1927 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

The 1927 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1927 college football season. Carl Prause served as head coach for the sixth season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.[1][2][3] The City of Charleston opened a new stadium for the 1927 season. The Bulldogs claimed their first win in the stadium over Oglethorpe on October 15, also the day the stadium was dedicated.[4]

1927 The Citadel Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–6–1 (2–3–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumJohnson Hagood Stadium
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Mississippi College +800800
Chattanooga +500810
Centenary +4001000
Furman +3001010
Georgetown (KY)100101
Stetson401601
Loyola (LA)101622
Wofford212243
Presbyterian221333
Mercer220540
Louisville220440
Louisiana College110110
Union (TN)230640
The Citadel231361
Centre230360
Howard (AL)121722
Florida Southern241251
Birmingham–Southern240360
Western Kentucky State Normal240540
Erskine121241
Louisiana Tech130350
SW Louisiana140271
Millsaps150380
Rollins020150
Transylvania050090
Newberry060081
Kentucky Wesleyan000000
  • + – Conference co-champions

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24vs. Davidson*
L 0–5[5]
October 1vs. MercerL 0–65,000[6]
October 8at ChattanoogaL 6–31
October 15Oglethorpe
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 19–06,000[7]
October 27vs. South Carolina*
L 0–6[8]
November 5at Clemson*
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
L 0–13[9]
November 12Wofford
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
T 6–6
November 19Furman
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC (rivalry)
L 0–6
November 24Presbyterian
  • Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
W 7–6
vs. Newberry*W 26–0
  • *Non-conference game

References