1928 Wisconsin Badgers football team
| 1928 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 7–1–1 (3–1–1 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Bo Cuisinier |
| Captain | Rube Wagner |
| Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Illinois $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 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] The team was ranked No. 4 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1928.[3]
Quarterback Francis "Bo" Cuisinier was selected as the team's most valuable player.[4] Guard Rube Wagner was the team captain.[5] 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.[6][7][8]
The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium, which had a capacity of 38,293.[9] During the 1928 season, the average attendance at home games was 29,334.[10]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 6 | Notre Dame* | W 22–6 | 40,000 | [11] | |
| October 13 | Cornell (IA)* |
| W 49–0 | 12,000 | [12][13] |
| October 13 | North Dakota State* |
| W 13–7 | [14][15] | |
| October 20 | at Purdue | T 19–19 | 15,000 | ||
| October 27 | at Michigan | W 7–0 | 58,259 | ||
| November 3 | Alabama* |
| W 15–0 | 25,000 | [16][17] |
| November 10 | Chicago |
| W 25–0 | ||
| November 17 | at Iowa | W 13–0 | |||
| November 24 | Minnesota |
| L 0–6 | 10,000 | |
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References
- ^ a b "1928 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, 218. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
- ^ "Trojans Rated as Leading College Team in Country". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 9, 1928. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Notre Dame Routed by Wisconsin". New York Times. October 6, 1928. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
- ^ Casserly, Henry (October 13, 1928). "Final: Wisconsin 49, Cornell 0". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 1. Retrieved December 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Casserly, Henry (October 13, 1928). "Badgers Beat Cornell Today (continued)". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 2. Retrieved December 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Casserly, Henry (October 13, 1928). "Badger 'B" Team, Aided By Regulars, Beat North Dakota Aggies, 13 to 7". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 1. Retrieved December 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Casserly, Henry (October 13, 1928). "Badger Second Team, Added By Regulars, Beats Dakota, 13-7". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 2. Retrieved December 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Badger power wilts Alabama". Wisconsin State Journal. November 4, 1928. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Badgers beat 'Bama, 15–0". The Birmingham News. November 4, 1928. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.