1927 Southern Conference football season

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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.

LeagueNCAA
SportCollege football
DurationSeptember 17, 1927
through December 3, 1927
Teams22
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1927 Southern Conference football season
LeagueNCAA
SportCollege football
DurationSeptember 17, 1927
through December 3, 1927
Teams22
Regular Season
Season championsGeorgia Tech
Tennessee
NC State
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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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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

Results and team statistics

More information Conf. Rank, Team ...
Conf. Rank Team Head coach Overall record Conf. record PPG PAG
1 (tie)Georgia TechWilliam Alexander8–1–17–0–112.53.9
1 (tie)TennesseeRobert Neyland8–15–0–127.22.9
1 (tie)NC StateGus Tebell9–14–021.66.9
4GeorgiaKid Woodruff9–16–124.83.8
5VanderbiltDan McGugin8–1–25–0–226.88.5
6FloridaTom Sebring7–35–216.49.6
7Ole MissHomer Hazel5–3–13–219.78.9
8 (tie)VirginiaGreasy Neale5–44–413.013.6
8 (tie)ClemsonJosh Cody5–3–12–28.19.3
10AlabamaWallace Wade5–4–13–4–115.47.3
11LSUMike Donahue4–4–12–3–114.29.2
12 (tie)Mississippi A&MJohn W. Hancock5–32–311.66.8
12 (tie)VPIAndy Gustafson5–42–313.95.3
12 (tie)Washington and LeePat Herron4–4–12–310.89.8
15MarylandCurley Byrd4–73–516.913.1
16 (tie)VMIW. C. Raftery6–42–414.46.4
16 (tie)South CarolinaHarry Lightsey4–62–45.119.1
18TulaneBernie Bierman2–5–12–5–17.015.0
19North CarolinaChuck Collins4–62–58.610.7
20SewaneeM. S. Bennett2–61–49.818.4
21KentuckyHarry Gamage3–6–11–511.516.1
22AuburnDave Morey0–7–20–6–13.313.8
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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
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SoCon teams in bold.

Week One

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
September 17WoffordVMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 37–0[5]
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Week Two

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
September 24MillsapsAlabamaDenny Field • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaW 46–0[6]
September 24StetsonAuburnDrake Field • Auburn, AlabamaL 6–0[7]
September 24Southern CollegeFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaW 26–7[8]
September 24PresbyterianClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaT 0–0[9]
September 24Maryville (TN)KentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyT 6–6[10]
September 24Louisiana TechLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 45–0[11]
September 24Washington CollegeMarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandW 79–0[12]
September 24Ozarks (AR)Ole MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiW 58–0[13]
September 24Wake ForestNorth CarolinaEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaL 9–812,000[14]
September 24ElonNC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaW 39–0[15]
September 24TransylvaniaSewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeW 34–6[16]
September 24ErskineSouth CarolinaMelton Field • Columbia, South CarolinaW 13–6[17]
September 24Carson–NewmanTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 33–0[18]
September 24VanderbiltChattanoogaChamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TennesseeW 45–18[19]
September 24Hampden–SydneyVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaW 38–6[20]
September 24RichmondVMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 22–0[21]
September 24RoanokeVPIMiles Stadium • Blacksburg, VirginiaW 21–2[22]
September 24LynchburgWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 27–2[23]
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Week Three

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
September 30Southwestern (TN)AlabamaDenny Field • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaW 31–0[24]
September 30NC StateFurmanManly Field • Greenville, South CarolinaL 20–03,000[25]
October 1AuburnClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaCLEM 3–0[26]
October 1DavidsonFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaL 12–07,000[27]
October 1VMIGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaGT 7–017,000[28]
October 1IndianaKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyL 21–0[29]
October 1Southwestern LouisianaLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 52–0[30]
October 1Ole MissTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaTUL 19–7[31]
October 1Birmingham–SouthernMississippi A&MScott Field • Starkville, MississippiW 19–7[32]
October 1South CarolinaMarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandMD 26–0[33]
October 1Bryson CollegeSewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeL 7–0[34]
October 1TennesseeNorth CarolinaEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaTENN 26–07,000[35]
October 1Ouachita BaptistVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeW 39–10[36]
October 1VirginiaGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GeorgiaUGA 32–0[37]
October 1Hampden–SydneyVPIMiles Stadium • Blacksburg, VirginiaW 13–0[38]
October 1Washington & LeeWest VirginiaLaidley Field • Charleston, West VirginiaT 6–6[39]
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Week Four

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 7HendrixOle MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiT 0–0[40]
October 8LSUAlabamaRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaT 0–012,000[41]
October 8FloridaAuburnDrake Field • Auburn, AlabamaFLA 33–6[42]
October 8GeorgiaYaleYale Bowl • New Haven, ConnecticutW 14–10[43]
October 8TulaneGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaGT 13–612,000[44]
October 8Kentucky WesleyanKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyW 13–7[45]
October 8MarylandNorth CarolinaEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaUNC 7–6[46]
October 8Louisiana TechMississippi A&MScott Field • Starkville, MississippiW 14–0[47]
October 8SewaneeTexas A&MFair Park Stadium • Dallas, TexasL 18–06,000[48]
October 8Maryville (TN)TennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 7–0[49]
October 8CentreVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeW 53–6[50]
October 8South CarolinaVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaSCAR 13–12[51]
October 8VPIColgateWhitnall Field • Hamilton, New YorkW 6–0[52]
October 8RoanokeVMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 32–0[53]
October 8DukeWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 12–7[54]
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Week Five

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 13ErskineClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaW 25–6[55]
October 13Wake ForestNC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaW 30–7[56]
October 15AlabamaGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaGT 13–025,000[57]
October 15LSUAuburnCramton Bowl • Montgomery, AlabamaLSU 9–0[58]
October 15KentuckyFloridaDurkee Field • Jacksonville, FloridaFLA 27–610,000[59]
October 15FurmanGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GeorgiaW 32–0[60]
October 15VPIMarylandLeague Park • Norfolk, VirginiaMD 13–7[61]
October 15Ole MissTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 21–7[62]
October 15Mississippi A&MTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaMSA&M 13–6[63]
October 15North CarolinaSouth CarolinaMelton Field • Columbia, South CarolinaSCAR 14–67,000[64]
October 15VanderbiltTexasFair Park Stadium • Dallas, TexasL 13–610,000[65]
October 15VMIVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaUVA 13–8[66]
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Week Six

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 20ClemsonSouth CarolinaState Fairgrounds • Columbia, South CarolinaCLEM 20–013,000[67]
October 22SewaneeAlabamaRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaALA 24–0[68]
October 22AuburnGeorgiaMemorial Stadium • Columbus, GeorgiaUGA 33–3[69]
October 22NC StateFloridaPlant Field • Tampa, FloridaNCST 12–67,000[70]
October 22North CarolinaGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaGT 13–013,000[71]
October 22Mississippi A&MLSUMississippi State Fairgrounds • Jackson, MississippiLSU 9–7[72]
October 22MarylandVMITate Field • Richmond, VirginiaMD 10–6[73]
October 22TransylvaniaTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 57–0[74]
October 22TulaneVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 32–0[75]
October 22VPIVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaUVA 7–0[76]
October 22Washington & LeeKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyW&L 25–0[77]
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Week Seven

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 27South CarolinaThe CitadelCounty Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, South CarolinaW 6–0[78]
October 29Mississippi A&MAlabamaDenny Field • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaALA 13–77,000[79]
October 29AuburnHoward (AL)Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaT 9–9[80]
October 29WoffordClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaW 6–0[81]
October 29MercerFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaW 32–69,000[82]
October 29GeorgiaTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaUGA 31–0[83]
October 29Georgia TechNotre DameCartier Field • South Bend, IndianaL 26–720,000[84]
October 29ArkansasLSUState Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LouisianaL 28–012,000[85]
October 29Washington & LeeMarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandW&L 13–6[86]
October 29Ole MissSewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeMISS 28–14[87]
October 29North CarolinaNC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaNCST 19–618,000[88]
October 29VPIChattanoogaChamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TennesseeL 14–13[89]
October 29VirginiaTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 42–0[90]
October 29KentuckyVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 34–66,000[91]
October 29VMIDavidsonRichardson Field • Davidson, North CarolinaW 20–0[92]
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Week Eight

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 5KentuckyAlabamaRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaALA 21–6[93]
November 5AuburnTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaT 6–6[94]
November 5ClemsonThe CitadelJohnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, South CarolinaW 13–0[95]
November 5GeorgiaFloridaDurkee Field • Jacksonville, FloridaUGA 28–016,000[96]
November 5LSUOle MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiMISS 12–7[97]
November 5MarylandYaleYale Bowl • New Haven, ConnecticutL 30–6[98]
November 5North CarolinaVMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaVMI 7–0[99]
November 5South CarolinaVPITate Field • Richmond, VirginiaVPI 35–0[100]
November 5SewaneeTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 32–12[101]
November 5VirginiaWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaUVA 13–7[102]
November 6VanderbiltGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaT 0–017,000[103]
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Week Nine

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 11Loyola (IL)Ole MissLeague Park • Jackson, MississippiL 7–6[104]
November 12FloridaAlabamaCramton Bowl • Montgomery, AlabamaFLA 13–6[105]
November 12Mississippi A&MAuburnRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaMSA&M 7–6[106]
November 12ClemsonGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GeorgiaUGA 32–0[107]
November 12LSUGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaGT 23–0[108]
November 12KentuckyVMILaidley Field • Charleston, West VirginiaUK 25–0[109]
November 12DavidsonNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaW 27–09,000[110]
November 12NC StateDukeHanes Field • Durham, North CarolinaW 20–18[111]
November 13South CarolinaFurmanManly Field • Greenville, South CarolinaL 10–7[112]
November 12TennesseeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeT 7–7[113]
November 12SewaneeTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaSEW 12–69,000[114]
November 12MarylandVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaUVA 21–0[115]
November 12Washington & LeeVPIMiles Stadium • Blacksburg, VirginiaVPI 21–0[116]
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Week Ten

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 18MillsapsMississippi A&MScott Field • Starkville, MississippiW 6–0[117]
November 19MercerGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GeorgiaW 26–7[118]
November 19OglethorpeGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaW 19–7[119]
November 19KentuckyCentreFarris Stadium • Danville, KentuckyW 530[120]
November 19North CarolinaDukeHanes Field • Durham, North CarolinaW 18–0[121]
November 19MarylandVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 39–205,000[122]
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Week Eleven

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 24AuburnGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaGT 18–015,000[123]
November 24ClemsonFurmanManly Field • Greenville, South CarolinaL 28–0[124]
November 24Washington & LeeFloridaDurkee Field • Jacksonville, FloridaFLA 20–712,000[125]
November 24TulaneLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaTUL 13–620,000[126]
November 24VirginiaNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaUNC 14–10[127]
November 24NC StateSouth CarolinaMelton Field • Columbia, South CarolinaNCST 34–0[128]
November 24MarylandJohns HopkinsBaltimore Stadium • Baltimore, MarylandL 14–13[129]
November 24Mississippi A&MOle MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiMISS 20–12[130]
November 24TennesseeKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyTENN 20–0[131]
November 24VMIVPIMaher Field • Roanoke, VirginiaVMI 12–9[132]
November 27GeorgiaAlabamaLegion Field • Birmingham, AlabamaUGA 20–625,000[133]
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Week Twelve

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
December 3VanderbiltAlabamaLegion Field • Birmingham, AlabamaVAN 14–720,000[134]
December 3MarylandFloridaDurkee Field • Jacksonville, FloridaFLA 7–62,000[135]
December 3GeorgiaGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaGT 12–038,000[136]
December 3Michigan StateNC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaW 19–0[137]
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Awards and honors

All-Americans

Main article: 1927 College Football All-America Team

All-Southern team

Main article: 1927 College Football All-Southern Team

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

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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
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