1927 Southwestern Lynx football team

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1927 Southwestern Lynx football
ConferenceIndependent
1927 record5–5–1
Head coach
Seasons
 1926
1928 
1927 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Georgetown     810
Spring Hill     610
George Washington     720
Texas A&I     410
Middle Tennessee     620
Loyola (LA)     622
Navy     630
Catholic University     530
Texas Tech     540
Davidson     441
Delaware State     110
Howard     332
Southwestern (TN)     551
Texas Mines     222
Mississippi Teachers     341
Duke     450
Miami (FL)     361
West Virginia     243
Delaware     251
East Tennessee Teachers     250
Oglethorpe     260
Wake Forest     262

The 1927 Southwestern Lynx football team was an American football team that represented Southwestern Presbyterian University (now known as Rhodes College) as an Independent during the 1927 college football season. Led by Jess Neely in his second season as head coach, the Lynx compiled a record of 5–5–1.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24 Lambuth
W 40–12
September 30at Alabama L 0–31 [1]
October 8 Birmingham–Southern
  • Fargason Field
  • Memphis, TN
W 19–7 [2]
October 15 Henderson-Brown
  • Fargason Field
  • Memphis, TN
L 0–15
October 22 Ole Miss
  • Fargason Field
  • Memphis, TN
L 0–39 [3]
October 29 Arkansas College
  • Fargason Field
  • Memphis, TN
W 24–6
November 5 Ouachita Baptist
  • Fargason Field
  • Memphis, TN
T 12–12
November 11 West Tennessee State
  • Fargason Field
  • Memphis, TN
W 26–6 [4]
November 18 Hendrix
  • Fargason Field
  • Memphis, TN
L 6–32
November 24at Millsaps Jackson, MS W 19–6 [5]
November 26 Quantico Marines
  • Fargason Field
  • Memphis, TN
L 0–19 [6]

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References

  1. "Tide rolls over Memphis eleven". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 1, 1927. Retrieved August 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Southwestern Lynx beat local Panthers". The Birmingham News. October 9, 1927. Retrieved August 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Ole Miss is winner over Southwestern battle at Memphis". The Clarion-Ledger. October 23, 1927. Retrieved August 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Southwestern wins Memphis city title". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1927. Retrieved August 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Southwestern Lynx swamp Millsaps Majors on home grid". The Clarion-Ledger. November 25, 1927. Retrieved August 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Quantico Marines Whip Lynx". Orlando Evening Star . Orlando, Florida. International News Service. November 27, 1927. p. 4. Retrieved August 30, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .