The 1927 Canisius football team was an American football team that represented Canisius College in the Western New York Little Three Conference (Little Three) during the 1927 college football season. Canisius compiled a 7–1 record, shut out five of eight opponents, won the Little Three championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 173 to 42.[1] Luke Urban was the head coach for the seventh year.
| 1927 Canisius football | |
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Little Three champion | |
| Conference | Western New York Little Three Conference |
| Record | 7–1 (1–0 Little Three) |
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 1 | Waynesburg* | Buffalo, NY | W 7–6 | [2] | |||
| October 8 | Washington College* | Buffalo, NY | W 49–0 | [3] | |||
| October 15 | Coast Guard* | W 46–0 | |||||
| October 22 | Bethany (WV)* | Buffalo, NY | W 26–6 | ||||
| October 29 | Marshall* | Buffalo, NY | W 19–0 | ||||
| November 11 | at St. Thomas (PA)* |
| W 12–0 | [4] | |||
| November 19 | at Villanova* | L 7–30 | 10,000 | [5] | |||
| November 26 | St. Bonaventure | Buffalo, NY (rivalry) | W 7–0 | [6] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "1927 - Canisius (NY)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
- ^ "Canisius Downs Strong Waynesburg Team, 7-6". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 2, 1927. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Canisius Wins in Romp, 49-0". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 9, 1927. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tommies Outscore Canisius On First Downs, Lose, 12-0". The Scranton Times. November 12, 1927. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Last Period Drive Enables Villanova To Halt Canisius". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 20, 1927. pp. S1, S3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "St. Bonaventure Winds Up Grid Season With 7-0 Defeat By Canisius". The Olean Evening Times. November 28, 1927. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.