1927 Millsaps Majors football team

1927 Millsaps Majors football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–8 (1–5 SIAA)
Head coach
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1927 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Mississippi College + 8 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Chattanooga + 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Centenary + 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Furman + 3 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Georgetown (KY) 1 – 0 – 0 1 – 0 – 1
Stetson 4 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 1
Loyola (LA) 1 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
Wofford 2 – 1 – 2 2 – 4 – 3
Presbyterian 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 3
Mercer 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Louisville 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Louisiana College 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 1 – 0
Union (TN) 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
The Citadel 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Centre 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Howard (AL) 1 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 2
Florida Southern 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Birmingham–Southern 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Western Kentucky State Normal 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Erskine 1 – 2 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
Louisiana Tech 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
SW Louisiana 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Millsaps 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Rollins 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
Transylvania 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
Newberry 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 1
Kentucky Wesleyan 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1927 Millsaps Majors football team was an American football team that represented Millsaps College as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1927 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Herman F. Zimoski, the team compiled a 3–8 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24at Alabama*
L 0–46[1]
October 1at CentenaryShreveport, LAL 0–26[2]
October 8Howard (AL)Jackson, MSW 13–6[3]
October 15Clarke (MS)*Jackson, MSW 33–0[4]
October 21vs. Mississippi College
L 0–12[5]
October 28at Union (TN)Jackson, TNL 0–6[6]
November 4Birmingham–SouthernJackson, MSL 0–13[7]
November 11at Southwestern Louisiana
L 6–12[8]
November 18at Mississippi A&M*
L 0–6[9]
November 24Southwestern (TN)*Jackson, MSL 6–19[10]
December 17at Miami (FL)*
W 31–0[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Tide engulfs Millsaps, 46–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 25, 1927. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Gents too strong for Millsaps Majors". The Shreveport Times. October 2, 1927. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Howard falls before Millsaps team, 13–6". The Birmingham News. October 9, 1927. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Millsaps loafs to trim Panther team by top heavy score". The Clarion-Ledger. October 16, 1927. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mississippi College defeats Millsaps on local grid field". The Clarion-Ledger. October 22, 1927. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Millsaps loser in struggle at Union". The Clarion-Ledger. October 30, 1927. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Panthers win game from Millsaps, 13 to 0". The Birmingham News. November 5, 1927. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Millsaps battles hard against SLI". The Clarion-Ledger. November 11, 1927. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "A&M uses reserves in Millsaps contest as Ole Miss game looms". The Clarion-Ledger. November 19, 1927. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Southwestern Lynx swamp Millsaps Majors on home grid". The Clarion-Ledger. November 25, 1927. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Millsaps smothers those Hurricanes, 31–0". The Miami Herald. December 18, 1927. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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