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1927 NC State

9–⁠1 (4–⁠0 Southern Conference), coached by Gus Tebell.

Schedule and results

NC State in 1927, game by game: won vs. Elon 39–0; lost at Furman 0–20; won vs. Clemson 18–6; won vs. Wake Forest 30–7; won at Florida 12–6; won vs. North Carolina 19–6; won vs. Davidson 25–6; won at Duke 20–18; won at South Carolina 34–0; won vs. Michigan State 19–0+39−20Won 39–0 vs. Elon+39ElonLost 0–20 at Furman-20FurmanWon 18–6 vs. Clemson+12ClemsonWon 30–7 vs. Wake Forest+23Wake ForestWon 12–6 at Florida+6FloridaWon 19–6 vs. North Carolina+13North CarolinaWon 25–6 vs. Davidson+19DavidsonWon 20–18 at Duke+2DukeWon 34–0 at South Carolina+34South CarolinaWon 19–0 vs. Michigan State+19Michigan State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsElonW 39–⁠092%
Sep 30atFurmanL 0–⁠2022%
Oct 8vsClemsonW 18–⁠667%
Oct 13vsWake ForestW 30–⁠756%
Oct 22atFloridaW 12–⁠636%
Oct 29vsNorth CarolinaW 19–⁠663%
Nov 5vsDavidsonW 25–⁠658%
Nov 12atDukeW 20–⁠1852%
Nov 24atSouth CarolinaW 34–⁠057%
Dec 3vsMichigan StateW 19–⁠085%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Michigan State 19–⁠0; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 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.

Southern Conference champions4–⁠0 in the conference, shared with Georgia Tech and Tennessee

Record
9–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠0 first in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
216–⁠69
Coach
Gus Tebell
Elo
1585 +155 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.7 No. 44 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Nick Nicholson

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.