1927 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1927 Tennessee Volunteers football
Southern Conference Co-Champions
Conference	Southern Conference
1927 record	8–0–1 (5–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Robert Neyland (2nd season)
Home stadium	Shields-Watkins Field
Seasons

1927 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
NC State §	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Georgia Tech §	7	–	0	–	1			8	–	1	–	1
Tennessee §	5	–	0	–	1			8	–	0	–	1
Vanderbilt	5	–	0	–	2			8	–	1	–	2
Georgia	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Florida	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Virginia	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Clemson	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Alabama	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
LSU	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Mississippi State	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Washington & Lee	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Virginia Tech	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Maryland	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
VMI	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Tulane	2	–	5	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
North Carolina	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Sewanee	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Auburn	0	–	6	–	1			0	–	7	–	2
§ – Conference co-champions

The 1927 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1927 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his second year, and played their home games at Shields-Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. The 1927 Vols won eight, lost zero and tied one game (8–0–1 overall, 5–0–1 in the SoCon). The only blemish on Tennessee's schedule was a tie with in-state rival, Vanderbilt. Playing seven home games, the 1927 Vols outscored their opponents 246 to 26 and posted seven shutouts.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 24, 1927*	Carson–Newman	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 33–0
October 1, 1927	at North Carolina	Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, NC	W 26–0
October 8, 1927*	Maryville	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 7–0
October 15, 1927	Mississippi A&M	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 21–7
October 22, 1927*	Transylvania	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 57–0
October 29, 1927	Virginia	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 42–0
November 5, 1927	Sewanee	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 32–12
November 12, 1927†	Vanderbilt	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	T 7–7
November 24, 1927	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel)	W 20–0
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming.

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External links

• 1927 Tennessee Volunteers on College Football Reference