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1927 Tulane

2–⁠5–⁠1 (2–⁠5–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Bernie Bierman.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 1927, game by game: won vs. Ole Miss 19–7; lost at Georgia Tech 6–13; lost vs. Mississippi State 6–13; lost at Vanderbilt 0–32; lost vs. Georgia 0–31; tied vs. Auburn 6–6; lost vs. Sewanee 6–12; won at LSU 13–6+12−32Won 19–7 vs. Ole Miss+12Ole MissLost 6–13 at Georgia Tech-7Georgia TechLost 6–13 vs. Mississippi State-7Mississippi Sta…Lost 0–32 at Vanderbilt-32VanderbiltLost 0–31 vs. Georgia-31GeorgiaTied 6–6 vs. Auburn0AuburnLost 6–12 vs. Sewanee-6SewaneeWon 13–6 at LSU+7LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1vsOle MissW 19–⁠761%
Oct 8atGeorgia TechL 6–⁠1337%
Oct 15vsMississippi StateL 6–⁠1359%
Oct 22atVanderbiltL 0–⁠3225%
Oct 29vsGeorgiaL 0–⁠3132%
Nov 5vsAuburnT 6–⁠670%
Nov 12vsSewaneeL 6–⁠1268%
Nov 24atLSUW 13–⁠631%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat LSU 13–⁠6; 18th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 63rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 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.

Record
2–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠5–⁠1 18th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
56–⁠120
Coach
Bernie Bierman
Elo
1433 −59 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.5 No. 69 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Pat Browne
Offense
Single-wing

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.