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1927 Florida

7–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by Tom Sebring.

Schedule and results

Florida in 1927, game by game: won vs. Florida Southern 26–7; lost vs. Davidson 0–12; won at Auburn 33–6; won vs. Kentucky 27–6; lost vs. NC State 6–12; won vs. Mercer 32–6; lost vs. Georgia 0–28; won at Alabama 13–6; won vs. Washington and Lee 20–7; won vs. Maryland 7–6+27−28Won 26–7 vs. Florida Southern+19Florida SouthernLost 0–12 vs. Davidson-12DavidsonWon 33–6 at Auburn+27AuburnWon 27–6 vs. Kentucky+21KentuckyLost 6–12 vs. NC State-6NC StateWon 32–6 vs. Mercer+26MercerLost 0–28 vs. Georgia-28GeorgiaWon 13–6 at Alabama+7AlabamaWon 20–7 vs. Washington and Lee+13Washington and …Won 7–6 vs. Maryland+1Maryland
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsFlorida SouthernW 26–⁠788%
Oct 1vsDavidsonL 0–⁠1253%
Oct 8atAuburnW 33–⁠651%
Oct 15vsKentuckyW 27–⁠667%
Oct 22vsNC StateL 6–⁠1264%
Oct 29vsMercerW 32–⁠663%
Nov 5vsGeorgiaL 0–⁠2837%
Nov 12atAlabamaW 13–⁠620%
Nov 24vsWashington and LeeW 20–⁠760%
Dec 3vsMarylandW 7–⁠669%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Maryland 7–⁠6; 6th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 116 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1927.

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 6th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
164–⁠96
Coach
Tom Sebring
Elo
1550 +65 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.9 No. 55 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bill Middlekauff
Offense
Notre Dame Box

1927 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
NC State4–⁠09–⁠1
Georgia Tech7–⁠0–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
Tennessee5–⁠0–⁠18–⁠0–⁠1
Georgia6–⁠19–⁠1
Vanderbilt5–⁠0–⁠28–⁠1–⁠2
Florida5–⁠27–⁠3
Ole Miss3–⁠25–⁠3–⁠1
Virginia4–⁠45–⁠4
Clemson2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠1
Alabama3–⁠4–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
LSU2–⁠3–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Mississippi State2–⁠35–⁠3
Virginia Tech2–⁠35–⁠4
Washington and Lee2–⁠34–⁠4–⁠1
Maryland3–⁠54–⁠7
VMI2–⁠46–⁠4
South Carolina2–⁠44–⁠5
Tulane2–⁠5–⁠12–⁠5–⁠1
North Carolina2–⁠54–⁠6
Sewanee1–⁠42–⁠6
Kentucky1–⁠53–⁠6–⁠1
Auburn0–⁠6–⁠10–⁠7–⁠2

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.