1927 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team

1927 Georgetown Blue and Gray football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1
Head coach
CaptainClaude Grigsby
Home stadiumGriffith Stadium
1927 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown   –   8 – 1 – 0
Spring Hill   –   6 – 1 – 0
Wesley   –   6 – 1 – 0
Georgia Normal   –   6 – 1 – 1
George Washington   –   7 – 2 – 0
Texas A&I   –   4 – 1 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers   –   6 – 2 – 0
Loyola (LA)   –   6 – 2 – 2
Navy   –   6 – 3 – 0
Catholic University   –   5 – 3 – 0
West Tennessee State Teachers   –   5 – 3 – 1
Texas Tech   –   5 – 4 – 0
Davidson   –   4 – 4 – 1
Delaware State   –   1 – 1 – 0
Howard   –   3 – 3 – 2
Southwestern (TN)   –   5 – 5 – 1
Texas Mines   –   2 – 2 – 2
Mississippi State Teachers   –   3 – 4 – 1
Duke   –   4 – 5 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   3 – 6 – 1
Delaware   –   2 – 5 – 1
East Tennessee State Teachers   –   2 – 5 – 0
Oglethorpe   –   2 – 6 – 0
Wake Forest   –   2 – 6 – 2

The 1927 Georgetown Blue and Gray football team represented Georgetown University as an independent during the 1927 college football season. Led by Lou Little in his fourth season as head coach, the team went 8–1.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Lenoir–Rhyne
W 80–0[1]
October 1Susquehanna
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 57–0[2]
October 8Davis & Elkins
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 19–0[3]
October 15at Syracuse
L 6–1915,000[4]
October 22West Virginia
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 25–020,000[5]
October 29Waynesburg
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 58–0[6]
November 5Lafayette
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 27–215,000[7]
November 12at Boston College
W 47–0[8]
November 19at Fordham
W 38–010,000[9]

References

  1. ^ "Lutherans take 80–0 licking in opener". The Charlotte Observer. September 25, 1927. Retrieved January 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Georgetown swamps Susquehanna eleven". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 2, 1927. Retrieved January 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Davis–Elkins beaten by Georgetown speed". The Washington Post. October 9, 1927. Retrieved January 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Syracuse over Georgetown in first big test". Buffalo Courier Express. October 16, 1927. Retrieved January 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Georgetown marches steadily". The Standard Union. October 23, 1927. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Waynesburg fails to match heavier Georgetown team". The Pittsburgh Press. October 30, 1927. Retrieved January 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "G.U. tramples Lafayette by score of 27–2". The Washington Herald. November 6, 1927. Retrieved January 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgetown Men Expect Victory". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 12, 1927. p. 19. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  9. ^ "Georgetown wins by 38 to 0". The Baltimore Sun. November 20, 1927. Retrieved January 25, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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