1927 Kentucky

3–⁠6–⁠1 (1–⁠5 Southern Conference), coached by Harry Gamage.

Schedule and results

Kentucky in 1927, game by game: tied vs. Maryville (TN) 6–6; lost vs. Indiana 0–21; won vs. Kentucky Wesleyan 13–7; lost at Florida 6–27; lost vs. Washington and Lee 0–25; lost at Vanderbilt 6–34; lost at Alabama 6–21; won vs. VMI 25–0; won at Centre 53–0; lost vs. Tennessee 0–20+53−28Tied 6–6 vs. Maryville (TN)0Maryville (TN)Lost 0–21 vs. Indiana-21IndianaWon 13–7 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan+6Kentucky Wesley…Lost 6–27 at Florida-21FloridaLost 0–25 vs. Washington and Lee-25Washington and …Lost 6–34 at Vanderbilt-28VanderbiltLost 6–21 at Alabama-15AlabamaWon 25–0 vs. VMI+25VMIWon 53–0 at Centre+53CentreLost 0–20 vs. Tennessee-20Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 20–⁠0; 21st in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 97th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
3–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠5 21st in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
115–⁠161
Coach
Harry Gamage
Elo
1429 −40 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.3 No. 83 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Charles Wert

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.