1927 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

1927 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football
Southern Conference Co-Champions
Conference Southern Conference
1927 record 8–1–1 (7–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach William Alexander (8th year)
Offensive scheme Jump Shift
Captain Ed Crowley
Home stadium Grant Field
1927 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Georgia Tech § 7 – 0 – 1     8 – 1 – 1
Tennessee § 5 – 0 – 1     8 – 0 – 1
NC State § 4 – 0 – 0     9 – 1 – 0
Vanderbilt 5 – 0 – 2     8 – 1 – 2
Georgia 6 – 1 – 0     9 – 1 – 0
Florida 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 0
Ole Miss 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 3 – 0
Virginia 4 – 4 – 0     5 – 4 – 0
Clemson 2 – 2 – 0     5 – 3 – 1
Alabama 3 – 4 – 1     5 – 4 – 1
LSU 2 – 3 – 1     4 – 4 – 1
Mississippi State 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 3 – 0
Washington & Lee 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 4 – 1
Virginia Tech 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0
Maryland 3 – 5 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 0
VMI 2 – 4 – 0     6 – 4 – 0
Tulane 2 – 5 – 1     2 – 5 – 1
North Carolina 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 6 – 0
Sewanee 1 – 4 – 0     2 – 6 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 5 – 0     3 – 6 – 1
Auburn 0 – 6 – 1     0 – 7 – 2
§ – Conference co-champions

The 1927 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1927 college football season. A member of the Southern Conference, Georgia Tech was coached by William Alexander in his 8th year as head coach, compiling a record of 8–1–1 (7–0–1 SoCon) and outscoring opponents 125 to 39. Georgia Tech played its home games at Grant Field.

Tech suffered its only loss against Notre Dame, and was held to a scoreless tie by Vanderbilt. The Yellow Jackets finished the year with a defeat of Georgia's previously undefeated "dream and wonder team" with the likes of Tom Nash which was nonetheless picked as a national champion by some selectors.[1] Tackle Frank Speer, Center Peter Pund, and Halfbacks Warner Mizell and Stumpy Thomason were selected All-Southern.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance
October 1, 1927 VMI Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 7–0    
October 8, 1927 Tulane Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 13–6    
October 15, 1927 Alabama Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 13–0    
October 22, 1927 North Carolina Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 13–0    
October 29, 1927 at Notre Dame* South Bend, IN L 7–26    
November 6, 1927 Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN T 0–0    
November 12, 1927 LSU Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 23–0    
November 19, 1927 Oglethorpe Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 19–7    
November 24, 1927 Auburn Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 18–0    
December 3, 1927 #1 Georgia Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Rivalry) W 12–0    
*Non-conference game.

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References

  1. ↑ e. g. Clyde Berryman. "QPRS American College Football National Champions (1920-2013)" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "1927 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Schedule and Results".