1927 Southern Conference football season

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1927 Southern Conference football season
League NCAA
Sport College football
DurationSeptember 17, 1927
through December 3, 1927
Number of teams22
Regular Season
Season champions Georgia Tech
Tennessee
NC State
Football 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 3 5 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 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.

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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 120 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

Conf. RankTeamHead coachOverall recordConf. recordPPGPAG
1 (tie) Georgia Tech William Alexander 8–1–17–0–112.53.9
1 (tie) Tennessee Robert Neyland 8–15–0–127.22.9
1 (tie) NC State Gus Tebell 9–14–021.66.9
4 Georgia Kid Woodruff 9–16–124.83.8
5 Vanderbilt Dan McGugin 8–1–25–0–226.88.5
6 Florida Tom Sebring 7–35–216.49.6
7 Ole Miss Homer Hazel 5–3–13–219.78.9
8 (tie) Virginia Greasy Neale 5–44–413.013.6
8 (tie) Clemson Josh Cody 5–3–12–28.19.3
10 Alabama Wallace Wade 5–4–13–4–115.47.3
11 LSU Mike Donahue 4–4–12–3–114.29.2
12 (tie) Mississippi A&M John W. Hancock 5–32–311.66.8
12 (tie) VPI Andy Gustafson 5–42–313.95.3
12 (tie) Washington and Lee Pat Herron 4–4–12–310.89.8
15 Maryland Curley Byrd 4–73–516.913.1
16 (tie) VMI W. C. Raftery 6–42–414.46.4
16 (tie) South Carolina Harry Lightsey4–62–45.119.1
18 Tulane Bernie Bierman 2–5–12–5–17.015.0
19 North Carolina Chuck Collins 4–62–58.610.7
20 Sewanee M. S. Bennett 2–61–49.818.4
21 Kentucky Harry Gamage 3–6–11–511.516.1
22 Auburn Dave Morey 0–7–20–6–13.313.8

Key

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

Regular season

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

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
September 17 Wofford VMI Alumni Field • Lexington, Virginia W 37–0 [5]

Week Two

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
September 24 Millsaps Alabama Denny FieldTuscaloosa, Alabama W 46–0 [6]
September 24 Stetson Auburn Drake FieldAuburn, Alabama L 6–0 [7]
September 24 Florida Southern Florida Fleming FieldGainesville, Florida W 26–7 [8]
September 24 Presbyterian Clemson Riggs FieldCalhoun, South Carolina T 0–0 [9]
September 24 Maryville (TN) Kentucky Stoll FieldLexington, Kentucky T 6–6 [10]
September 24 Louisiana Tech LSU Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, Louisiana W 45–0 [11]
September 24 Washington College Maryland Byrd StadiumCollege Park, Maryland W 79–0 [12]
September 24 Ozarks (AR) Ole Miss Hemingway StadiumOxford, Mississippi W 58–0 [13]
September 24 Wake Forest North Carolina Emerson FieldChapel Hill, North Carolina L 9–812,000 [14]
September 24 Elon NC State Riddick StadiumRaleigh, North Carolina W 39–0 [15]
September 24 Transylvania Sewanee Hardee FieldSewanee, Tennessee W 34–6 [16]
September 24 Erskine South Carolina Melton FieldColumbia, South Carolina W 13–6 [17]
September 24 Carson–Newman Tennessee Shields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, Tennessee W 33–0 [18]
September 24 Vanderbilt Chattanooga Chamberlain FieldChattanooga, Tennessee W 45–18 [19]
September 24 Hampden–Sydney Virginia Lambeth FieldCharlottesville, Virginia W 38–6 [20]
September 24 Richmond VMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 22–0 [21]
September 24 Roanoke VPI Miles StadiumBlacksburg, Virginia W 21–2 [22]
September 24 Lynchburg Washington & Lee Wilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 27–2 [23]

Week Three

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
September 30 Southwestern (TN) AlabamaDenny Field • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaW 31–0 [24]
September 30NC State Furman Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina L 20–03,000 [25]
October 1AuburnClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaCLEM 3–0 [26]
October 1 Davidson FloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaL 12–07,000 [27]
October 1VMI Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, Georgia GT 7–017,000 [28]
October 1 Indiana KentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyL 21–0 [29]
October 1 Southwestern Louisiana LSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 52–0 [30]
October 1Ole Miss Tulane Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, Louisiana TUL 19–7 [31]
October 1 Birmingham–Southern Mississippi A&M Scott FieldStarkville, Mississippi W 19–7 [32]
October 1South CarolinaMarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandMD 26–0 [33]
October 1 Bryson College SewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeL 7–0 [34]
October 1TennesseeNorth CarolinaEmerson Field • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaTENN 26–07,000 [35]
October 1 Ouachita Baptist Vanderbilt Dudley FieldNashville, Tennessee W 39–10 [36]
October 1Virginia Georgia Sanford FieldAthens, Georgia UGA 32–0 [37]
October 1Hampden–SydneyVPIMiles Stadium • Blacksburg, VirginiaW 13–0 [38]
October 1Washington & Lee West Virginia Laidley Field • Charleston, West Virginia T 6–6 [39]

Week Four

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 7 Hendrix Ole MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiT 0–0 [40]
October 8LSUAlabama Rickwood FieldBirmingham, Alabama T 0–012,000 [41]
October 8FloridaAuburnDrake Field • Auburn, AlabamaFLA 33–6 [42]
October 8Georgia Yale Yale BowlNew Haven, Connecticut W 14–10 [43]
October 8TulaneGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaGT 13–612,000 [44]
October 8 Kentucky Wesleyan KentuckyStoll 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 8Sewanee Texas A&M Fair Park StadiumDallas, Texas L 18–06,000 [48]
October 8Maryville (TN)TennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 7–0 [49]
October 8 Centre VanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeW 53–6 [50]
October 8South CarolinaVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaSCAR 13–12 [51]
October 8VPI Colgate Whitnall Field • Hamilton, New York W 6–0 [52]
October 8RoanokeVMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 32–0 [53]
October 8 Duke Washington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 12–7 [54]

Week Five

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 15LSUAuburn Cramton BowlMontgomery, Alabama LSU 9–0 [58]
October 15KentuckyFlorida Durkee FieldJacksonville, Florida FLA 27–610,000 [59]
October 15FurmanGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GeorgiaW 32–0 [60]
October 15VPIMaryland League ParkNorfolk, Virginia MD 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 15Vanderbilt Texas Fair Park Stadium • Dallas, TexasL 13–610,000 [65]
October 15VMIVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaUVA 13–8 [66]

Week Six

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 20ClemsonSouth Carolina State Fairgrounds • Columbia, South CarolinaCLEM 20–013,000 [67]
October 22SewaneeAlabamaRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaALA 24–0 [68]
October 22AuburnGeorgia Memorial StadiumColumbus, Georgia UGA 33–3 [69]
October 22NC StateFlorida Plant FieldTampa, Florida NCST 12–67,000 [70]
October 22North CarolinaGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaGT 13–013,000 [71]
October 22Mississippi A&MLSUMississippi State Fairgrounds • Jackson, Mississippi LSU 9–7 [72]
October 22MarylandVMI Tate FieldRichmond, Virginia MD 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]

Week Seven

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 27South Carolina The Citadel County Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, South Carolina W 6–0 [78]
October 29Mississippi A&MAlabamaDenny Field • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaALA 13–77,000 [79]
October 29Auburn Howard (AL) Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaT 9–9 [80]
October 29 Wofford ClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaW 6–0 [81]
October 29 Mercer FloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaW 32–69,000 [82]
October 29GeorgiaTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaUGA 31–0 [83]
October 29Georgia Tech Notre Dame Cartier FieldSouth Bend, Indiana L 26–720,000 [84]
October 29 Arkansas LSU State Fair StadiumShreveport, Louisiana L 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 29VPI Chattanooga Chamberlain 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 29VMIDavidson Richardson FieldDavidson, North Carolina W 20–0 [92]

Week Eight

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 5KentuckyAlabamaRickwood Field • Birmingham, AlabamaALA 21–6 [93]
November 5AuburnTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaT 6–6 [94]
November 5ClemsonThe Citadel Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, South Carolina W 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]

Week Nine

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 11 Loyola (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 Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaW 27–09,000 [110]
November 12NC StateDuke Hanes FieldDurham, North Carolina W 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]

Week Ten

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 18MillsapsMississippi A&MScott Field • Starkville, MississippiW 6–0 [117]
November 19MercerGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GeorgiaW 26–7 [118]
November 19 Oglethorpe Georgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaW 19–7 [119]
November 19KentuckyCentre Farris StadiumDanville, Kentucky W 530 [120]
November 19North CarolinaDukeHanes Field • Durham, North CarolinaW 18–0 [121]
November 19MarylandVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 39–205,000 [122]

Week Eleven

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 24Maryland Johns Hopkins Baltimore StadiumBaltimore, Maryland L 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, Virginia VMI 12–9 [132]
November 27GeorgiaAlabama Legion Field • Birmingham, AlabamaUGA 20–625,000 [133]

Week Twelve

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 3 Michigan State NC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaW 19–0 [137]

Awards and honors

All-Americans

All-Southern team

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

PositionNameFirst-team selectorsTeam
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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