1927 Providence College football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–4–2
Head coach
Home stadiumHendricken Field
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1927 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tufts   –   8 – 0 – 0
Springfield   –   7 – 0 – 2
Washington & Jefferson   –   7 – 0 – 2
No. 6 Army   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 2 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 1 – 1
Temple   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Yale   –   7 – 1 – 0
NYU   –   7 – 1 – 2
Princeton   –   6 – 1 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 1 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 2 – 1
Columbia   –   5 – 2 – 2
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 1
Colgate   –   4 – 2 – 3
CCNY   –   4 – 2 – 2
Lafayette   –   5 – 3 – 1
Penn   –   6 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 2
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 4 – 1
Boston College   –   4 – 4 – 0
Harvard   –   4 – 4 – 0
Rutgers   –   4 – 4 – 0
Cornell   –   3 – 3 – 2
Boston University   –   3 – 4 – 1
Drexel   –   3 – 5 – 1
Fordham   –   3 – 5 – 0
Brown   –   3 – 6 – 1
Vermont   –   2 – 6 – 0
Providence   –   1 – 4 – 2
Franklin & Marshall   –   1 – 7 – 1
Lehigh   –   1 – 7 – 1
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 Providence College football team was an American football team that represented Providence College as an independent during the 1927 college football season. In their third year under head coach Archie Golembeski, the team compiled a 1–4–2 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1at Springfield
T 0–0[1][2]
October 8Norwich
T 7–7[3]
October 15at Vermont
L 0–40[4]
October 22St. John's
  • Hendricken Field
  • Providence, RI
W 12–6[5]
October 29at St. Xavier
L 6–27[6]
November 5at Boston University
L 6–33[7]
November 12Fordham
  • Hendricken Field
  • Providence, RI
L 19–26[8]

References

  1. ^ "Providence College". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 1, 1927. p. 14. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Springfield College Plays Scoreless Tie With Providence Team". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 2, 1927. p. 2C. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Cadets tied by late Providence rally, 7–7". Rutland Daily Herald. October 9, 1927. Retrieved May 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Vermont's powerful attack crushes Providence, 40 to 0". The Burlington Free Press. October 17, 1927. Retrieved May 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Fake kick aids Providence beat St. John's, 12–6". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 23, 1927. Retrieved May 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Easterners beaten by St. Xavier". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 30, 1927. Retrieved May 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Boston University surprises Rooters with 33–6 victory". The Hartford Courant. November 6, 1927. Retrieved May 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Fordham beats Providence, 26–19, by late rally". Daily News. November 13, 1927. Retrieved May 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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