The 1927 Tufts Jumbos football team was an
American football team that represented
Tufts University of
Somerville, Massachusetts, as an independent during the
1927 college football season
The 1927 college football season ended with the Illini of the University of Illinois (7–0–1) being recognized as champion under the Dickinson System. At season's end, the Rissler Cup was awarded to the team that finished first in the "Dickin ...
. In their second year under head coach
Arthur Sampson, the Jumbos compiled a perfect 8–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 218 to 19. On defense, they shut out five of eight opponents and gave up an average of only 2.4 points per game. Tufts was the only undefeated and untied team in the East.
[
Quarterback Fred "Fish" Ellis led the team in scoring with 80 points. Ellis was also rated as "a great punter" and a runner who "in the open field has few equals."]college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
since 1875. The 1927 team was one of only three in Tufts football history to complete a perfect season. The other two were the 1934
Events
January–February
* January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established.
* January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...
and 1979 Tufts football teams.
Schedule
Players
* Leo Appiani, halfback[
* Mel Bowker, end and captain][
* Earnie Brehaut, center][
* Fred "Fish" Ellis, quarterback][
* Ralph Fellows, halfback][
* Jim Fitzgerald, tackle][
* Ralph Hanson, tackle/guard][
* Charlie Hingston, halfback][
* Fred Kennedy, halfback][
* Melly, guard][
* Karl Soule, tackle][
* Eugene Tobey, center]
References
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