1927 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team

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1927 Mississippi A&M Aggies football
Conference Southern Conference
Record5–3 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Captain Bill Brunson
Home stadium Scott Field
Seasons
  1926
1928  
1927 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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
Vanderbilt 5 0 28 1 2
No. 8 Georgia 6 1 09 1 0
Florida 5 2 07 3 0
Ole Miss 3 2 05 3 1
Virginia 4 4 05 4 0
Clemson 2 2 05 3 1
Alabama 3 4 15 4 1
LSU 2 3 14 4 1
Mississippi A&M 2 3 05 3 0
Washington and Lee 2 3 04 4 1
VPI 2 3 05 4 0
Maryland 2 3 04 7 0
South Carolina 2 4 04 5 0
VMI 2 4 06 4 0
Tulane 2 5 12 5 1
North Carolina 2 5 04 6 0
Sewanee 1 4 02 6 0
Kentucky 1 5 03 6 1
Auburn 0 6 10 7 2
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team represented The Agricultural and Mechanical College of the State of Mississippi (now known as Mississippi State University) as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1927 college football season. Led by first-year head coach John W. Hancock, the Aggies played their home games at Scott Field in Starkville, Mississippi. Mississippi A&M finished the season with an overall record of 5–3 and a mark of 2–3 in conference play. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1 Birmingham–Southern *W 27–0 [2]
October 8 Louisiana Tech *
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville MS
W 14–0 [3]
October 15at Tulane W 13–6 [4]
October 22 LSU
L 7–9 [5]
October 29at Alabama L 7–137,000 [6]
November 12at Auburn W 7–6 [7]
November 18 Millsaps *
  • Scott Field
  • Starkville MS
W 6–0 [8]
November 24at Ole Miss L 12–20 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "1927 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
  2. "State Aggies win from the Panthers". The Clarion-Ledger. October 2, 1927. Retrieved July 31, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Game played on muddy field; Louisianans put up strong defense on enemy gridiron". The Shreveport Times. October 2, 1927. p. 14. Retrieved July 31, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Miss A. and M. licks Tulane". Nashville Banner. October 16, 1927. Retrieved April 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "L.S.U. scores narrow victory over Mississippi Aggies, 9–7". The Commercial Appeal. October 23, 1927. Retrieved February 25, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Two brilliant runs give win to Bama team". The Anniston Star. October 30, 1927. Retrieved July 31, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Auburn loses first to A. & M. Maroons". The Birmingham News. November 13, 1927. Retrieved February 25, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "A&M uses reserves in Millsaps contest as Ole Miss game looms". The Clarion-Ledger. November 19, 1927. Retrieved August 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Ole Miss rallies to beat Aggies in Thanksgiving game". The Daily Herald. November 25, 1927. Retrieved February 25, 2023 via Newspapers.com.