1927 Mississippi College Choctaws football team

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1927 Mississippi College Choctaws football
SIAA co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1927 record8–0 (7–0 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumProvine Field
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Mississippi College + 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
Chattanooga + 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Centenary + 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Furman + 3 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Georgetown (KY) 1 – 0 – 0 1 – 0 – 1
Stetson 4 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 1
Loyola (LA) 1 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
Wofford 2 – 1 – 2 2 – 4 – 3
Presbyterian 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 3
Mercer 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Louisville 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Louisiana College 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 1 – 0
Union (TN) 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
The Citadel 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Centre 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Howard (AL) 1 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 2
Florida Southern 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Birmingham–Southern 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Western Kentucky State Normal 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Erskine 1 – 2 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
Louisiana Tech 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
SW Louisiana 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Millsaps 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Rollins 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
Transylvania 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
Newberry 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 1
Kentucky Wesleyan 0 – 0 – 0 0 – 0 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1927 Mississippi College Choctaws football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi College in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1927 college football season. In their third year under head coach George Bohler, the team compiled an 8–0 record and finished as SIAA co-champion.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1Union (TN)
W 19–0[2]
October 15at Louisiana College
W 30–0[3]
October 21vs. Millsaps
W 12–0[4]
October 29vs. Louisiana Tech
W 7–0[5]
November 5Howard (AL)
  • Provine Field
  • Clinton, MS
W 13–0[6]
November 11at Birmingham–Southern*
W 33–19[7]
November 18Southwestern Louisiana
  • Provine Field
  • Clinton, MS
W 27–0[8]
November 24at Florida Southern
W 12–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "1927 Football Schedule". Mississippi College Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Mississippi is winner in game with Union team". The Birmingham News. October 2, 1927. Retrieved July 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Choctaws pass to win over Wildcats". The Clarion-Ledger. October 16, 1927. Retrieved July 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mississippi College defeats Millsaps on local grid field". The Clarion-Ledger. October 22, 1927. Retrieved July 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Forward pass wins for Choctaw over Polytech in hard grid battle". The Shreveport Times. October 30, 1927. p. 9. Retrieved July 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Choctaws turn back Howard eleven, 13–0". The Birmingham News. November 6, 1927. Retrieved July 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Choctaws beat Panthers by air, 33 to 19". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1927. Retrieved July 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Mississippi College rallies last period to submerge S.L.I." The Clarion-Ledger. November 19, 1927. Retrieved July 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Southern loses to Mississippi Choctaws, 12–0". The Tampa Tribune. November 25, 1927. Retrieved July 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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