1927 William & Mary Indians football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1927

| team = William & Mary Indians

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Virginia Conference

| short_conf = Virginia

| record = 4–5–1

| conf_record = 2–0–1

| head_coach = J. Wilder Tasker

| hc_year = 5th

| captain = Meb Davis

| stadium =

| champion = Virginia Conference champion

}}

The 1927 William & Mary Indians football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Virginia Conference during the 1927 college football season.

Led by J. Wilder Tasker in his fifth and final year as head coach, the Indians compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a mark of 2–0–1 in conference play, winning the Virginia Conference title.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 24

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1927|team=Catholic University Cardinals|title=Catholic University}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| score = 0–12

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 1

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Syracuse

| site_stadium = Archbold Stadium

| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY

| score = 0–18

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 8

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1927|team=Lenoir–Rhyne Bears|title=Lenoir–Rhyne}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| score = 19–0

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 15

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1927|team=Quantico Marines Devil Dogs|title=Quantico Marines}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Newport News, VA

| score = 14–20

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 22

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1927|team=Concord State Mountain Lions|title=Concord State}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| score = 13–7

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 29

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Princeton

| site_stadium = Palmer Stadium

| site_cityst = Princeton, NJ

| score = 7–35

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 5

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| opponent = Chattanooga

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Newport News, VA

| score = 7–12

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 11

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Roanoke

| site_stadium = Maher Field

| site_cityst = Roanoke, VA

| score = 18–7

| attend = 5,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-william-mary-downs-r/143469160/|work=The Roanoke Times|title=William & Mary downs Roanoke College in a hard fought game, 18–7|date=November 12, 1927|accessdate=March 16, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 19

| w/l = w

| neutral = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1927|team=Hampden–Sydney Tigers|title=Hampden–Sydney}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| score = 33–7

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 24

| time = 2:30 p.m.

| w/l = t

| away = y

| opponent = Richmond

| site_stadium = Tate Field

| site_cityst = Richmond, VA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–0

| attend = 9,000

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Spiders And Indians Meet In Annual Grid Game At Tate Field Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84943387/the-times-dispatch/ |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=November 24, 1926 |page=12 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Harper |first=Robert |title=Richmond-William & Mary in Scoreless Tie; North Carolina Defeats Cavaliers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84943340/the-times-dispatch/ |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=November 25, 1927 |page=1 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Harper |first=Robert |title=Richmond Outfights William And Mary In Bitter Football Contest (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84943355/the-times-dispatch/ |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=November 25, 1927 |page=14 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Herman |first=Dave |title=Play By Play Account of Game Between Spiders and Indians |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84943509/the-times-dispatch/ |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |location=Richmond, Virginia |date=November 25, 1927 |page=14 |access-date=September 8, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

References

William and Mary

Category:William & Mary Tribe football seasons

Category:Virginia Conference football champion seasons

William and Mary Indians football