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1927 Springfield Red and White football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–0–2
Head coach
CaptainChester A. Bollier
Home stadiumPratt Field
Seasons← 19261928 →
1927 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tufts   –   8 – 0 – 0
Springfield   –   7 – 0 – 2
Washington & Jefferson   –   7 – 0 – 2
No. 6 Army   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 2 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 1 – 1
Temple   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Yale   –   7 – 1 – 0
NYU   –   7 – 1 – 2
Princeton   –   6 – 1 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 1 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 2 – 1
Columbia   –   5 – 2 – 2
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 1
Colgate   –   4 – 2 – 3
CCNY   –   4 – 2 – 2
Lafayette   –   5 – 3 – 1
Penn   –   6 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 2
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 4 – 1
Boston College   –   4 – 4 – 0
Harvard   –   4 – 4 – 0
Rutgers   –   4 – 4 – 0
Cornell   –   3 – 3 – 2
Boston University   –   3 – 4 – 1
Drexel   –   3 – 5 – 1
Fordham   –   3 – 5 – 0
Brown   –   3 – 6 – 1
Vermont   –   2 – 6 – 0
Providence   –   1 – 4 – 2
Franklin & Marshall   –   1 – 7 – 1
Lehigh   –   1 – 7 – 1
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 Springfield Red and White football team was an American football team that represented Springfield College as an independent during the 1927 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach John L. Rothacher, Springfield compiled a record of 7–0–2.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Cooper UnionW 63–0
October 1Providence College
  • Pratt Field
  • Springfield, MA
T 0–0
October 8at Union (NY)T 7–7
October 15Connecticut
  • Pratt Field
  • Springfield, MA
W 31–215,000
October 22Boston University
  • Pratt Field
  • Springfield, MA
W 9–65,500
October 29at New HampshireW 10–0
November 5Massachusetts
  • Pratt Field
  • Springfield, MA
W 26–04,000
November 12RPI
  • Pratt Field
  • Springfield, MA
W 26–0
November 24Vermont
  • Pratt Field
  • Springfield, MA
W 24–0

References

  1. Keane, Albert W. (November 25, 1927). "Calling 'Em Right". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 14. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. "Springfield College Football All-Time Results". Springfield College Athletics. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  3. "Providence College". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 1, 1927. p. 14. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Springfield College Plays Scoreless Tie With Providence Team". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 2, 1927. p. 2C. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Union and Springfield Fight to 7-7 Deadlock In Game At Schenectady". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 9, 1927. p. 10C. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. Keane, Albert W. (October 16, 1927). "Springfield College Springs Real Grid Upset By Defeating Connecticut Aggies". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 1C. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. Keane, Albert W. (October 16, 1927). "Springfield Beats Nutmeg Aggies (continued)". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. p. 3C. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. "Crippled Terriers Meet Springfield". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 23, 1927. p. 12. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. "'Red' Duncan's Sixty-Yard Run Defeats B. U." Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 23, 1927. p. C2. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. "Springfield Turns Back New Hampshire, 10-0, In Hard-Fought Game". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 30, 1927. p. 44. Retrieved February 4, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  11. "Springfield Has Easy Time With Bay State Aggies". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. November 6, 1927. p. 6C. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. "Springfield Continued Undefeated Record by Win Over Rensselaer". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. November 13, 1927. p. 1C. Retrieved March 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. "Springfield College ends with victory". The Boston Globe. November 25, 1927. Retrieved June 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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