1927 Michigan State Spartans football team

1927 Michigan State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
CaptainPaul M. Smith
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Notre Dame   –   7 – 2 – 1
Detroit   –   7 – 2 – 0
Ball Teachers   –   5 – 2 – 1
Marquette   –   6 – 3 – 0
Michigan Tech   –   2 – 1 – 0
Haskell   –   5 – 3 – 1
Butler   –   4 – 3 – 1
John Carroll   –   3 – 2 – 3
Saint Louis   –   5 – 5 – 0
Lombard   –   4 – 4 – 0
Loyola (IL)   –   4 – 4 – 0
Michigan State   –   4 – 5 – 0
Northern Illinois State   –   1 – 4 – 1
Kent State   –   1 – 5 – 1
Valparaiso   –   1 – 5 – 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College as an independent during the 1927 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Ralph H. Young, the Spartans compiled a 4–5 record and were outscored by their opponents 128 to 111.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Kalamazoo
W 12–6
October 1Ohio
  • College Field
  • East Lansing, MI
W 27–0
October 8at Michigan
L 0–2127,864
October 15Cornell (IA)
  • College Field
  • East Lansing, MI
L 13–19
October 29Detroitdagger
  • College Field
  • East Lansing, MI
L 7–24[3]
November 5at Indiana
L 7–33
November 11Albion
  • College Field
  • East Lansing, MI
W 20–6
November 19Butler
  • College Field
  • East Lansing, MI
W 25–0
December 3at NC State
L 0–19
  • daggerHomecoming

Game summaries

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Michigan

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Michigan State at Michigan
1 234Total
Michigan State 0 000 0
• Michigan 7 707 21

On October 8, 1927, Michigan State lost to Michigan by a 21-0 score. Michigan's first two touchdowns came on running plays by halfback Louis Gilbert and fullback George Rich, and the third came on a pass from quarterback Leo Hoffman to left end Bennie Oosterbaan.[4][5]

NC State

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Michigan State at NC State
1 234Total
Michigan State 0 000 0
• NC State 6 076 19

In the season's final game, Michigan State traveled south to Raleigh to play NC State. On a muddy, waterlogged field,[7] NC State won 19 to 0. The NC State team claims a Southern Conference title this year, with this contest arguably its biggest win. Their captain and hall of famer Jack McDowall was cited as the best player in this his final game, despite his only scoring play being a pass for an extra point.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "2017 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. pp. 142, 148. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  2. ^ "1927 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  3. ^ W. W. Edgar (October 30, 1927). "University of Detroit Outplays Michigan State at East Lansing and Wins: Titan Passes Beat Spartans". Detroit Free Press. pp. 21, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Michigan Is Pressed" (PDF). The New York Times. October 8, 1927.
  5. ^ "Michigan Beats State Rivals By Score of 21 to 0: Gilbert Injured in First Half of Game". Chicago Tribune. October 9, 1927.
  6. ^ a b "State Wins From Michigan Aggies" (PDF). The Technician. Vol. 8, no. 4. December 10, 1927. p. 7.
  7. ^ "Waterlogged Field Faces Elevens In North Carolina". The Index-Journal. December 3, 1927. p. 4. Retrieved August 2, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon


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