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1927 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown     8 1 0
Spring Hill     6 1 0
Wesley     6 1 0
Georgia Normal     6 1 1
George Washington     7 2 0
Texas A&I     4 1 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers     6 2 0
Loyola (LA)     6 2 2
Navy     6 3 0
Catholic University     5 3 0
West Tennessee State Teachers     5 3 1
Texas Tech     5 4 0
Davidson     4 4 1
Delaware State     1 1 0
Howard     3 3 2
Southwestern (TN)     5 5 1
Texas Mines     2 2 2
Mississippi State Teachers     3 4 1
Duke     4 5 0
Miami (FL)     3 6 1
Delaware     2 5 1
East Tennessee State Teachers     2 5 0
Oglethorpe     2 6 0
Wake Forest     2 6 2

The 1927 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as an independent during the 1927 college football season. In its second season under head coach James DeHart, the team compiled a 4–5 record and outscored opponents by a total of 215 to 117. C. C. Bennett was the team captain.[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 23 Furman L 7–13
October 1 2:30 p.m.at Boston College W 25–9 [3][4]
October 8 at Washington & Lee Lexington, VA L 7–12
October 15 Richmond
  • Hanes Field
  • Durham, NC
W 72–0
October 22 at Navy L 6–32
October 29 at Wake Forest W 32–6
November 12 NC State
L 18–20
November 19 North Carolinadagger
L 0–18
November 24 at Davidson W 48–7 [5]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "1927 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Duke Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Duke University. 2016. p. 95. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "Duke Players Hope To Defeat Eagles". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 1, 1927. p. 8. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Jankoski Tops Blue Devils In 25-9 Conquest". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. October 2, 1927. p. 21. Retrieved May 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Duke team defeats Davidson Wildcats, 48 to 7". The Charlotte News. November 25, 1927. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.