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1927 Georgia

9–⁠1 (6–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by George Woodruff.

Schedule and results

Georgia in 1927, game by game: won vs. Virginia 32–0; won at Yale 14–10; won vs. Furman 32–0; won vs. Auburn 33–3; won at Tulane 31–0; won at Florida 28–0; won vs. Clemson 32–0; won vs. Mercer 26–7; won at Alabama 20–6; lost at Georgia Tech 0–12+32−12Won 32–0 vs. Virginia+32VirginiaWon 14–10 at Yale+4YaleWon 32–0 vs. Furman+32FurmanWon 33–3 vs. Auburn+30AuburnWon 31–0 at Tulane+31TulaneWon 28–0 at Florida+28FloridaWon 32–0 vs. Clemson+32ClemsonWon 26–7 vs. Mercer+19MercerWon 20–6 at Alabama+14AlabamaLost 0–12 at Georgia Tech-12Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1vsVirginiaW 32–⁠057%
Oct 8atYaleW 14–⁠1051%
Oct 15vsFurmanW 32–⁠053%
Oct 22vsAuburnW 33–⁠387%
Oct 29atTulaneW 31–⁠068%
Nov 5atFloridaW 28–⁠063%
Nov 12vsClemsonW 32–⁠084%
Nov 19vsMercerW 26–⁠786%
Nov 27atAlabamaW 20–⁠652%
Dec 3atGeorgia TechL 0–⁠1257%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia Tech 12–⁠0; tied for 4th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 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.

Consensus All-AmericanTom Nash, E

Record
9–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1 tied for 4th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
248–⁠38
Coach
George Woodruff
Elo
1697 +143 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
20.6 No. 3 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Ivey Shiver
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.