1927 Duke Blue Devils football team

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1927 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceIndependent
1927 record4–5
Head coach
  • James DeHart (2nd season)
CaptainC. C. Bennett
Home stadiumHanes Field
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Southern college football independents records
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 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
West Virginia   –   2 – 4 – 3
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
  • Hanes Field
  • Durham, NC
L 18–20
November 19 North Carolinadagger
L 0–18
November 26 at Davidson Davidson, NC W 48–7
  • 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.
  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.
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