1927 Auburn Tigers football team

1927 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record0–7–2 (0–6–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrake Field
Rickwood Field
Cramton Bowl
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
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
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 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1927 college football season. The Tigers' were led by head coach Dave Morey in his second season for the first three games and then by Boozer Pitts to finish the season with a record of zero wins, seven losses and two ties (0–7–2 overall, 0–6–1 in the SoCon). The loss to Stetson was the first on Auburn's campus since 1908.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Stetson*
L 0–6[1]
October 1at Clemson
L 0–3[2]
October 8Floridadagger
L 0–33[3]
October 15LSU
L 0–9[4]
October 22vs. Georgia
L 3–33[5]
October 29at Howard (AL)*
T 9–9[6]
November 5at Tulane
T 6–6[7]
November 12Mississippi A&M
  • Rickwood Field
  • Birmingham, AL
L 6–7[8]
November 24at Georgia Tech
L 0–1815,000[9][10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

  1. ^ "Stetson halfback races 96 yards to beat Auburn". Tampa Sunday Tribune. September 25, 1927. Retrieved February 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "20-yard boot gives Clemson 3-to-0 victory". The Atlanta Constitution. October 2, 1927. Retrieved February 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Gators upset Auburn homecoming by 33 to 6". The Palm Beach Post. October 9, 1927. Retrieved February 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Donahue lads defeat fighting Plainsmen by 9 to 0 score". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 16, 1927. Retrieved February 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgia tramples Auburn". Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. October 23, 1927. Retrieved February 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Howard College holds Auburn to 9 and 9 tie". The Commercial Appeal. October 30, 1927. Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Auburn and Tulane teams play 6 to 6 draw". The Birmingham News. November 6, 1927. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Auburn loses first to A. & M. Maroons". The Birmingham News. November 13, 1927. Retrieved February 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Golden Tornade defeats Auburn 18–0". The Macon News. November 25, 1927. Retrieved February 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mizell Speeds Sixty Yards To Touchdown" (PDF). The Technique. Vol. 17, no. 9. November 25, 1927.
  11. ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: David B. Morey, 1927". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  12. ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Boozer Pitts, 1927". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  13. ^ "1927 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2015.


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