1927 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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1927 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–3–1 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainAp Applewhite
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
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
No. 8 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 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
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1927 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Homer Hazel, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 5–3–1 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, and finished seventh in the SoCon.[1] Ole Miss won the first Egg Bowl with a trophy in 1927, led by players Sollie Cohen and V. K. Smith. The team was captained by Ap Applewhite

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24Ozarks (AR)*W 58–0[2]
October 1at TulaneL 19–7[3]
October 7Hendrix*
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
T 0–0[4]
October 15at TennesseeL 21–7[5]
October 22at Southwestern (TN)*
W 39–0[6]
October 29at SewaneeW 28–14[7]
November 5LSUdagger
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
W 12–7[8]
November 11Loyola (IL)*
L 7–6[9]
November 24Mississippi A&M
W 20–12[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1927 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "Ole Miss walks away from Ozarks, 58 to 0". The Birmingham News. September 25, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tulane comes from behind to win, 19–7". The Atlanta Constitution. October 2, 1927. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ole Miss and Hendrix fight scoreleelss tie". The Commercial Appeal. October 8, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ole Miss scores on Tennessee squad". The Clarion-Ledger. October 16, 1927. Retrieved August 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Ole Miss is winner over Southwestern battle at Memphis". The Clarion-Ledger. October 23, 1927. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Late Ole Miss rally beats Sewanee, 28–14". The Commercial Appeal. October 30, 1927. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ole Miss outplays L.S.U. to win, 12–7". Birmingham Post-Herald. November 6, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Chicago Loyola humbles Ole Miss in Armistice Day contest". The Clarion-Ledger. November 12, 1928. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Ole Miss outplays Aggies to score fifth win in 21 years". The Clarion-Ledger. November 25, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.