1927 Tennessee Volunteers football team

1927 Tennessee Volunteers football
SoCon co-champion
Conference	Southern Conference
1927 record	8–0–1 (5–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Robert Neyland (2nd year)
Offensive scheme	Single-wing
Captain	John Barnhill
Home stadium	Shields-Watkins Field

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
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

The 1927 Tennessee Volunteers football team (variously "Tennessee", "UT" or the "Vols") represented the University of Tennessee in the 1927 college football season. Playing as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon), the team was led by head coach Robert Neyland, in his second year, and played their home games at Shields-Watkins Field in Knoxville, Tennessee. The 1927 Vols won eight, lost zero and tied one game (8–0–1 overall, 5–0–1 in the SoCon). The only blemish on Tennessee's schedule was a tie with in-state rival, Vanderbilt. Playing seven home games, the 1927 Vols outscored their opponents 246 to 26 and posted seven shutouts.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 24, 1927	Carson–Newman*	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 33–0
October 1, 1927	at North Carolina	Emerson Field • Chapel Hill, NC	W 26–0
October 8, 1927	Maryville*	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 7–0
October 15, 1927	Mississippi	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 21–7
October 22, 1927	Transylvania*	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 57–0
October 29, 1927	Virginia	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 42–0
November 5, 1927	Sewanee	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	W 32–12
November 12, 1927	Vanderbilt	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)	T 7–7
November 24, 1927	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY (Battle for the Barrel)	W 20–0
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

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Players

1927 Tennessee Volunteers roster
Quarterbacks 12 Jimmy Elmore 19 Vincent Tudor Halfbacks 14 Roy Witt 15 E. Derryberry 17 Ed Young 21 Amos Trotter 49 Carl Reischling 51 Clyde Keltner 52 Jimmy Dykes		Fullbacks 13 Dick Dodson 16 Amos Horner Ends 25 Herc Alley 26 Allyn McKeen 32 Joe Bybee 33 Ted Lowe 36 Harry Meyer 54 Houston Herndon		Tackles 18 Dave McArthur 22 Howard Johnson 35 Bo Hundley 40 Frank Elliott 44 Louis Green 46 Xen Hunt Guards 24 John Barnhill 27 Arthur Tripp 20 Farmer Johnson 30 Hobart Hooser 34 Ed Burgess 41 Scott Alden 53 Ben Fuller		Centers 23 Elvin Butcher 29 George Abernathy 37 Jim Finney 43 George Wiggs