1927 Yale Bulldogs football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1927 Yale Bulldogs football 1927 yale football team.jpg 285 Independent 7–1 Tad Jones 10th Single-wing Bill Websterhttps://archive.org/details/yale1964/page/n33/mode/2up Yale Football Media Guide Year By Year Scores: 1927 65 1964 November 26, 2024 Internet Archive Yale Bowl National champion (Boand System, CFRA) The 1927 Yale Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Yale University as an independent during the 1927 college football season. The team finished with a 7–1 record, shut out four opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 157 to 32.1927 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 27, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/yale/1927-schedule.html February 27, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170227150428/http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/yale/1927-schedule.html live The team was rated as one of the greatest to ever represent Yale.Success of 1927 Blue Team Refutes Criticism of Jones' Coaching The Brooklyn Standard Union November 21, 1927 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98172593/success-of-1927-blue-team-refutes/ Newspapers.com The team included two consensus All-Americans (John Charlesworth and Bill Webster) and was retroactively recognized by the Boand System and College Football Researchers Association as the national champion for 1927. The team was ranked No. 5 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1927.Illinois Rated As America's Champs: Dr. Dickinson of Illinois Devises Rating System for Grid Teams The Morning Call December 4, 1927 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98582272/dickinson-rankings/ Newspapers.com Schedule October 1 w 1927 Bowdoin Polar Bears Bowdoin Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 41–0 Yale Smashes Bowdoin Defence To Pieces, Winning By 41 to 0 Score In Bowl The Hartford Courant Leslie A. Young October 2, 1927 IV-1, IV-10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98169440/yale-smashes-bowdoin-defence-to-pieces/ Newspapers.com October 8 l Georgia Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 20,000 10–14 Little Georgia's Overhead Attack Gives Yale Eleven 14 to 10 Beating in Bowl The Hartford Courant Leslei A. Young October 9, 1927 Sports 1, 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98166362/little-georgias-overhead-attack-gives/ Newspapers.com March 22, 2022 March 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220322202515/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98166362/little-georgias-overhead-attack-gives/ live October 15 w Brown Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 19–0 40,000 Yale 19, Brown 0, As Bulldog Turns on Bear, Led by Bruce Caldwell The Hartford Courant October 16, 1927 I-1, IV-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98169082/yale-triumphs-over-west-point-by-10-6/ Newspapers.com October 22 w Army Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 10–6 78,000 Yale Triumphs Over West Point By 10-6 Score The Hartford Courant Leslie A. Young October 23, 1927 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98167586/yale-triumphs-over-west-point-by-10-6/ Newspapers.com October 29 w Dartmouth Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 19–0 Yale Smothers Dartmouth Green Invaders and Wins 19 to 0 In Game of Thrills The Hartford Courant William J. Lee October 30, 1927 I-1, IV-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98168706/yale-smothers-dartmouth-green-invaders/ Newspapers.com November 5 w Maryland Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 30–6 Bruce Caldwell Leads Yale Eleven To 30 to 6 Conquest Of Maryland Team The Hartford Courant William J. Lee November 6, 1927 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98168129/bruce-caldwell-leads-yale-eleven-to-30/ Newspapers.com March 22, 2022 March 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220322204535/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98168129/bruce-caldwell-leads-yale-eleven-to-30/ live November 12 w Princeton Yale Bowl New Haven, CT rivalry 14–6 80,000 Yale Downs Tiger Foe in Uphill Battle, 14-6 The Philadelphia Inquirer Perry Lewis November 13, 1927 1S, 3S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98167159/yale-downs-tiger-foe-in-uphill-battle/ Newspapers.com March 22, 2022 March 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220322203917/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98167159/yale-downs-tiger-foe-in-uphill-battle/ live November 19 w y Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA rivalry 14–0 Yale Team More Powerful in All Departments of Play in Defeating Harvard The Hartford Courant Leslie A. Young November 20, 1927 Sports 1, 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98166783/yale-team-more-powerful-in-all/ Newspapers.com March 22, 2022 March 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220322203021/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98166783/yale-team-more-powerful-in-all/ live National championship debate After the season ended, sports writers debated over which college football team should be recognized as the national champion. The leading contenders were Yale, Illinois, and Georgia.Argument Over National Grid Champion Is On Los Angeles Evening Citizen November 28, 1927 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98171885/argument-over-national-grid-champion-is/Georgia, Yale And Illinois Grid Leaders The Brooklyn Standard Union November 21, 1927 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98172084/georgia-yale-and-illinois-grid-leaders/ Newspapers.com Among selectors who have sought to name a retroactive national champion, most have chosen Illinois or Georgia. Yale was chosen in 1937 by the Boand System and later by the College Football Researchers Association.http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/FBS.pdf National Poll Rankings National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2015 NCAA Division I Football Records NCAA 108 January 13, 2016 PDF May 21, 2016 http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20160521052546/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/fbs.pdf live In the second game of the season, Yale lost to Georgia in head-to-head competition. A Yale fumble at its own nine-yard line set up an early Georgia touchdown, and the Bulldogs led by a 14-to-10 score at halftime. Neither team was able to score in the second half. Later in the game, Yale drove toward a potential game-winning touchdown, but Yale halfback Bruce Caldwell fumbled as he was about to cross the goal line. Georgia was later shut out in the final game of the season in its rivalry game against Georgia Tech. Both teams ended the season with one loss. Key players Halfback Bruce Caldwell was the team's leader on offense. After Caldwell had scored 47 points in early games, Princeton challenged Caldwell's eligibility on grounds that he had played in two games while a freshman at Brown.Johnny Garvey or Bill Hammerseley to Replace Caldwell Against Princeton The Hartford Courant November 9, 1927 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98170291/johnny-garvey-or-bill-hammerseley-to/ Newspapers.com March 22, 2022 March 22, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220322211044/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98170291/johnny-garvey-or-bill-hammerseley-to/ live As a result, Caldwell was not permitted to play in the final two games against Princeton and Harvard. The line included two players who were consensus first-team picks on the 1927 All-America team: center John Charlesworth and guard Bill Webster.Football Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 October 21, 2017 6 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf October 22, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171022194854/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf live Charlesworth received first-team honors from, among others, Collier's Weekly as selected by Grantland Rice,Grantland Rice's All-American Grid Team Announced The Scranton Republican December 2, 1927 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6939906/grantland_rices_allamerican_grid_team/ Newspapers.com October 8, 2016 the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and the United Press.Frank Getty Welch Picked on United Press All-America Team The Pittsburgh Press November 25, 1927 51 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6939612/welch_picked_on_united_press/ Newspapers.com October 8, 2016 October 9, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161009181910/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6939612/welch_picked_on_united_press/ live Webster received the same honors from the All America Board,Christy Walsh All-America Board Honors Capt. Bob Smith of Colgate Syracuse Herald December 11, 1932 Associated Press,Associated Press Team Democrat and Chronicle December 11, 1927 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6939195/associated_press_team/ Newspapers.com October 8, 2016 International News Service selected by Davis Walsh,All Sections Are Represented in Walsh's All-America Team for 1927 St. Louis Star November 29, 1927 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/6939937/all_sections_are_represented_in_walshs/ Newspapers.com October 8, 2016 North American Newspaper Alliance, and NEA. Roster Hubert S. Aldrich William J. Barrett Frederick Beck Louis J. Benton Karl F. Billhardt Curtis H. Brockelman Rufus C. Brown Bruce Caldwell Ralph W. Carson John Charlesworth Randolph H. Cook Briant S. Cookman Duncan B. Cox George Crile, Jr. Scott J. Dow, Jr. Donald C. Dunham Maxon H. Eddy Donald L. Ferris Dwight B. Fishwick John P. Flaherty Alfred S. Foote Marshall W. Forrest Edward S. Fowler John J. Garvey Leonard F. Genz Charles F. Gill John F. Godman Earl Goodwine, Jr. Waldo W. Greene Samuel L. Gwin, Jr. Norman S. Hall Robert A. Hall William S. Hammersley Charles D. Harvey John J. Hoben Chauncey K. Hubbard Francis V. Keesling, Jr. Elmer A. Kell, Jr. Jacob E. Lampe Barton L. Mallory, Jr. Euclid Martin Frank L. Marting Herbert C. Miller, Jr. Ralph W. Miner Charles B. G. Murphy Franklin T. Oldt Sidney S. Quarrier William Reeves Frederick B. Ryan Harold C. Sandberg Stuart Sanger Olin A. Saunders Stewart P. Scott Robert E. Spiel John M. Sprigg Knowlton D. Stone Louis L. Stott Paul F. Switz Bill Webster John C. West Robert F. Wilson All-Time Lettermen (DOC) https://yalebulldogs.com/documents/2019/7/19//Lettermen_updated_through_2018__003_.doc?id=3591 Yale University Athletics January 29, 2025 References Reiss Malcolm 1937 Illustrated Football Annual 1937 https://archive.org/details/illustrated-football-annual-1937-boand New York City Fiction House, Inc. Ranking the Champions; A Review of National Football Ranking for the Past 13 Years 86–87 The final revision of the AZZI RATEM System was completed in the spring of 1936. This revision was used to re-rate previous years. Yale Category:Yale Bulldogs football seasons Category:College football national champions Yale Bulldogs football