1927 Connecticut Aggies football team

1927 Connecticut Aggies football
Conference	New England Conference
Record	5–4 (1–2 New England)
Head coach	Sumner Dole (5th season)
Home stadium	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields

1927 New England Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Maine $	3	–	0	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Rhode Island State	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Connecticut	1	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
New Hampshire	0	–	3	–	0			0	–	7	–	1
Massachusetts	0	–	0	–	0			0	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1927 Connecticut Aggies football team represented Connecticut Agricultural College, now the University of Connecticut, in the 1927 college football season. The Aggies were led by fifth-year head coach Sumner Dole, and completed the season with a record of 5–4.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Coast Guard*	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT	W 38–0
October 1	at Wesleyan*	Andrus Field Middletown, CT	W 19–0
October 8	Maine	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT	L 13–14
October 15	at Springfield*	Pratt Field Springfield, MA	L 21–31	5,000	[2][3]
October 22	vs. New Hampshire	Textile Field Manchester, NH	W 9–6		[4]
October 29	at Lowell Textile*	Lowell, MA	W 28–6
November 5	at Trinity (CT)*	Trinity Field Hartford, CT	W 25–12
November 12	at Rhode Island State*	Kingston, RI (rivalry)	L 0–12		[5]
November 19	Boston College*	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT	L 0–19
*Non-conference game

References

1. 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 119. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
2. Keane, Albert W. (October 16, 1927). "Springfield College Springs Real Grid Upset By Defeating Connecticut Aggies". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 1C. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
3. Keane, Albert W. (October 16, 1927). "Springfield Beats Nutmeg Aggies (continued)". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 3C. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Connecticut Aggies, trailing New Hampshire, rally in time to snatch 9–6 win". Hartford Courant. October 23, 1927. p. 44. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Rhode Island winner over Aggies by two touchdowns". Hartford Courant. November 13, 1927. p. C2. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .