1927 Georgia Bulldogs football team

1927 Georgia Bulldogs football

National champion (Boand, Poling, Berryman)

Conference

Southern Conference

1927 record

9–1 (6–1 SoCon)

Head coach

George "Kid" Woodruff

Assistant coach

Assistant coach

Offensive scheme

Captain

Home stadium

Uniform

Seasons

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1927 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Georgia Tech +	7	–	0	–	1	8	–	1	–	1
Tennessee +	5	–	0	–	1	8	–	0	–	1
NC State +	4	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
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	–	1
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 A&M	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Washington and Lee	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
VPI	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Maryland	2	–	3	–	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

Week 2: Georgia at Yale

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Georgia	7	7	0	0	14
Yale	7	3	0	0	10

Date: October 8
Location: Yale Bowl
New Haven, CT
Game attendance: 18,000
Referee: Dexter Very

Week 3: Furman at Georgia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Furman	0	0	0	0	0
• Georgia	13	6	6	7	32

Date: October 15
Location: Sanford Field
Athens, GA
Referee: Springer (Penn)

Source:

Week 4: Auburn at Georgia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Auburn	0	0	0	0	0
• Georgia	0	26	0	7	33

Date: October 22
Location: Columbus, GA

Source:

Week 6: Florida vs. Georgia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida	0	0	0	0	0
• Georgia	0	7	14	7	28

Date: November 5, 1927
Location: Barrs Field
Jacksonville, FL
Game attendance: 16,000

Week 7: Clemson at Georgia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Clemson	0	0	0	0	0
• Georgia	13	13	0	6	32

Date: November 12
Location: Athens, GA

Week 8: Mercer at Georgia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mercer	0	7	0	0	7
• Georgia	7	6	0	13	26

Date: November 19, 1927
Location: Athens, GA

Week 9: Georgia at Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Georgia	7	7	6	0	20
Alabama	0	0	0	7	7

Date: November 24
Location: Athens, GA
Game attendance: 25,000

Week 10: Georgia at Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Georgia	0	0	0	0	0
• Ga. Tech	0	6	6	0	12

Date: December 3
Location: Grant Field
Atlanta, GA
Game attendance: 38,000
Referee: Gardner (Cornell)

Sources:

The 1927 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia in the sport of American football during the 1927 Southern Conference football season. This was the last season George "Kid" Woodruff served as the head coach of the football team and the team's 34th season of college football. The Bulldogs posted a 9–1–0 record, and were retroactively selected as the 1927 national champion under the Boand, Poling, and Berryman QPRS systems.

Called the "dream and wonder team," the Bulldogs were ranked No. 1 in the nation with one regular season game remaining, but were upset in the mud by in-state rival Georgia Tech (the next season's national champion). Oddly enough, Georgia did not win the Southern Conference (SoCon) championship in 1927 as a result of its loss to Georgia Tech at season's end. Georgia Tech (7–0–1 SoCon), Tennessee (5–0–1 SoCon), and NC State (4–0–0 SoCon) all finished undefeated in conference play.

The season featured Georgia's first-ever win against Yale as well as six shutouts. The win over Yale propelled Georgia to the national spotlight. The team was anchored by two All-American ends, captain Chick Shiver and consensus All-American Tom Nash.

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