1927 College Football Final Rankings

1927 was the first year in which the goal posts were moved to the end of the end zone instead of the goal line. The Illinois Illini were declared national champions under the Dickinson System. Stanford met Alabama for the second year in a row in the Rose Bowl (after the two teams had tied 7-7 the previous year) and won the game 7-6. However, the team our analysis shows had the best season that year was only ranked #11 in the Dickinson System and wasn't even considered for the Rose Bowl - the Texas A&M Aggies. Ironically, Illinois is ranked #11 in our analysis. Even more surprisingly, the Rose Bowl competitors end up ranked 41st (Alabama) and 48th (Stanford).

1. Texas A&M Aggies (8-0-1) - 1.2
2. Georgia Bulldogs (9-1) - 2.0
3. Yale Bulldogs (7-1) - 3.7
4. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-1-1) - 4.9
5. Army Black Knights (9-1) - 6.2
(tie) Tennessee Volunteers (8-0-1) - 6.2
7. Furman Paladins (10-1) - 8.8
8. USC Trojans (8-1-1) - 9.3
9. Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-0-2) - 10.3
(tie) Pittsburgh Panthers (8-1-1) - 10.3
11. Illinois Fighting Illini (7-0-1) - 10.4
12. Colorado State Rams (7-1) - 12.9
13. Michigan Wolverines (6-2) - 13.2
14. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (8-1-1) - 13.8
15. Washington & Jefferson Presidents (7-0-2) - 15.3
16. Vanderbilt Commodores (8-1-2) - 15.5
17. Georgetown Hoyas (8-1) - 16.8
(tie) Princeton Tigers (6-1) - 16.8
19. Dartmouth Big Green (7-1) - 17.6
20. Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-2) - 18.7
21. Detroit Mercy Titans (7-2) - 21.9
(tie) NC State Wolfpack (9-1) - 21.9
23. Navy Midshipmen (6-3) - 22.1
24. Colorado College Tigers (6-2) - 24.1
25. Purdue Boilermakers (6-2) - 24.7
26. Arkansas Razorbacks (8-1) - 24.8
27. New York University Violets (7-1-2) - 25.7
28. Washington Huskies (9-2) - 27.5
29. Denver Pioneers (5-2) - 30.1
(tie) SMU Mustangs (7-2) - 30.1
31. Missouri Tigers (7-2) - 31.9
(tie) Texas Longhorns (6-2-1) - 31.9
33. Creighton Bluejays (6-1-1) - 34.1
34. California Golden Bears (7-3) - 34.3
35. Penn State Nittany Lions (6-2-1) - 36.2
36. Chicago Maroons (4-4) - 37.9
37. Marquette Golden Eagles (6-3) - 38.5
38. Pennsylvania Relays (6-4) - 38.8
39. Carnegie Mellon Tartans (5-4-1) - 38.9
40. Florida Gators (7-3) - 39.1
41. Alabama Crimson Tide (5-4-1) - 40.8
42. Ohio State Buckeyes (4-4) - 43.9
43. Northwestern Wildcats (4-4) - 44.6
44. Virginia Tech Hokies (5-4) - 44.7
45. Wisconsin Badgers (4-4) - 45.5
46. Lafayette Leopards (5-3-1) - 47.1
47. Utah Utes (3-3-1) - 47.2
48. Stanford Cardinal (8-2-1) - 47.3
49. Iowa Hawkeyes (4-4) - 48.3
50. Oregon State Beavers (3-3-1) - 50.1
51. Iowa State Cyclones (4-3-1) - 53.1
52. Oklahoma Sooners (3-3-2) - 53.5
53. Utah State Aggies (3-4-1) - 53.6
54. Virginia Cavaliers (5-4) - 54.2
55. Syracuse Orange (5-3-2) - 54.5
56. Colgate Raiders (4-2-3) - 54.7
57. Oklahoma State Cowboys (4-4) - 55.5
58. Indiana Hoosiers (3-4-1) - 56.5
59. VMI Keydets (6-4) - 58.7
60. Duke Blue Devils (4-5) - 60.1
61. Columbia Lions (5-2-2) - 60.9
62. West Virginia Mountaineers (2-4-3) - 61.3
63. TCU Horned Frogs (4-3-2) - 63.2
64. Colorado Buffaloes (4-5) - 64.1
65. Washington & Lee Generals (4-4-1) - 64.9
66. Idaho Vandals (4-1-3) - 66.2
67. Harvard Crimson (4-4) - 67.8
(tie) Washington (MO) Bears (5-2-2) - 67.8
69. Kansas State Wildcats (3-5) - 68.1
70. North Carolina Tar Heels (4-6) - 69.0
71. Wyoming Cowboys (4-5) - 69.1
72. Montana State Bobcats (4-4) - 71.0
73. Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-3) - 73.1
(tie) Washington State Cougars (3-3-2) - 73.1
75. Clemson Tigers (5-3-1) - 74.3
76. Maryland Terrapins (4-7) - 74.9
77. LSU Tigers (4-4-1) - 76.7
78. Kansas Jayhawks (3-4-1) - 77.8
79. Drake Bulldogs (3-6) - 79.3
80. Cornell Big Red (3-3-2) - 79.7
81. Ole Miss Rebels (5-3-1) - 80.1
82. Davidson Wildcats (4-4-1) - 81.4
83. Tulane Green Wave (2-5-1) - 82.7
84. Oregon Ducks (2-4-1) - 83.6
85. Brown Bears (3-6-1) - 85.1
86. South Carolina Gamecocks (4-5) - 85.9
87. Montana Grizzlies (3-4-1) - 86.1
88. Colorado Mines Orediggers (2-5) - 87.9
89. Kentucky Wildcats (3-6-1) - 88.4
90. BYU Cougars (2-4-1) - 89.9
91. Sewanee Tigers (2-6) - 91.2
92. Michigan State Spartans (4-5) - 92.1
93. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-6-2) - 93.3
94. Auburn Tigers (0-7-2) - 93.4
95. Baylor Bears (2-7) - 96.8
96. Northern Colorado Bears (2-7) - 97.4
97. Rice Owls (2-6-1) - 97.9
98. Western State Mountaineers (1-6) - 98.3
99. Grinnell Pioneers (0-7-1) - 98.9


Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.