1927 Maryland Aggies football team

The 1927 Maryland Aggies football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1927 college football season. In their 17th season under head coach Curley Byrd, the Aggies compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 in conference), finished in 15th place in the Southern Conference, and outscored their opponents 186 to 144.^[1][2]

1927 Maryland Aggies football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–7 (3–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Curley Byrd (17th season)
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium (original)
Seasons ← 1926 1928 →

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 24	Washington College (MD)*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 79–0	^[3]
October 1	South Carolina	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 26–0	^[4]
October 8	at North Carolina	Emerson Field Chapel Hill, NC	L 6–7	^[5]
October 15	vs. VPI	League Park Norfolk, VA	W 13–7	^[6]
October 22	vs. VMI	Tate Field Richmond, VA	W 10–6	^[7]
October 29	Washington and Lee	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 6–13	^[8]
November 5	at Yale*	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 6–30	^[9]
November 12	at Virginia	Lambeth Field Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	L 0–21	^[10]
November 19	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 20–39	^[11]
November 24	vs. Johns Hopkins*	Baltimore Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 13–14	^[12]
December 3	at Florida	Durkee Field Jacksonville, FL	L 6–7	^[13]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1927 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
2. . College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
3. "Rival crushed by Maryland". The Baltimore Sun. September 25, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "S.C. team bows to Maryland". The Baltimore Sun. October 2, 1927. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Carolina upsets Dope by defeating Maryland on soaked field". Winston-Salem Journal. October 9, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Maryland upsets Dope, defeating V.P.I. by score 13–7". The Virginian-Pilot. October 16, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "V.M.I. beaten by Maryland". The Baltimore Sun. October 23, 1927. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Generals defeat Maryland". The Virginian-Pilot. October 30, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. William J. Lee (November 6, 1927). "Bruce Caldwell Leads Yale Eleven To 30 to 6 Conquest Of Maryland Team". The Hartford Courant. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Varied Virginia play beats Maryland, 21–0". The Commercial Appeal. November 13, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Spears hurt as Commodores beat Maryland team 39–20". Nashville Banner. November 20, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Three Hopkins players prove particular stars of game with Maryland". The Baltimore Sun. November 25, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Florida wins contest with one lone kick". The Index-Journal. December 3, 1927. p. 6. Retrieved August 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.