1927 Cal Aggies football team

The 1927 Cal Aggies football team represented the Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture—now known as the University of California, Davis—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1927 college football season. The team was known as the Cal Aggies, California Aggies, and sometimes the Cal Aggies Mustangs. Led by William L. Driver in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Cal Aggies compiled an overall record of 4–3–1 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, tying for second place in the FWC. The team outscored its opponents 84 to 82 for the season with three of their victories coming via shutout. The Cal Aggies played one home game at Moreing Field in Sacramento, California and three home games in Davis, California

1927 Cal Aggies football
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	4–3–1 (2–1 FWC)
Head coach	William L. Driver (5th season)
Captain	Ben Robinson
Home stadium	Moreing Field
Seasons ← 1926 1928 →

1927 Far Western Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Saint Mary's $	3	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Cal Aggies	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	3	–	1
Fresno State	2	–	1	–	1			3	–	3	–	2
St. Ignatius (CA)	2	–	2	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Nevada	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Pacific (CA)	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

In five years under Driver, the Aggies compiled a record of 18–23–3, for a winning percentage of .443.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24		Arbuckle American Legion*	Davis, CA	W 32–0		^[1]^[2]
October 1		at Oregon State*	Bell Field Corvallis, OR	L 6–25		^[3]
October 8	3:30 p.m.	Chico State*	Davis, CA	W 7–0		^[4]^[5]
October 15		BYU*	Moreing Field Sacramento, CA	T 0–0		^[6]^[7]
October 22		at Pacific (CA)	C.O.P. Field Stockton, CA	W 24–10
October 29		Olympic Club*	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 0–33	423	^[8]^[9]
November 5		St. Ignatius (CA)	Davis, CA	L 2–7		^[10]^[11]^[12]
November 11		at Fresno State	Fresno State College Stadium Fresno, CA	W 13–7		^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Pacific time

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References

1. "Arbuckle Legion Defeated By Davis Aggies". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. September 26, 1927. p. 19. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
2. "Aggies Begin Schedule With Arbuckle Win". Woodland Daily Democrat. Woodland, California. September 26, 1927. p. 3. Retrieved March 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
3. "O.A.C. Beats Cal. Aggies". Morning Register. Eugene, Oregon. October 2, 1927. p. 8. Retrieved March 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
4. "Chico Teachers And California Aggies Meet At Davis". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. October 7, 1927. p. 30. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
5. "Wildcats Display Stubborn Defense In Game At Davis". The Chico Enterprise. Chico, California. October 10, 1927. p. 6. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
6. "Aggie And Mormon To Class At Moreing Field In Season's Best Game". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. October 14, 1927. p. 28. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
7. "Brigham, Cal. Aggies In Scoreless Tie". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 16, 1927. p. 4-D. Retrieved March 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
8. O'Brien, Wilson J. (October 29, 1927). "Olympics Meet Aggies Gridders". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. p. 21. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
9. O'Brien, Wilson J. (October 30, 1927). "O. C. Gridiron Eleven Blast Aggies, 33-0". San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. p. 37. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
10. "Mustangs Out To Smother Grey Fog". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 3, 1927. p. 23. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
11. "St. Ignatian Gridders Beat California Aggies: Final Score of Contest at Davis Is 7 to 3; Santee Scores Touchdown for Gray Fog Eleven". The San Francisco Examiner. November 6, 1927. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "St. Ignatius Gridders Win Football Tilt". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 6, 1927. p. I.a.6. Retrieved March 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
13. "Fresno Staters Defeated". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. November 12, 1927. p. I.15. Retrieved March 1, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
14. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.