1927 Tulane Green Wave football team

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1927 Tulane Green Wave football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1927 record2–5–1 (2–5–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainPatrick Browne
Home stadiumTulane Stadium
(capacity: 35,000)
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
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

The 1927 Tulane Green Wave football team represented Tulane University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1927 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Bernie Bierman, the Green Wave played their home games at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. Tulane finished the season with an overall record of 2–5–1 and an identical mark in conference play.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1Ole MissW 19–7
October 8at Georgia TechL 6–13[1]
October 15Mississippi A&M
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 6–13
October 22at Vanderbilt
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
L 0–32
October 29Georgia
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 0–31
November 5Auburn
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
T 6–6
November 12Sewanee
  • Tulane Stadium
  • New Orleans, LA
L 6–12
November 24at LSUBaton Rouge, LA (Battle for the Flag)W 13–6

References[]

  1. ^ "Georgia Tech Downs Tulane On Wet Field". The Anniston Star. October 8, 1927. p. 16. Retrieved March 20, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. open access
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