1927 Alabama
5–4–1 (3–4–1 Southern Conference), coached by Wallace Wade. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Millsaps 46–0Sep 24
By 46 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vsMillsaps | W 46–0 | 95% |
| Sep 30 | vsRhodes | W 31–0 | 96% |
| Oct 8 | at LSU | T 0–0 | 65% |
| Oct 15 | at Georgia Tech | L 0–13 | 59% |
| Oct 22 | vsSewanee | W 24–0 | 85% |
| Oct 29 | vs Mississippi State | W 13–7 | 77% |
| Nov 5 | vs Kentucky | W 21–6 | 88% |
| Nov 12 | vs Florida | L 6–13 | 80% |
| Nov 27 | vs Georgia | L 6–20 | 48% |
| Dec 3 | vs Vanderbilt | L 7–14 | 52% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Vanderbilt 14–7; 10th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 5–4–1
- Conference
- 3–4–1 10th in Southern Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 154–73
- Coach
- Wallace Wade
- Elo
- 1587 −93 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 0.7 No. 48 of 99 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Fred Pickhard
- Offense
- Single-wing
1927 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 NC State | 4–0 | 9–1 | |
| Georgia Tech | 7–0–1 | 8–1–1 | |
 Tennessee | 5–0–1 | 8–0–1 | |
| Georgia | 6–1 | 9–1 | |
| Vanderbilt | 5–0–2 | 8–1–2 | |
| Florida | 5–2 | 7–3 | |
 Ole Miss | 3–2 | 5–3–1 | |
 Virginia | 4–4 | 5–4 | |
 Clemson | 2–2 | 5–3–1 | |
 Alabama | 3–4–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| LSU | 2–3–1 | 4–4–1 | |
| Mississippi State | 2–3 | 5–3 | |
 Virginia Tech | 2–3 | 5–4 | |
| Washington and Lee | 2–3 | 4–4–1 | |
 Maryland | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
 VMI | 2–4 | 6–4 | |
 South Carolina | 2–4 | 4–5 | |
 Tulane | 2–5–1 | 2–5–1 | |
 North Carolina | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
| Sewanee | 1–4 | 2–6 | |
| Kentucky | 1–5 | 3–6–1 | |
 Auburn | 0–6–1 | 0–7–2 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.