1927 Tennessee Volunteers football team
The 1927 Tennessee Volunteers football team represented the University of Tennessee in the 1927 college football season. Robert Neyland served his second year as head coach of the Volunteers. The 1927 Vols won went 8–0–1 with a record of 5–0–1in the Southern Conference. The only blemish on Tennessee's schedule was a tie with in-state rival, Vanderbilt. Playing seven home games, the 1927 Vols outscored their opponents 246 to 26 and posted seven shutouts.
Schedule
| Date |
Opponent |
Site |
Result |
| September 24, 1927 |
Carson–Newman* |
Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN |
W 33–0 |
| October 1, 1927 |
at North Carolina |
Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, NC |
W 26–0 |
| October 8, 1927 |
Maryville* |
Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN |
W 7–0 |
| October 15, 1927 |
Mississippi A&M |
Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN |
W 21–7 |
| October 22, 1927 |
Transylvania* |
Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN |
W 57–0 |
| October 29, 1927 |
Virginia |
Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN |
W 42–0 |
| November 5, 1927 |
Sewanee |
Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN |
W 32–12 |
| November 12, 1927 |
Vanderbilt |
Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN |
T 7–7 |
| November 24, 1927 |
Kentucky |
McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY |
W 20–0 |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. All times are in Eastern. |
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