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1927 Oregon State

3–⁠3–⁠1 (2–⁠3 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Paul Schissler.

Schedule and results

Oregon State in 1927, game by game: won vs. UC Davis 25–6; lost at USC 12–13; lost vs. Stanford 6–20; won vs. Washington State 13–6; won at Oregon 21–7; lost vs. Idaho 7–12; tied at Carnegie Mellon 14–14+19−14Won 25–6 vs. UC Davis+19UC DavisLost 12–13 at USC-1USCLost 6–20 vs. Stanford-14StanfordWon 13–6 vs. Washington State+7Washington StateWon 21–7 at Oregon+14OregonLost 7–12 vs. Idaho-5IdahoTied 14–14 at Carnegie Mellon0Carnegie Mellon
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1vsUC DavisW 25–⁠694%
Oct 8atUSCL 12–⁠1336%
Oct 22vsStanfordL 6–⁠2061%
Oct 29vsWashington StateW 13–⁠656%
Nov 12atOregonW 21–⁠763%
Nov 19vsIdahoL 7–⁠1267%
Nov 26atCarnegie MellonT 14–⁠1453%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Carnegie Mellon 14–⁠14; tied for 5th in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 on file).

Record
3–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 5th in Pacific Coast Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
98–⁠78
Coach
Paul Schissler
Elo
1551 −25 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
7.2 No. 28 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Pacific Coast

1 first team

First team

  • Vernon EilersOGUP-1

From Wikipedia’s 1927 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1927 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC4–⁠0–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
Stanford4–⁠0–⁠18–⁠2–⁠1
Idaho2–⁠0–⁠24–⁠1–⁠3
Washington4–⁠29–⁠2
California2–⁠37–⁠3
Oregon State2–⁠33–⁠3–⁠1
Washington State1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠2
Oregon0–⁠4–⁠12–⁠4–⁠1
Montana0–⁠43–⁠4–⁠1

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