1927 Washington and Lee Generals football team

1927 Washington and Lee Generals football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–4–1 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach	James P. Herron (2nd season)
Captain	B. B. Tips
Home stadium	Wilson Field

1927 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Georgia Tech +	7	–	0	–	1			8	–	1	–	1
Tennessee +	5	–	0	–	1			8	–	0	–	1
NC State +	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Vanderbilt	5	–	0	–	2			8	–	1	–	2
No. 8 Georgia	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Florida	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Ole Miss	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Virginia	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Clemson	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Alabama	3	–	4	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
LSU	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Mississippi A&M	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Washington and Lee	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
VPI	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Maryland	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
VMI	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Tulane	2	–	5	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
North Carolina	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Sewanee	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Auburn	0	–	6	–	1			0	–	7	–	2
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 Washington and Lee Generals football team represented Washington and Lee University during the 1927 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 24	Lynchburg		W 27–2
October 1	West Virginia		T 6–6
October 8	Duke		W 12–7
October 15	at Princeton		L 0–13
October 22	at Kentucky		W 25–0
October 29	at Maryland		W 13–6
November 5	Virginia		L 7–13
November 12	at Virginia Tech		L 0–21
November 24	at Florida		L 7–20