–1–2 5–0–2 26.8 8.5
6 Florida Tom Sebring 7–3 5–2 16.4 9.6
7 Ole Miss Homer Hazel 5–3–1 3–2 19.7 8.9
8 (tie) Virginia Greasy Neale 5–4 4–4 13.0 13.6
8 (tie) Clemson Josh Cody 5–3–1 2–2 8.1 9.3
10 Alabama Wallace Wade 5–4–1 3–4–1 15.4 7.3
11 LSU Mike Donahue 4–4–1 2–3–1 14.2 9.2
12 (tie) Mississippi A&M John W. Hancock 5–3 2–3 11.6 6.8
12 (tie) VPI Andy Gustafson 5–4 2–3 13.9 5.3
12 (tie) Washington and Lee Pat Herron 4–4–1 2–3 10.8 9.8
15 Maryland Curley Byrd 4–7 3–5 16.9 13.1
16 (tie) VMI W. C. Raftery 6–4 2–4 14.4 6.4
16 (tie) South Carolina Harry Lightsey 4–6 2–4 5.1 19.1
18 Tulane Bernie Bierman 2–5–1 2–5–1 7.0 15.0
19 North Carolina Chuck Collins 4–6 2–5 8.6 10.7
20 Sewanee M. S. Bennett 2–6 1–4 9.8 18.4
21 Kentucky Harry Gamage 3–6–1 1–5 11.5 16.1
22 Auburn Dave Morey 0–7–2 0–6–1 3.3 13.8

Key

PPG = Average of points scored per game[4]
PAG = Average of points allowed per game[4]

Regular season

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Index to colors and formatting
Non-conference matchup; SoCon member won
Non-conference matchup; SoCon member lost
Non-conference matchup; tie
Conference matchup

SoCon teams in bold.

Week One

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
September 17 Wofford VMI Alumni Field • Lexington, Virginia W 37–0 [5]

Week Two

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
September 24 Millsaps Alabama Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 46–0 [6]
September 24 Stetson Auburn Drake Field • Auburn, Alabama L 6–0 [7]
September 24 Florida Southern Florida Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida W 26–7 [8]
September 24 Presbyterian Clemson Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina T 0–0 [9]
September 24 Maryville (TN) Kentucky Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky T 6–6 [10]
September 24 Louisiana Tech LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana W 45–0 [11]
September 24 Washington College Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland W 79–0 [12]
September 24 Ozarks (AR) Ole Miss Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi W 58–0 [13]
September 24 Wake Forest North Carolina Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina L 9–8 12,000 [14]
September 24 Elon NC State Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina W 39–0 [15]
September 24 Transylvania Sewanee Hardee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee W 34–6 [16]
September 24 Erskine South Carolina Melton Field • Columbia, South Carolina W 13–6 [17]
September 24 Carson–Newman Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee W 33–0 [18]
September 24 Vanderbilt Chattanooga Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, Tennessee W 45–18 [19]
September 24 Hampden–Sydney Virginia Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia W 38–6 [20]
September 24 Richmond VMI Alumni Field • Lexington, Virginia W 22–0 [21]
September 24 Roanoke VPI Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia W 21–2 [22]
September 24 Lynchburg Washington & Lee Wilson Field • Lexington, Virginia W 27–2 [23]

Week Three

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
September 30 Southwestern (TN) Alabama Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama W 31–0 [24]
September 30 NC State Furman Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina L 20–0 3,000 [25]
October 1 Auburn Clemson Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina CLEM 3–0 [26]
October 1 Davidson Florida Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida L 12–0 7,000 [27]
October 1 VMI Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia GT 7–0 17,000 [28]
October 1 Indiana Kentucky Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky L 21–0 [29]
October 1 Southwestern Louisiana LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana W 52–0 [30]
October 1 Ole Miss Tulane Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana TUL 19–7 [31]
October 1 Birmingham–Southern Mississippi A&M Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi W 19–7 [32]
October 1 South Carolina Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland MD 26–0 [33]
October 1 Bryson College Sewanee Hardee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee L 7–0 [34]
October 1 Tennessee North Carolina Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina TENN 26–0 7,000 [35]
October 1 Ouachita Baptist Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee W 39–10 [36]
October 1 Virginia Georgia Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia UGA 32–0 [37]
October 1 Hampden–Sydney VPI Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia W 13–0 [38]
October 1 Washington & Lee West Virginia Laidley Field • Charleston, West Virginia T 6–6 [39]

Week Four

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 7 Hendrix Ole Miss Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi T 0–0 [40]
October 8 LSU Alabama Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama T 0–0 12,000 [41]
October 8 Florida Auburn Drake Field • Auburn, Alabama FLA 33–6 [42]
October 8 Georgia Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, Connecticut W 14–10 [43]
October 8 Tulane Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia GT 13–6 12,000 [44]
October 8 Kentucky Wesleyan Kentucky Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky W 13–7 [45]
October 8 Maryland North Carolina Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, North Carolina UNC 7–6 [46]
October 8 Louisiana Tech Mississippi A&M Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi W 14–0 [47]
October 8 Sewanee Texas A&M Fair Park Stadium • Dallas, Texas L 18–0 6,000 [48]
October 8 Maryville (TN) Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee W 7–0 [49]
October 8 Centre Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee W 53–6 [50]
October 8 South Carolina Virginia Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia SCAR 13–12 [51]
October 8 VPI Colgate Whitnall Field • Hamilton, New York W 6–0 [52]
October 8 Roanoke VMI Alumni Field • Lexington, Virginia W 32–0 [53]
October 8 Duke Washington & Lee Wilson Field • Lexington, Virginia W 12–7 [54]

Week Five

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 13 Erskine Clemson Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina W 25–6 [55]
October 13 Wake Forest NC State Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina W 30–7 [56]
October 15 Alabama Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia GT 13–0 25,000 [57]
October 15 LSU Auburn Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama LSU 9–0 [58]
October 15 Kentucky Florida Durkee Field • Jacksonville, Florida FLA 27–6 10,000 [59]
October 15 Furman Georgia Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia W 32–0 [60]
October 15 VPI Maryland League Park • Norfolk, Virginia MD 13–7 [61]
October 15 Ole Miss Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee TENN 21–7 [62]
October 15 Mississippi A&M Tulane Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana MSA&M 13–6 [63]
October 15 North Carolina South Carolina Melton Field • Columbia, South Carolina SCAR 14–6 7,000 [64]
October 15 Vanderbilt Texas Fair Park Stadium • Dallas, Texas L 13–6 10,000 [65]
October 15 VMI Virginia Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia UVA 13–8 [66]

Week Six

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 20 Clemson South Carolina State Fairgrounds • Columbia, South Carolina CLEM 20–0 13,000 [67]
October 22 Sewanee Alabama Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama ALA 24–0 [68]
October 22 Auburn Georgia Memorial Stadium • Columbus, Georgia UGA 33–3 [69]
October 22 NC State Florida Plant Field • Tampa, Florida NCST 12–6 7,000 [70]
October 22 North Carolina Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia GT 13–0 13,000 [71]
October 22 Mississippi A&M LSU Mississippi State Fairgrounds • Jackson, Mississippi LSU 9–7 [72]
October 22 Maryland VMI Tate Field • Richmond, Virginia MD 10–6 [73]
October 22 Transylvania Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee W 57–0 [74]
October 22 Tulane Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee VAN 32–0 [75]
October 22 VPI Virginia Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia UVA 7–0 [76]
October 22 Washington & Lee Kentucky Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky W&L 25–0 [77]

Week Seven

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 27 South Carolina The Citadel County Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, South Carolina W 6–0 [78]
October 29 Mississippi A&M Alabama Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama ALA 13–7 7,000 [79]
October 29 Auburn Howard (AL) Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama T 9–9 [80]
October 29 Wofford Clemson Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina W 6–0 [81]
October 29 Mercer Florida Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida W 32–6 9,000 [82]
October 29 Georgia Tulane Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana UGA 31–0 [83]
October 29 Georgia Tech Notre Dame Cartier Field • South Bend, Indiana L 26–7 20,000 [84]
October 29 Arkansas LSU State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, Louisiana L 28–0 12,000 [85]
October 29 Washington & Lee Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland W&L 13–6 [86]
October 29 Ole Miss Sewanee Hardee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee MISS 28–14 [87]
October 29 North Carolina NC State Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina NCST 19–6 18,000 [88]
October 29 VPI Chattanooga Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, Tennessee L 14–13 [89]
October 29 Virginia Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee TENN 42–0 [90]
October 29 Kentucky Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee VAN 34–6 6,000 [91]
October 29 VMI Davidson Richardson Field • Davidson, North Carolina W 20–0 [92]

Week Eight

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 5 Kentucky Alabama Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama ALA 21–6 [93]
November 5 Auburn Tulane Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana T 6–6 [94]
November 5 Clemson The Citadel Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina W 13–0 [95]
November 5 Georgia Florida Durkee Field • Jacksonville, Florida UGA 28–0 16,000 [96]
November 5 LSU Ole Miss Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi MISS 12–7 [97]
November 5 Maryland Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, Connecticut L 30–6 [98]
November 5 North Carolina VMI Alumni Field • Lexington, Virginia VMI 7–0 [99]
November 5 South Carolina VPI Tate Field • Richmond, Virginia VPI 35–0 [100]
November 5 Sewanee Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee TENN 32–12 [101]
November 5 Virginia Washington & Lee Wilson Field • Lexington, Virginia UVA 13–7 [102]
November 6 Vanderbilt Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia T 0–0 17,000 [103]

Week Nine

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 11 Loyola (IL) Ole Miss League Park • Jackson, Mississippi L 7–6 [104]
November 12 Florida Alabama Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama FLA 13–6 [105]
November 12 Mississippi A&M Auburn Rickwood Field • Birmingham, Alabama MSA&M 7–6 [106]
November 12 Clemson Georgia Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia UGA 32–0 [107]
November 12 LSU Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia GT 23–0 [108]
November 12 Kentucky VMI Laidley Field • Charleston, West Virginia UK 25–0 [109]
November 12 Davidson North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina W 27–0 9,000 [110]
November 12 NC State Duke Hanes Field • Durham, North Carolina W 20–18 [111]
November 13 South Carolina Furman Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina L 10–7 [112]
November 12 Tennessee Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee T 7–7 [113]
November 12 Sewanee Tulane Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana SEW 12–6 9,000 [114]
November 12 Maryland Virginia Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia UVA 21–0 [115]
November 12 Washington & Lee VPI Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia VPI 21–0 [116]

Week Ten

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 18 Millsaps Mississippi A&M Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi W 6–0 [117]
November 19 Mercer Georgia Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia W 26–7 [118]
November 19 Oglethorpe Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia W 19–7 [119]
November 19 Kentucky Centre Farris Stadium • Danville, Kentucky W 530 [120]
November 19 North Carolina Duke Hanes Field • Durham, North Carolina W 18–0 [121]
November 19 Maryland Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee VAN 39–20 5,000 [122]

Week Eleven

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 24 Auburn Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia GT 18–0 15,000 [123]
November 24 Clemson Furman Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina L 28–0 [124]
November 24 Washington & Lee Florida Durkee Field • Jacksonville, Florida FLA 20–7 12,000 [125]
November 24 Tulane LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana TUL 13–6 20,000 [126]
November 24 Virginia North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina UNC 14–10 [127]
November 24 NC State South Carolina Melton Field • Columbia, South Carolina NCST 34–0 [128]
November 24 Maryland Johns Hopkins Baltimore Stadium • Baltimore, Maryland L 14–13 [129]
November 24 Mississippi A&M Ole Miss Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi MISS 20–12 [130]
November 24 Tennessee Kentucky Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky TENN 20–0 [131]
November 24 VMI VPI Maher Field • Roanoke, Virginia VMI 12–9 [132]
November 27 Georgia Alabama Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama UGA 20–6 25,000 [133]

Week Twelve

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Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
December 3 Vanderbilt Alabama Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama VAN 14–7 20,000 [134]
December 3 Maryland Florida Durkee Field • Jacksonville, Florida FLA 7–6 2,000 [135]
December 3 Georgia Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia GT 12–0 38,000 [136]
December 3 Michigan State NC State Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina W 19–0 [137]

Awards and honors

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All-Americans

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Main article: 1927 College Football All-America Team

All-Southern team

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Main article: 1927 College Football All-Southern Team

The following includes the composite All-Southern team compiled by the Associated Press.[138]

Position Name First-team selectors Team
QB Bill Spears AP, UP, C, CP Vanderbilt
HB Stumpy Thomason AP, UP, C Georgia Tech
HB Dick Dodson AP, UP Tennessee
FB Herdis McCrary AP, UP, C, CP Georgia
E Tom Nash AP, C Georgia
T Fred Pickhard AP, UP, CP Alabama
G John Barnhill AP, UP, C, CP Tennessee
C Elvin Butcher AP, CP Tennessee
G Gene Smith AP, UP, CP Georgia
T Jess Tinsley AP LSU
E Chick Shiver AP, UP, CP Georgia

See also

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  70. ^ "McDowell, former Floridian, leads North Carolina State to victory over Gator, 12–6". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 23, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  71. ^ "North Carolina threatens Georgia Tech but succumbs, 13–0". The Greenville News. October 23, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  72. ^ "L.S.U. scores narrow victory over Mississippi Aggies, 9–7". The Commercial Appeal. October 23, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  73. ^ "V.M.I. beaten by Maryland". The Baltimore Sun. October 23, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  74. ^ "Volunteers smother Transylvania by 57–0". The Courier-Journal. October 23, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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  77. ^ "Washington-Lee Generals march to 25–0 victory over Kentucky". The Evansville Courier & Journal. October 23, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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  79. ^ "Two brilliant runs give win to Bama team". The Anniston Star. October 30, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  80. ^ "Howard College holds Auburn to 9 and 9 tie". The Commercial Appeal. October 30, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  81. ^ "Tigers beat Terriers, 6–0, in hard game". The Atlanta Constitution. October 30, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  82. ^ "Nine thousand fans see Florida beat Smith and Mercer". The Pensacola Journal. October 30, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  83. ^ "Bulldogs administer crushing defeat to Tulane eleven, 31 to 0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 30, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  84. ^ "Notre Dame turns Tech Tornado to Zephyr, 26–7". Chicago Tribune. October 30, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  85. ^ "Razorbacks run over Louisiana State, 28–0". The Commercial Appeal. October 30, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  86. ^ "Generals defeat Maryland". The Virginian-Pilot. October 30, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  87. ^ "Late Ole Miss rally beats Sewanee, 28–14". The Commercial Appeal. October 30, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  88. ^ "N.C. State crushes Carolina's line to win, 19 to 6". The Sunday Citizen. October 30, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  89. ^ "V. P. I. Submits to Moccasin". The University Echo. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. November 4, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  90. ^ "Virginia defeated by Tennessee, 42–0". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 30, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  91. ^ "Commodores win from Ky". Greensboro Daily Record. October 30, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  92. ^ "Virginia Cadets beat Davidson on Richardson Field". The Charlotte News. October 30, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  93. ^ "Tide engulfs light team". The Birmingham News. November 6, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  94. ^ "Auburn and Tulane teams play 6 to 6 draw". The Birmingham News. November 6, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  95. ^ "Clemson Tigers too rough for Citadel, game ends 13–0". Florence Morning News. November 6, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  96. ^ "Georgia swamps Florida". The Pensacola Journal. November 6, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  97. ^ "Ole Miss outplays L.S.U. to win, 12–7". Birmingham Post-Herald. November 6, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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  99. ^ "Heels lose; Blocked kick is disastrous for Collins eleven". The News and Observer. November 6, 1927. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  100. ^ "V.P.I. backs rip South Carolina apart here 35–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 6, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  101. ^ "Tennessee smashes Sewanee in last half, winning 32–12". Nashville Banner. November 6, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  102. ^ "Virginia wins state championship". The Roanoke Times. November 6, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  103. ^ "Commodores and Tornado in deadlock". The News and Observer. November 6, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  104. ^ "Chicago Loyola humbles Ole Miss in Armistice Day contest". The Clarion-Ledger. November 12, 1928. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  105. ^ "Florida Gators make Crimson Tide recede". The Birmingham News. November 13, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  106. ^ "Auburn loses first to A. & M. Maroons". The Birmingham News. November 13, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  107. ^ "Georgia rides to 32–0 victory over Clemson". Anniston Star. November 13, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  108. ^ "Georgia Tech beats L.S.U. by 23–0 score". The Pensacola News-Journal. November 13, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  109. ^ "Wildcats, led by Ford and Portwood, whip V.M.I., 25–0". The Courier-Journal. November 13, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  110. ^ "North Carolina runs wild over Davidson in new stadium, 27 to 0". The Asheville Sunday Citizen. November 13, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  111. ^ "Wolfpack defeats Blue Devils, 20–18". The Virginian-Pilot. November 12, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  112. ^ "Purple Hurricane dashes Carolina to worst defeat, 34 to 0". The Greenville News. November 13, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  113. ^ "Commodores and Vols battle to tie in thrilling game". Nashville Banner. November 13, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  114. ^ "Sewanee wins over Tulane, score 12–6". The Commercial Appeal. November 13, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  115. ^ "Varied Virginia play beats Maryland, 21–0". The Commercial Appeal. November 13, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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  117. ^ "A&M uses reserves in Millsaps contest as Ole Miss game looms". The Clarion-Ledger. November 19, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  118. ^ "Bulldogs trim Bears, 26–7". The Atlanta Constitution. November 20, 1926. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  119. ^ "Petrels in lead for 3 periods, but lose 19 to 7". The Index-Journal. November 20, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  120. ^ "Kentucky runs over Centre College, 53–0". The Commercial Appeal. November 20, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  121. ^ "Carolina crushes Duke Blue Devils". The News and Observer. November 20, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  122. ^ "Spears hurt as Commodores beat Maryland team 39–20". Nashville Banner. November 20, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  123. ^ "Golden Tornado defeats Auburn 18–0". The Macon News. November 25, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  124. ^ "Hurricane conquers Tigers for state championship". The Atlanta Journal. November 25, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  125. ^ "Washington and Lee bows to Florida in final game by 20–7 count". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 25, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  126. ^ "Green Wave wins from the Tigers". The Clarion-Ledger. November 25, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  127. ^ "Tar Heels trim Cavalier locks". The State. November 25, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  128. ^ "Wolfpack slashes way to victory over South Carolina Gamecocks". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 25, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  129. ^ "Three Hopkins players prove particular stars of game with Maryland". The Baltimore Sun. November 25, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  130. ^ "Ole Miss outplays Aggies to score fifth win in 21 years". The Clarion-Ledger. November 25, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  131. ^ "Tennessee conquers Kentucky, 20 to 0". The Lexington Herald. November 25, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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  133. ^ "Georgia overcomes jinx and beats Alabama, 20 to 6". The Birmingham News. November 25, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  134. ^ "McGuginites splinter Tide's big forward wall and twice rip over 70 yard marches in 14 to 7 win". The Tennessean. December 4, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  135. ^ "Gators beat Maryland by 1 point". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 4, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  136. ^ "Title hopes fall in mud, record crowd sees Golden Tornado capture Southern title". The Kansas City Star. December 4, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  137. ^ "Michigan State trampled in mud". Detroit Free Press. December 4, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  138. ^ "Spears Given Highest Vote in Selection". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. November 27, 1927.
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