1928 Wisconsin Badgers football team
| 1928 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 4T (Dickinson System) |
| 1928 record | 7–1–1 (3–1–1 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Glenn Thistlethwaite (2nd season) |
| MVP | Bo Cuisinier |
| Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1928 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1928 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 7–1–1 record (3–1–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Big Ten Conference, outscored all opponents by a combined total of 163 to 38, and was ranked No. 4 under the Dickinson System. Glenn Thistlethwaite was in his second year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1][2]
Quarterback Francis "Bo" Cuisinier was selected as the team's most valuable player.[3] Guard Rube Wagner was the team captain.[4] Wagner was also selected by the Associated Press (AP), United Press, and Walter Eckersall as a first-team player on the 1928 All-Big Ten Conference football team. Cuisinier was selected by the AP and Eckersall as a second-team All-Big Ten player.[5][6][7]
The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium, which had a capacity of 38,293.[8] During the 1928 season, the average attendance at home games was 29,334.[9]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | |||||
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| October 6 | Notre Dame* | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | W 22–6 | ||||||
| October 13 | Cornell* | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | W 49–0 | ||||||
| October 13 | North Dakota State* | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | W 13–7 | ||||||
| October 20 | at Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IN | T 19–19 | ||||||
| October 27 | at Michigan | Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI | W 7–0 | ||||||
| November 3 | Alabama* | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | W 15–0 | ||||||
| November 10 | Chicago |
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | W 25–0 | ||||||
| November 17 | at Iowa | Iowa Field • Iowa City, IA | W 13–0 | ||||||
| November 24 | Minnesota | Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI | L 0–6 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
References
- 1 2 "1928 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, 218. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ↑ 2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
- ↑ 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
- ↑ "Western Loop 'All' Team Is Hard To Pick". Cape Girardeau Southeast Missourian (AP story). December 5, 1928.
- ↑ Frank Getty (December 1, 1928). "Three Minnesota Stars Named On All-Big Ten Selections". Decatur Herald. p. 21.
- ↑ "Eckersall Places Pommerening on Big Ten Lineup but Moves Him to Guard". Detroit Free Press. December 2, 1928. p. 22.
- ↑ 2016 Fact Book, p. 280.
- ↑ 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.