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1927 Sewanee

2–⁠6 (1–⁠4 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Sewanee in 1927, game by game: won vs. Transylvania 34–6; lost vs. Bryson 0–7; lost at Texas A&M 0–18; lost at Alabama 0–24; lost vs. Ole Miss 14–28; lost at Tennessee 12–32; won at Tulane 12–6; lost at Vanderbilt 6–26+28−24Won 34–6 vs. Transylvania+28TransylvaniaLost 0–7 vs. Bryson-7BrysonLost 0–18 at Texas A&M-18Texas A&MLost 0–24 at Alabama-24AlabamaLost 14–28 vs. Ole Miss-14Ole MissLost 12–32 at Tennessee-20TennesseeWon 12–6 at Tulane+6TulaneLost 6–26 at Vanderbilt-20Vanderbilt
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsTransylvaniaW 34–⁠686%
Oct 1vsBrysonL 0–⁠787%
Oct 8atTexas A&ML 0–⁠1825%
Oct 22atAlabamaL 0–⁠2415%
Oct 29vsOle MissL 14–⁠2850%
Nov 5atTennesseeL 12–⁠3213%
Nov 12atTulaneW 12–⁠632%
Nov 26atVanderbiltL 6–⁠2614%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Vanderbilt 26–⁠6; 20th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 46 on file).

Record
2–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠4 20th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
78–⁠147
Coach
—
Elo
1379 −69 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.6 No. 66 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

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.