1927 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1927 Purdue Boilermakers football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 6–2 2–2 James Phelan 6th Chester "Cotton" Wilcox Ross–Ade Stadium The 1927 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1927 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth season under head coach James Phelan, the Boilermakers compiled a 6–2 record, finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 2–2 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 170 to 38. Chester "Cotton" Wilcox was the team captain.1927 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 6, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/purdue/1927-schedule.html2016 Boilermaker Football Media Guide Purdue University 2016 89 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pur/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/mediaguide.pdf 2018-06-19 2017-07-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20170721153507/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pur/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/mediaguide.pdf dead Schedule y y October 1 1927 DePauw Tigers DePauw<ncg> Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN W 15-0 October 8 at Harvard<ncg> Harvard Stadium Boston, MA W 19-0 25,000 October 15 at Chicago (rivalry) Stagg Field Chicago, IL L 6-7 55,000 Maroons Take Boilermakers for 7 to 6 Beating Chicago Tribune Don Maxwell October 16, 1927 II-1, II-2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115264173/maroons-take-boilermakers-for-7-to-6/ Newspapers.com October 22 at Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI L 6-12 15,000 October 29 Montana State<ncg> Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN W 39-7 7,000 November 5 Northwestern Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN W 18-6 15,000 November 12 1927 Franklin Baptists Franklin<ncg> Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN W 46-0 November 19 at Indiana Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) W 21-6 26,000 2022 Purdue Football Record Book https://purduesports.com/documents/2022/8/23/2022_Purdue_Record_Book.pdf Purdue University Athletics 83 January 29, 2023 Roster George Boots, E-G Don Cameron, T Elbert Caraway, HB Joe Dellinger, T Burt Dreyer, C Edwin Eickmann, T Herb Galletch, T Sigmund Greicus, G Al Guthrie, HB Glen Harmeson, QB Calvin Hill, G A. F. Hook, G Leon Hutton, E Abraham Koranksy, FB Sylvan Leichtle, RH Red Mackey, E William Miller, FB Harvey Olson, C George Prentice, G L. R. Sindelar, E Elmer Sleight, T John Stillwell, E Claude Urevig, T Ralph Welch, HB Chester Wilcox, HB Robert Wilson, QB Bill Woerner, E All-Time Letterwinners https://purduesports.com/news/2009/8/6/all_time_letterwinners Purdue University Athletics January 26, 2025 January 21, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250121165451/https://purduesports.com/news/2009/8/6/all_time_letterwinners dead References Purdue Category:Purdue Boilermakers football seasons Purdue Boilermakers football