| Club: | Hawthorn Football Club |
| Season: | 1927 |
| President: | J.W. Kennon |
| Coach: | Dan Minogue |
| Captain: | Clarrie Lethlean |
| Home Ground: | Glenferrie Oval |
| Regularseason Comp: | VFL Season |
| Regularseason Result: | 1–17 (12th) |
| Finals Series: | Finals Series |
| Finals Result: | Did not qualify |
| Club B&Amp;F: | Best and Fairest |
| Best And Fairest: | Ern Utting |
| Leading Goalscorer: | Bert Hyde (41) |
| Highest Attendance: | 10,000 (Round 6 vs., Round 9 vs.) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 5,000 (Round 12 vs., Round 14 vs.) |
| Average Attendance: | 7,556 |
| Prevseason: | 1926 |
| Nextseason: | 1928 |
The 1927 season was the Hawthorn Football Club's 3rd season in the Victorian Football League and 26th overall.
| Rd | Date and local time | Opponent | Scores (Hawthorn's scores indicated in bold) | Venue | Attendance | Record | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Away | Result | |||||||
| 1 | Saturday, 30 April (2:45 pm) | 12.16 (88) | 11.2 (68) | Lost by 20 points | Junction Oval (A) | 12,000 | 0–1 | ||
| 2 | Saturday, 7 May (2:45 pm) | 7.9 (51) | 11.11 (77) | Lost by 26 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 9,000 | 0–2 | ||
| 3 | Saturday, 14 May (2:45 pm) | 10.18 (78) | 7.10 (52) | Lost by 26 points | Western Oval (A) | 11,000 | 0–3 | ||
| 4 | Saturday, 21 May (2:45 pm) | 8.8 (56) | 20.13 (133) | Lost by 77 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 8,000 | 0–4 | ||
| 5 | Saturday, 28 May (2:45 pm) | 14.12 (96) | 6.16 (52) | Lost by 44 points | Princes Park (A) | 10,000 | 0–5 | ||
| 6 | Saturday, 4 June (2:45 pm) | 12.8 (80) | 17.10 (112) | Lost by 32 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 10,000 | 0–6 | ||
| 7 | Saturday, 11 June (2:45 pm) | 11.11 (77) | 15.13 (103) | Lost by 26 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 7,000 | 0–7 | ||
| 8 | Saturday, 18 June (2:45 pm) | 22.23 (155) | 8.8 (56) | Lost by 99 points | Corio Oval (A) | 8,500 | 0–8 | ||
| 9 | Saturday, 25 June (2:45 pm) | 9.6 (60) | 9.20 (74) | Lost by 14 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 10,000 | 0–9 | ||
| 10 | Saturday, 2 July (2:45 pm) | 13.19 (97) | 5.11 (41) | Lost by 56 points | Lake Oval (A) | 5,000 | 0–10 | ||
| 11 | Saturday, 9 July (2:45 pm) | 9.17 (71) | 11.12 (78) | Lost by 7 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 6,000 | 0–11 | ||
| 12 | Saturday, 16 July (2:45 pm) | 7.12 (54) | 8.11 (59) | Lost by 5 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 5,000 | 0–12 | ||
| 13 | Saturday, 23 July (2:45 pm) | 18.13 (121) | 6.11 (47) | Lost by 74 points | Victoria Park (A) | 7,000 | 0–13 | ||
| 14 | Saturday, 30 July (2:45 pm) | 8.19 (67) | 11.19 (85) | Lost by 18 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 5,000 | 0–14 | ||
| 15 | Saturday, 6 August (2:45 pm) | 11.10 (76) | 15.9 (99) | Won by 23 points | Arden Street Oval (A) | 4,000 | 1–14 | ||
| 16 | Saturday, 27 August (2:45 pm) | 10.10 (70) | 14.14 (98) | Lost by 28 points | Glenferrie Oval (H) | 8,000 | 1–15 | ||
| 17 | Saturday, 3 September (2:45 pm) | 10.13 (73) | 3.15 (33) | Lost by 40 points | Melbourne Cricket Ground (A) | 5,268 | 1–16 | ||
| 18 | Saturday, 10 September (2:45 pm) | 16.23 (119) | 6.17 (53) | Lost by 66 points | Punt Road Oval (A) | 11,000 | 1–17 | ||
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