1927 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–6 (2–5 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGarrett Morehead
Home stadiumEmerson Field
Kenan Memorial 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 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina in the 1927 college football season.[1] The Tar Heels defeated Davidson College 27-0 in the inaugural game at Kenan Memorial Stadium.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 243:00 p.m.[2]Wake Forest*
L 8–912,000[3][4]
October 13:00 p.m.[5]Tennessee
  • Emerson Field
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 0–267,000[6][7]
October 83:00 p.m.[8]Maryland
  • Emerson Field
  • Chapel Hill, NC
W 7–65,000[9][10]
October 153:00 p.m.[11]at South Carolina
L 6–147,000[12][12]
October 222:00 p.m.[13]at Georgia Tech
L 0–1313,000[14][15]
October 292:30 p.m.[16]at NC State
L 6–1912,000[17][18]
November 511:00 a.m.[19]at VMI
L 0–76,000[19][19]
November 122:00 p.m.[20]Davidson*
W 27–09,000[21][22]
November 192:00 p.m.[23]at Duke*
W 18–0[24]
November 242:00 p.m.[25]Virginia
W 14–1327,000–28,000[26][27]

References

  1. ^ "1927 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, September 24, 1927, Page 1, Image 1 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  3. ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, September 27, 1927, Page 1, Image 1 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  4. ^ "Wake Forest winner when Tars fumble". The Atlanta Journal. September 25, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 01, 1927, Page 1, Image 1 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  6. ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 04, 1927, Page 4, Image 4 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  7. ^ "Carolina loses to Tennessee's Vols". The News and Observer. October 2, 1927. Retrieved August 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 08, 1927, Page 1, Image 1 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  9. ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 11, 1927, Page 1, Image 1 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  10. ^ "Carolina upsets Dope by defeating Maryland on soaked field". Winston-Salem Journal. October 9, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "The State from Columbia, South Carolina on October 15, 1927 · 9 (newspapers.com)".
  12. ^ a b "South Carolina's Gamecocks defeat Tar Heels". The News and Observer. October 16, 1927. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia on October 21, 1927 · 12 (newspapers.com)".
  14. ^ "The Charlotte Observer from Charlotte, North Carolina on October 23, 1927 · 1 (newspapers.com)".
  15. ^ "North Carolina threatens Georgia Tech but succumbs, 13–0". The Greenville News. October 23, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on October 29, 1927 · 6".
  17. ^ "Technician, Vol. 8 No. 7, November 5, 1927 - technician-v8n7-1927-11-05 - NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections | NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections".
  18. ^ "N.C. State crushes Carolina's line to win, 19 to 6". The Sunday Citizen. October 30, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ a b c "Heels lose; Blocked kick is disastrous for Collins eleven". The News and Observer. November 6, 1927. Retrieved December 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 12, 1927, Image 1". November 12, 1927. p. 1.
  21. ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 15, 1927, Image 1". November 15, 1927. p. 1.
  22. ^ "North Carolina runs wild over Davidson in new stadium, 27 to 0". The Asheville Sunday Citizen. November 13, 1927. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 19, 1927, Image 1". November 19, 1927. p. 1.
  24. ^ "Carolina crushes Duke Blue Devils". The News and Observer. November 20, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 24, 1927, Image 1". November 24, 1927. p. 1.
  26. ^ "Tar Heels trim Cavalier locks". The State. November 25, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  27. ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 29, 1927, Image 1". November 29, 1927. p. 1.


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