1927 Davidson Wildcats football team

American college football season

1927 Southern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Georgetown		–		8	–	1	–	0
Spring Hill		–		6	–	1	–	0
Wesley		–		6	–	1	–	0
Georgia Normal		–		6	–	1	–	1
George Washington		–		7	–	2	–	0
Texas A&I		–		4	–	1	–	0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers		–		6	–	2	–	0
Loyola (LA)		–		6	–	2	–	2
Navy		–		6	–	3	–	0
Catholic University		–		5	–	3	–	0
West Tennessee State Teachers		–		5	–	3	–	1
Texas Tech		–		5	–	4	–	0
Davidson		–		4	–	4	–	1
Delaware State		–		1	–	1	–	0
Howard		–		3	–	3	–	2
Southwestern (TN)		–		5	–	5	–	1
Texas Mines		–		2	–	2	–	2
Mississippi State Teachers		–		3	–	4	–	1
Duke		–		4	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		3	–	6	–	1
Delaware		–		2	–	5	–	1
East Tennessee State Teachers		–		2	–	5	–	0
Oglethorpe		–		2	–	6	–	0
Wake Forest		–		2	–	6	–	2

The 1927 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson College as an independent during the 1927 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach William L. Younger, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 24	vs. The Citadel	Gastonia H.S. Stadium Gastonia, NC	W 5–0
October 1	at Florida	Fleming Field Gainesville, FL	W 12–0	7,000
October 8	at Wofford	Spartanburg, SC	W 12–2
October 15	Elon	Richardson Field Davidson, NC	W 27–0
October 22	vs. Wake Forest	World War Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC	T 13–13	8,000
October 29	VMI	Richardson Field Davidson, NC	L 0–20
November 5	vs. NC State	World War Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC	L 6–25
November 12	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 0–27	9,000
November 24	Duke	Richardson Field Davidson, NC	L 7–48

"1927 Davidson Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
"Wildcats down Citadel Cadets". The State. September 25, 1927. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Davidson Wildcats turn back Florida eleven, 12 to 0". St. Petersburg Times. October 2, 1927. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Wildcats trim Wofford clan by 12 to 2 score". The News and Observer. October 9, 1927. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Dic Grey stars in Davidson's 27 to 0 victory over Elon". The Sunday Record. October 16, 1927. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Cox is brilliant star as Deacons and Davidson tie". The News and Observer. October 23, 1927. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Virginia Cadets beat Davidson on Richardson Field". The Charlotte News. October 30, 1927. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Wolfpack flattens Wildcats". The Charlotte Observer. November 6, 1927. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"North Carolina runs wild over Davidson in new stadium, 27 to 0". The Asheville Sunday Citizen. November 13, 1927. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Duke team defeats Davidson Wildcats, 48 to 7". The Charlotte News. November 25, 1927. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	Latta Park Baseball Field (1896–1903) Sprunt Athletic Field (1905–1922) Richardson Stadium (1923–present)
Bowls & rivalries	1969 Tangerine Bowl
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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