1927 Southern Illinois Maroons football team

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1927 Southern Illinois Maroons football
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record3–5–2 (2–1 IIAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bradley $ 6 1 0 6 3 0
Illinois Wesleyan 6 2 1 6 2 1
Eastern Illinois 3 1 0 5 2 0
Monmouth (IL) 3 1 0 4 4 0
Millikin 3 1 1 3 3 1
St. Viator 3 1 0 6 2 1
North Central 2 1 1 5 3 1
Southern Illinois 2 1 0 3 5 2
McKendree 3 2 1 6 2 2
Knox (IL) 3 2 0 4 4 0
Western Illinois 5 3 1 6 3 1
Lake Forest 0 0 1 3 2 3
Illinois State Normal 4 4 0 4 4 0
Illinois College 3 4 1 3 5 1
Mount Morris 2 3 0 5 3 0
Carthage 1 2 2 2 3 2
Shurtleff 1 2 2 4 3 1
Lincoln (IL) 2 6 0 3 6 0
Augustana (IL) 1 5 0 2 5 0
Wheaton (IL) 0 2 0 2 4 1
Eureka 0 9 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1927 Southern Illinois Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois Normal University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1927 college football season. In its 11th season under head coach William McAndrew, the team compiled a 3–5–2 record.[1] The team played its home games at Normal Field in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Saint Louis*
L 6–202,000[2]
September 30at Murray State*Murray, KYL 3–6
October 7Will Mayfield*Carbondale, ILL 0–26
October 14Tennessee Junior*Carbondale, ILW 37–7
October 21at First District A&M*Jonesboro, ARL 0–14
October 28ShurtleffCarbondale, ILW 7–0
November 5Cape Girardeau*Carbondale, ILT 6–6
November 12at Eastern Illinois
L 2–14
November 18McKendreeCarbondale, ILW 6–0
November 24at Cape Girardeau*Cape Girardeau, MOT 0–0
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 114. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  2. ^ Scott, John G. (September 25, 1927). "St. Louis U. Displays Power in Crushing Illinois Normal, 20-6". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. p. 10. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.