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]
| 1927 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 4–4 (1–4 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Ed Crofoot |
| Captain | Ed Crofoot |
| Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Illinois + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Minnesota + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 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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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
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 1 | Cornell (IA)* | W 31–6 | |||
| October 8 | at Kansas* | W 26–6 | |||
| October 15 | Michigan |
| L 0–14 | 32,645 | |
| October 22 | Purdue |
| W 12–6 | 15,000 | |
| October 29 | at Minnesota | L 7–13 | 56,000 | ||
| November 5 | Grinnell* |
| W 20–2 | ||
| November 12 | Iowa |
| L 0–16 | ||
| November 19 | at Chicago | L 0–12 | 45,000 | [8] | |
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References
edit- ^ a b "1927 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 14, 2017.
- ^ a b "Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book" (PDF). University of Wisconsin. 2016. pp. 212, 217. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2016. 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.
- ^ Harvey Woodruff (November 20, 1927). "Chicago Dashes To Victory Over Wisconsin, 12 to 0". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-2 – via Newspapers.com.