1927 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football
ConferenceNorth Central Conference
Record5–3–1 (2–2 NCC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 North Central Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
South Dakota + 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Creighton + 2 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 1
South Dakota State 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
North Dakota 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Morningside 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
North Dakota Agricultural 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Nebraska Wesleyan 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 8 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1927 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team was an American football team that represented South Dakota State College in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1927 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Charles A. West, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 189 to 89.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
Columbus (SD)*T 7–7[1]
October 1Huron*Brookings, SDW 67–2[2]
October 8Des Moines*Brookings, SDW 15–0[3]
October 15at North Dakota State
W 33–0[4]
October 29at South DakotaVermillion, SD (Dakota Day, rivalry)L 12–166,000[5]
November 5MorningsideBrookings, SDW 44–7[6]
November 12at Creighton
L 0–145,000[7]
November 19at Regis*Denver, COW 10–7[8]
November 24at Detroit*
L 0–38[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ a b "2007 South Dakota State Football Media Guide". South Dakota State University. 2007. p. 76. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "Rabbits, 67; Scalpers, 2". The Daily Argus-Leader. October 3, 1927. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Des Moines 'U' Falls Before Jackrabbits". The Minneapolis Tribune. October 9, 1927 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Jackrabbits Crush Bison by 33-0 Score". The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune. October 16, 1927 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "South Dakota Wins Annual Dakota Day Struggle: Coyotes Defeat Rabbits, 16-12". Sioux city Journal. October 30, 1927. pp. 21–22 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bunnies Defeat Maroons to Celebrate Hobo Day". The Sioux City Sunday Journal. November 6, 1927. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bluejays Down Rabbits 14 to 0". The Daily Argus Leader. November 14, 1927 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "State Gets 10-7 Win Over Regis". The Daily Argus Leader. November 21, 1927. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ W. W. Edger (November 25, 1927). "University of Detroit Crushes South Dakota State In Final Game, 38 to 0: Jackrabbits Fail to Check Aerial Offense of Titans". Detroit Free Press. pp. 13, 14 – via Newspapers.com.


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