The 1927 Washington & Jefferson Presidents football team was an American football team that represented Washington & Jefferson College as an independent during the 1927 college football season. In their second season under head coach Andrew Kerr, the Presidents compiled a 7–0–2 record, shut out five of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 152 to 21. They defeated regional powers (15–6), (20–6), Lafayette (14–0), and Bucknell (19–3), and tied with Pittsburgh (0–0) and West Virginia (6–6).
Washington & Jefferson's notable players included: Tackle Jap Douds received first-team All-America honors from Charles Parker of the New York Evening Telegram. He also received second-team All-America honors from the International News Service (INS). Fullback Bill Amos received second-team All-America honors from the Hearst newspaper syndicate and third-team honors from the Associated Press (AP). Amos also received first-team honors from the AP and United Press (UP) on the 1927 All-Eastern football team. Amos was also the team captain.
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