1927 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1927 Ole Miss Rebels football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	5–3–1 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Homer Hazel (3rd season)
Captain	Ap Applewhite
Home stadium	Hemingway Stadium

1927 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	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
No. 8 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 Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1927 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Homer Hazel, the Rebels compiled an overall record of 5–3–1 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, and finished seventh in the SoCon.^[1] Ole Miss won the first Egg Bowl with a trophy in 1927, led by players Sollie Cohen and V. K. Smith. The team was captained by Ap Applewhite

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 24	Ozarks (AR)*	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	W 58–0	[2]
October 1	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	L 19–7	[3]
October 7	Hendrix*	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	T 0–0	[4]
October 15	at Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 21–7	[5]
October 22	at Southwestern (TN)*	Fargason Field Memphis, TN	W 39–0	[6]
October 29	at Sewanee	McGee Field Sewanee, TN	W 28–14	[7]
November 5	LSU	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (rivalry)	W 12–7	[8]
November 11	Loyola (IL)*	League Park Jackson, MS	L 7–6	[9]
November 24	Mississippi A&M	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)	W 20–12	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "1927 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
2. "Ole Miss walks away from Ozarks, 58 to 0". The Birmingham News. September 25, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tulane comes from behind to win, 19–7". The Atlanta Constitution. October 2, 1927. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Ole Miss and Hendrix fight scoreleelss tie". The Commercial Appeal. October 8, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Ole Miss scores on Tennessee squad". The Clarion-Ledger. October 16, 1927. Retrieved August 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Ole Miss is winner over Southwestern battle at Memphis". The Clarion-Ledger. October 23, 1927. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Late Ole Miss rally beats Sewanee, 28–14". The Commercial Appeal. October 30, 1927. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Ole Miss outplays L.S.U. to win, 12–7". Birmingham Post-Herald. November 6, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Chicago Loyola humbles Ole Miss in Armistice Day contest". The Clarion-Ledger. November 12, 1928. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Ole Miss outplays Aggies to score fifth win in 21 years". The Clarion-Ledger. November 25, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.