1927 Clemson Tigers football team

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The 1927 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson College—now known as Clemson University—as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1927 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Josh Cody, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–3–1 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, tying for eighth place in the SoCon.[1]

ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–3–1 (2–2 SoCon)
Headcoach
CaptainBud Eskew
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1927 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–3–1 (2–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBud Eskew
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1926
1928 â†’
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1927 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgia Tech +7–0–18–1–1
Tennessee +5–0–18–0–1
NC State +4–0–09–1–0
Vanderbilt5–0–28–1–2
No. 8 Georgia6–1–09–1–0
Florida5–2–07–3–0
Ole Miss3–2–05–3–1
Virginia4–4–05–4–0
Clemson2–2–05–3–1
Alabama3–4–15–4–1
LSU2–3–14–4–1
Mississippi A&M2–3–05–3–0
Washington and Lee2–3–04–4–1
VPI2–3–05–4–0
Maryland3–5–04–7–0
South Carolina2–4–04–5–0
VMI2–4–06–4–0
Tulane2–5–12–5–1
North Carolina2–5–04–6–0
Sewanee1–4–02–6–0
Kentucky1–5–03–6–1
Auburn0–6–10–7–2
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Presbyterian*
T 0–0[2]
October 1Auburn
W 3–0[3]
October 8at NC State
L 6–18[4]
October 14Erskine*
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
W 25–6[5]
October 20at South Carolina
W 20–013,000[6]
October 29Wofford*
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
W 6–0[7]
November 5The Citadel*
W 13–0[8]
November 12at Georgia
L 0–32[9]
November 24at Furman*
L 0–28[10]
  • *Non-conference game
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