1927 Wisconsin Badgers football team
1927 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
1927 record | 4–4 (1–4 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Glenn Thistlethwaite (1st season) |
MVP | Ed Crofoot |
Captain | Ed Crofoot |
Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
Uniform | |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#1 Illinois + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#3 Minnesota + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#7 Michigan | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chicago | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1927 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1927 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 4–4 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for last place in the Big Ten Conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 96 to 75. Glenn Thistlethwaite was in his first year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1][2]
Halfback Ed Crofoot was selected as the team's most valuable player,[3] the team captain,[4] and a first-team player on the 1927 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[5] Other notable players included halfback Gene H. Rose, end Don Cameron, and tackle Stanley Binish.
The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium, which had a capacity of 38,293.[6] During the 1927 season, the average attendance at home games was 18,512.[7]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | |||||
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October 1 | Cornell (IA)* | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | W 31–6 | ||||||
October 8 | at Kansas* | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence KS | W 26–6 | ||||||
October 15 | Michigan | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | L 0–14 | ||||||
October 22 | Purdue | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | W 12–6 | ||||||
October 29 | at Minnesota | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | L 7–13 | ||||||
November 5 | Grinnell* | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | W 20–2 | ||||||
November 12 | Iowa |
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | L 0–16 | ||||||
November 19 | at Chicago | Stagg Field • Chicago, IL | L 0–6 | ||||||
*Non-conference game. |
References
- 1 2 "1927 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 14, 2017.
- 1 2 "Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book" (PDF). University of Wisconsin. 2016. pp. 212, 217. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ↑ 2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
- ↑ 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
- ↑ "Big Ten Grid Coaches Choose All-Conference Mythical Elevens". Daily Illini. November 24, 1927.
- ↑ 2016 Fact Book, p. 280.
- ↑ 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.