1927 Connecticut Aggies football team

American college football season

1927 Connecticut Aggies football
ConferenceNew England Conference
Record5–4 (1–2 New England)
Head coach
  • Sumner Dole (5th season)
Home stadiumGardner Dow Athletic Fields
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maine $ 3 0 0 6 1 0
Rhode Island State 2 1 0 5 3 0
Connecticut 1 2 0 5 4 0
New Hampshire 0 3 0 0 7 1
Massachusetts 0 0 0 0 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1927 Connecticut Aggies football team represented Connecticut Agricultural College, now the University of Connecticut, in the 1927 college football season. The Aggies were led by fifth-year head coach Sumner Dole, and completed the season with a record of 5–4.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Coast Guard*
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
W 38–0
October 1at Wesleyan*
  • Andrus Field
  • Middletown, CT
W 19–0
October 8Maine
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
L 13–14
October 15at Springfield*
  • Pratt Field
  • Springfield, MA
L 21–315,000[2][3]
October 22vs. New HampshireW 9–6[4]
October 29at Lowell Textile*Lowell, MAW 28–6
November 5at Trinity (CT)*W 25–12
November 12at Rhode Island State*Kingston, RI (rivalry)L 0–12[5]
November 19Boston College*
  • Gardner Dow Athletic Fields
  • Storrs, CT
L 0–19
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 119. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Connecticut Aggies, trailing New Hampshire, rally in time to snatch 9–6 win". Hartford Courant. October 23, 1927. p. 44. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Rhode Island winner over Aggies by two touchdowns". Hartford Courant. November 13, 1927. p. C2. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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