1927 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1927 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as an independent during the 1927 college football season. In its second season under head coach Jimmy DeHart, the team compiled a 4–5 record and outscored opponents by a total of 215 to 117. C. C. Bennett was the team captain.^[1][2]

1927 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–5
Head coach	Jimmy DeHart (2nd season)
Captain	C. C. Bennett
Home stadium	Hanes Field
Seasons ← 1926 1928 →

1927 Southern college football independents records

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 23		Furman	Hanes Field Durham, NC	L 7–13	[3]
October 1	2:30 p.m.	at Boston College	Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 25–9	[4][5]
October 8		at Washington & Lee	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	L 7–12	[6]
October 15		Richmond	Hanes Field Durham, NC	W 72–0	[7]
October 22		at Navy	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 6–32	[8]
October 29		at Wake Forest	Gore Field Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)	W 32–6	[9]
November 11		NC State	Hanes Field Durham, NC (rivalry)	L 18–20	[10]
November 19		North Carolina	Hanes Field Durham, NC (rivalry)	L 0–18	[11]
November 24		at Davidson	Richardson Field Davidson, NC	W 48–7	[12]
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