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Record: 11-1-1, Finished 1st in NFL
NFL Season Summary
1927 NFL Champions
Scored 197 points (15.2/g), 2nd of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 20 points (1.5/g), 1st.
Differential of 177 points (13.6/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 12.9-0.1.
Coached by Earl Potteiger (11-1-1)
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1927 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| TB | Hinkey Haines | 29 | 2 | 11 | ||
| FB | Jack McBride | 26 | 2 | 12 | ||
| BB | Doug Wycoff | 24 | Rook | 9 | ||
| WB | Mule Wilson | 24 | 1 | 8 | ||
| LE | Chuck Corgan | 25 | 3 | 11 | ||
| LT | Steve Owen+ | 29 | 3 | 13 | ||
| LT | Dick Stahlman | 25 | 3 | 10 | ||
| LG | Hec Garvey | 27 | 5 | 8 | ||
| C | Mickey Murtagh | 23 | 1 | 11 | ||
| RG | Al Nesser | 34 | 7 | 11 | ||
| RT | Century Milstead | 27 | 2 | 7 | ||
| RE | Cal Hubbard+ | 27 | Rook | 10 | ||
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Doc Alexander | 29 | 6 | 2 | ||
| P | Doc Alexander | 29 | 6 | 2 | ||
| PR | Doc Alexander | 29 | 6 | 2 | ||
| KR | Doc Alexander | 29 | 6 | 2 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doc Alexander | 29 | C-G-T-E | 4 | 2 | 220 | 5-11 | Syracuse | 4/1/1898 | 6 | |
| Riley Biggs | 27 | C | 10 | 3 | 230 | 6-2 | Baylor | 3/24/1900 | 1 | |
| Les Caywood | 24 | G-T | 1 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | St. John's (NY) | 8/18/1903 | 1 | |
| Chuck Corgan | 25 | B-E | 11 | 11 | 183 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 12/4/1902 | 3 | |
| Hec Garvey | 27 | G-E-T-C | 8 | 8 | 235 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 2/20/1900 | 5 | |
| Joe Guyon | 35 | WB-TB-BB-FB | 7 | 2 | 195 | 5-10 | Carlisle Indian,Georgia Tech | 11/26/1892 | 7 | |
| Jack Hagerty | 24 | B | 12 | 3 | 164 | 5-9 | Georgetown (DC) | 7/3/1903 | 1 | |
| Hinkey Haines | 29 | B | 13 | 11 | 170 | 5-10 | Lebanon Valley,Penn State | 12/23/1898 | 2 | |
| Pete Henry | 30 | T | 4 | 4 | 245 | 5-11 | Washington & Jefferson | 10/31/1897 | 7 | |
| Red Howard | 27 | G | 1 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | New Hampshire,Princeton | 11/23/1900 | 1 | |
| Cal Hubbard+ | 27 | T-E-DE-G | 10 | 10 | 253 | 6-2 | Centenary,Geneva | 10/11/1900 | Rook | |
| Tut Imlay | 25 | B | 7 | 4 | 165 | 5-8 | California | 3/20/1902 | 1 | |
| Paul Jappe | 29 | E-G-T | 13 | 1 | 195 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 1/16/1898 | 2 | |
| Jim Kendrick | 34 | B-E | 8 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Texas A&M | 8/22/1893 | 5 | |
| Cliff Marker | 24 | E-B | 2 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Washington State | 6/13/1903 | 1 | |
| Jack McBride | 26 | FB-TB-HB | 12 | 12 | 185 | 5-11 | Syracuse | 11/30/1901 | 2 | |
| Century Milstead | 27 | T | 7 | 7 | 213 | 6-1 | Wabash,Yale | 1/1/1900 | 2 | |
| Mickey Murtagh | 23 | C-G-E-B | 13 | 11 | 189 | 6-1 | Georgetown (DC) | 4/8/1904 | 1 | |
| Al Nesser | 34 | G-E-C | 13 | 11 | 195 | 6-0 | none | 6/6/1893 | 7 | |
| Steve Owen+ | 29 | T-G | 13 | 13 | 237 | 5-10 | Phillips | 4/21/1898 | 3 | |
| Babe Parnell | 26 | T-G | 2 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Allegheny,Colgate | 1/9/1901 | 2 | |
| Earl Potteiger | 36 | B | 2 | 0 | 170 | 5-7 | Ursinus | 1/11/1891 | 7 | |
| Dick Stahlman | 25 | T-G | 10 | 10 | 219 | 6-2 | DePaul,Northwestern | 10/20/1902 | 3 | |
| Phil White | 27 | B | 12 | 3 | 210 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 5/17/1900 | 2 | |
| Mule Wilson | 24 | WB-HB | 13 | 8 | 192 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 8/10/1903 | 1 | |
| Doug Wycoff | 24 | B | 11 | 9 | 206 | 6-0 | Georgia Tech | 9/16/1903 | Rook | |
| Team Total | 27.6 | 13 | 203.2 | 5-11.6 | 2.8 |