1927 Sewanee Tigers football team

1927 Sewanee Tigers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	2–6 (1–4 SoCon)
Head coach	M. S. Bennett (5th season)
Captain	Duke Kimbrough
Home stadium	Hardee Field

1927 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	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
No. 8 Georgia	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Florida	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
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 A&M	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Washington and Lee	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
VPI	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 Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 Sewanee Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the Sewanee: The University of the South as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1927 college football season. Led by M. S. Bennett in his fifth season as head coach, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 2–6 with a mark of 1–4 in conference play.[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Transylvania*	Hardee Field Sewanee, TN	W 34–6		[2]
October 1	Bryson College*	Hardee Field Sewanee, TN	L 0–7		[3]
October 8	at Texas A&M*	Fair Park Stadium Dallas, TX	L 0–18	6,000	[4]
October 22	at Alabama	Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL	L 0–24		[5]
October 29	Ole Miss	Hardee Field Sewanee, TN	L 14–28		[6]
November 5	at Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	L 12–32		[7]
November 12	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 12–6	9,000	[8]
November 24	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN (rivalry)	L 6–26		[9]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1927 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
2. "Tolley brilliant as Sewanee wins". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. September 25, 1927. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Sewanee beaten by Bryson". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. October 2, 1927. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Jinx Tucker (October 9, 1927). "Aggies Triumph Over Sewanee Tigers by Score of 18 to 0: Joel Hunt Shows Spectacular Speed". The Waco News-Tribune. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Truck races 85 yards for score as Tide triumphs". The Tennessean. October 23, 1927. Retrieved August 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Late Ole Miss rally beats Sewanee, 28–14". The Commercial Appeal. October 30, 1927. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tennessee smashes Sewanee in last half, winning 32–12". Nashville Banner. November 6, 1927. Retrieved August 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Sewanee wins over Tulane, score 12–6". The Commercial Appeal. November 13, 1927. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Commodores unleash winning attack". The Bristol Herald Courier. November 25, 1927. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.