1927 Tufts Jumbos football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1927 Tufts Jumbos football 1927 Tufts Jumbos football team.jpg 285 Independent 8–0 Arthur Sampson 2nd Melvin Bowker Tufts Oval The 1927 Tufts Jumbos football team was an American football team that represented Tufts University of Somerville, Massachusetts, as an independent during the 1927 college football season. In their second year under head coach Arthur Sampson, the Jumbos compiled a perfect 8–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 218 to 19. On defense, they shut out five of eight opponents and gave up an average of only 2.4 points per game.1927 - Tufts (MA) College Football Data Warehouse May 3, 2023 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_current.php?teamid=3266&year=1927 September 19, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150919081609/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_current.php?teamid=3266&year=1927 dead Tufts was the only undefeated and untied team in the East. Quarterback Fred "Fish" Ellis led the team in scoring with 80 points. Ellis was also rated as "a great punter" and a runner who "in the open field has few equals."Lane, Ellis and Fitzgerald Greater Boston Boys, Among Outstanding Stars of 1927 The Boston Globe November 29, 1927 23 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-lane-ellis-and-fitzger/124017667/ Newspapers.com Ellis later served as the head coach of Tufts' football team from 1946 to 1953. Tufts has been playing college football since 1875. The 1927 team was one of only three in Tufts football history to complete a perfect season. The other two were the 1934 and 1979 Tufts football teams.Tufts (MA) Records by Year College Football Data Warehouse May 3, 2023 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/year_by_year_current.php?teamid=3266 September 7, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150907184249/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/year_by_year_current.php?teamid=3266 dead Schedule Eastern y y October 1 1927 Lowell Textile Millmen Lowell Textile Tufts Oval Medford, MA w 40-0 Tufts Opens Today With Lowell Team The Boston Globe October 1, 1927 9 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-tufts-opens-today-with/124015756/ Newspapers.com October 8 1927 Bates Bobcats Bates Tufts Oval Medford, MA W 28-0 Tufts Subdues Bates Bobcats Bangor Daily News October 10, 1927 2 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bangor-daily-news-tufts-subdues-bate/124015945/ Newspapers.com October 15 1927 Middlebury Panthers Middlebury Tufts Oval Medford, MA W 16-7 Middlebury Loses To Tufts 16-7 The Burlington Free Press and Times October 17, 1927 13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-burlington-free-press-middlebury-los/124016125/ Newspapers.com October 22 at Vermont Centennial Field Burlington, VT W 22-0 Vermont Team Gets Busy for Norwich Game Burlington Daily News October 24, 1927 7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/burlington-daily-news-vermont-team-gets/124019768/ Newspapers.com October 29 2:00 p.m. Boston University Tufts Oval Medford, MA W 9-6 Tufts Eleven Out to Avenge Last Year's Defeat by B. U. in Saturday's Clash: Terriers Loom As Stiff Foe The Boston Globe October 27, 1927 24 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-tufts-eleven-out-to-ave/124018687/ Newspapers.com November 5 2:00 p.m. at New Hampshire Memorial Field Durham, NH W 39-0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43514790/new_hampshire_depends_on_massachusetts/ New Hampshire Depends On Massachusetts Boys Today The Boston Globe 18 November 5, 1927 February 2, 2020 newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/43599820/tufts_finds_little_trouble_against_new/ Tufts Finds Little Trouble Against New Hampshire Hartford Courant Hartford, Connecticut 48 November 6, 1927 February 4, 2020 newspapers.com November 12 1927 Bowdoin Polar Bears Bowdoin Tufts Oval Medford, MA W 32-0 Tufts Smothers Bowdoin Team, 32-0 Daily Kennebec Journal November 14, 1927 3 https://www.newspapers.com/article/kennebec-journal-tufts-smothers-bowdoin/124019626/ Newspapers.com November 19 at Massachusetts Alumni Field Amherst, MA W 32-6 Tufts Favorites in Tilt With Aggies: Undefeated Eleven Out to Keep Slate Clean The Boston Globe November 19, 1927 11 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-tufts-favorites-in-tilt/124016635/ Newspapers.com Players thumb|left|120px|Eugene Toby thumb|left|125px|Fred "Fish" Ellis Leo Appiani, halfbackTufts To Polish Up Attack This Week The Boston Globe October 24, 1927 8 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-tufts-to-polish-up-atta/124017329/ Newspapers.com Austin, end Mel Bowker, end and captain Earnie Brehaut, center Fred "Fish" Ellis, quarterbackTufts Preparing for Bowdoin The Boston Globe November 8, 1927 24 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-tufts-preparing-for-bow/124017434/ Newspapers.com Ralph Fellows, halfback Jim Fitzgerald, tackle Ralph Hanson, tackle/guard Charlie Hingston, halfback Fred Kennedy, halfbackTufts and Terriers in Shape for Hard Game The Boston Globe October 29, 1927 8 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-tufts-and-terriers-in-s/124018275/ Newspapers.com Robert "Red" Marshall, fullback Melly, guard Karl Soule, tackle Eugene Tobey, centerTufts Loses Tobey for Rest of Year: Star Center Ill at Home with Pneumonia The Boston Globe November 11, 1927 33 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe-tufts-loses-tobey-for-r/124019419/ Newspapers.com References Tufts Category:Tufts Jumbos football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Tufts Jumbos football