1927 Mississippi College Choctaws football team

American college football season

1927 Mississippi College Choctaws football

SIAA co-champion

Conference| Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record| 8–0 (7–0 SIAA)
Head coach|

* George Bohler (5th season)

Home stadium| Provine Field

Seasons

<- 1926

1928 ->

1927 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Mississippi College \+  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0
Chattanooga \+  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Centenary \+  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 0  | - | 0
Furman \+  | 3  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 1  | - | 0
Georgetown (KY) | 1  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 0  | - | 1
Stetson | 4  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 1
Loyola (LA) | 1  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 2
Wofford | 2  | - | 1  | - | 2 |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 3
Presbyterian | 2  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 3  | - | 3
Mercer | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Louisville | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 0
Louisiana College | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0
Union (TN) | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
The Citadel | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 1
Centre | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Howard (AL) | 1  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 2
Florida Southern | 2  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 5  | - | 1
Birmingham–Southern | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Western Kentucky State Normal | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Erskine | 1  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 4  | - | 1
Louisiana Tech | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0
SW Louisiana | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 1
Millsaps | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Rollins | 0  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0
Transylvania | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 9  | - | 0
Newberry | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 8  | - | 1
Kentucky Wesleyan | 0  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 0  | - | 0

* \+ - Conference co-champions

The 1927 Mississippi College Choctaws football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi College in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1927 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach George Bohler, the team compiled an 8–0 record and finished as SIAA co-champion.[1]

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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October 1| Union (TN)|

* Provine Field
* Clinton, MS

| W 19–0| [2]
October 15| at Louisiana College|

* Alumni Field
* Pineville, LA

| W 30–0| [3]
October 21| vs. Millsaps|

* Fairgrounds
* Jackson, MS

| W 12–0| [4]
October 29| vs. Louisiana Tech|

* Forsythe Park
* Monroe, LA

| W 7–0| [5]
November 5| Howard (AL)|

* Provine Field
* Clinton, MS

| W 13–0| [6]
November 11| at Birmingham–Southern*|

* Rickwood Field
* Birmingham, AL

| W 33–19| [7]
November 18| Southwestern Louisiana|

* Provine Field
* Clinton, MS

| W 27–0| [8]
November 24| at Florida Southern|

* Southern Field
* Lakeland, FL

| W 12–0| [9]

* *Non-conference game

## References[edit]

1. ^ "1927 Football Schedule". Mississippi College Athletics. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
2. ^ "Mississippi is winner in game with Union team". The Birmingham News. October 2, 1927. Retrieved July 31, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Choctaws pass to win over Wildcats". The Clarion-Ledger. October 16, 1927. Retrieved July 31, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Mississippi College defeats Millsaps on local grid field". The Clarion-Ledger. October 22, 1927. Retrieved July 31, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Forward pass wins for Choctaw over Polytech in hard grid battle". The Shreveport Times. October 30, 1927. p. 9. Retrieved July 31, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Choctaws turn back Howard eleven, 13–0". The Birmingham News. November 6, 1927. Retrieved July 31, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Choctaws beat Panthers by air, 33 to 19". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1927. Retrieved July 31, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Mississippi College rallies last period to submerge S.L.I." The Clarion-Ledger. November 19, 1927. Retrieved July 31, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Southern loses to Mississippi Choctaws, 12–0". The Tampa Tribune. November 25, 1927. Retrieved July 31, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.

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Mississippi College Choctaws football

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* Robinson-Hale Stadium

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* Delta State
* Millsaps

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Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football champions

Pre-SoCon|

* Georgia & LSU (1896)
* Vanderbilt (1897)
* Sewanee (1898)
* Sewanee (1899)
* Clemson (1900)
* Vanderbilt (1901)
* Clemson & LSU (1902)
* Clemson & Cumberland (1903)
* Auburn & Vanderbilt (1904)
* Vanderbilt (1905)
* Clemson & Vanderbilt (1906)
* Vanderbilt (1907)
* Auburn or LSU (1908)
* Sewanee (1909)
* Auburn & Vanderbilt (1910)
* Vanderbilt (1911)
* Vanderbilt (1912)
* Auburn (1913)
* Auburn & Tennessee (1914)
* Vanderbilt (1915)
* Georgia Tech & Tennessee (1916)
* Georgia Tech (1917)
* Georgia Tech (1918)
* Auburn (1919)
* Georgia, Georgia Tech & Tulane (1920)
* Centre, Georgia, Georgia Tech & Vanderbilt (1921)

Post-SoCon|

* Furman (1922)
* Furman (1923)
* Centre & Oglethorpe (1924)
* Oglethorpe (1925)
* Centenary & Chattanooga (1926)
* Centenary, Furman, Chattanooga & Mississippi College (1927)
* Chattanooga (1928)
* Chattanooga (1929)
* Presbyterian (1930)
* Chattanooga (1931)
* Western Kentucky State Teachers (1932)
* Murray State (1933)
* Furman (1934)
* Middle Tennessee State Teachers (1935)
* Middle Tennessee State Teachers (1936)
* Murray State (1937)
* West Tennessee State Teachers (1938)
* Louisiana Normal (1939)
* Rollins (1940)
* Presbyterian (1941)

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