1927 North Carolina

4–⁠6 (2–⁠5 Southern Conference), coached by Chuck Collins.

Schedule and results

North Carolina in 1927, game by game: lost vs. Wake Forest 8–9; lost vs. Tennessee 0–26; won vs. Maryland 7–6; lost at South Carolina 6–14; lost at Georgia Tech 0–13; lost at NC State 6–19; lost at VMI 0–7; won vs. Davidson 27–0; won at Duke 18–0; won vs. Virginia 14–13+27−26Lost 8–9 vs. Wake Forest-1Wake ForestLost 0–26 vs. Tennessee-26TennesseeWon 7–6 vs. Maryland+1MarylandLost 6–14 at South Carolina-8South CarolinaLost 0–13 at Georgia Tech-13Georgia TechLost 6–19 at NC State-13NC StateLost 0–7 at VMI-7VMIWon 27–0 vs. Davidson+27DavidsonWon 18–0 at Duke+18DukeWon 14–13 vs. Virginia+1Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Virginia 14–⁠13; 19th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 78th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 127 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠5 19th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
86–⁠107
Coach
Chuck Collins
Elo
1498 −17 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.8 No. 75 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Garrett Morehead

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.