1927 Wisconsin Badgers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1927 Wisconsin Badgers football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 4–4 1–4 Glenn Thistlethwaite 1st Ed Crofoot Ed Crofoot Camp Randall Stadium 20swisconsinuniform.png 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.1927 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football March 14, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/wisconsin/1927-schedule.htmlWisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book University of Wisconsin 2016 212, 217 March 16, 2017 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/wisconsin-media-guide.pdf December 30, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161230230850/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/wisconsin-media-guide.pdf dead Halfback Ed Crofoot was selected as the team's most valuable player,2016 Fact Book, p. 181. the team captain,2016 Fact Book, p. 185. and a first-team player on the 1927 All-Big Ten Conference football team.Big Ten Grid Coaches Choose All-Conference Mythical Elevens Daily Illini November 24, 1927 http://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois?a=d&d=DIL19271124.2.174# 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 38,293.2016 Fact Book, p. 280. During the 1927 season, the average attendance at home games was 18,512.2016 Fact Book, p. 258. Schedule Central October 1 w y 1927 Cornell Purple Cornell (IA) Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI 31–6 October 8 w y y Kansas Memorial Stadium Lawrence KS 26–6 October 15 l Michigan Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI 0–14 32,645 October 22 w Purdue Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI 12–6 15,000 October 29 l y Minnesota Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN rivalry 7–13 56,000 November 5 w y 1927 Grinnell Pioneers Grinnell Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI 20–2 November 12 l y Iowa Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI rivalry 0–16 November 19 l y Chicago Stagg Field Chicago, IL 0–12 45,000 Chicago Dashes To Victory Over Wisconsin, 12 to 0 Chicago Tribune Harvey Woodruff November 20, 1927 II-1, II-2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115262360/chicago-dashes-to-victory-over/ Newspapers.com References Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin Badgers football seasons Wisconsin Badgers football