1927 Colorado Agricultural Aggies football team

The 1927 Colorado Agricultural Aggies football team represented Colorado Agricultural College (now known as Colorado State University) in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1927 college football season. In their 17th season under head coach Harry W. Hughes, the Aggies compiled a 7–1 record, won the RMC championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 176 to 26.[1][2]

1927 Colorado Agricultural Aggies football
RMC champion
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record7–1 (7–1 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumColorado Field
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado Agricultural $ 7 1 0 7 1 0
Denver 5 1 0 5 2 0
Montana State 3 1 0 4 4 0
Utah 3 1 1 3 3 1
Colorado College 5 2 0 6 2 0
Colorado 4 4 0 4 5 0
Utah Agricultural 3 3 1 3 4 1
BYU 2 4 0 2 4 1
Colorado Mines 2 5 0 2 5 0
Wyoming 1 4 0 4 5 0
Colorado Teachers 1 6 0 2 7 0
Western State (CO) 1 5 0 1 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Six Colorado Agricultural players received all-conference honors in 1927: fullback Rollie Caldwell, guard Lynn Pitcher, end Glen Davis, halfback Fay Rankin, center Carlyle Vickers, and guard Ed Graves.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 1at Colorado Teachers
W 33–0[4]
October 8BYUW 29–0
October 15at DenverDenver, COL 0–6[5]
October 29Utah
  • Colorado Field
  • Fort Collins, CO
W 12–0
November 5at Utah Agricultural
W 6–0
November 12at Colorado MinesGolden, COW 37–6
November 19Colorado
  • Colorado Field
  • Fort Collins, CO (rivalry)
W 39–7
November 26at Colorado CollegeColorado Springs, COW 20–7

References

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  1. ^ "1927 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "2017 Colorado State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State University. 2017. pp. 162, 170. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  3. ^ 2017 Media Guide, p. 174.
  4. ^ "Colorado Aggies Start Right". The El Paso Times. October 2, 1927. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Denver University Defeats Colorado Aggies by 6 to 0 by Taking Breaks of Game". The Fort Collins Express-Courier. October 16, 1927. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.