1927 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 1927 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1927 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first year under head coach Dick Hanley, the Wildcats compiled a 4–4 record (2–3 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a tie for sixth place in the Big Ten Conference.[2]

1927 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1927 record4–4 (2–3 Big Ten)
Head coachDick Hanley (1st season)
CaptainVic Gustafson[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
1927 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1South Dakota*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 47–2
October 8Utah*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 13–6
October 15at Ohio State
W 19–13
October 22Illinois
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 6–7
October 29Missouri*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 19–34
November 5at Purdue
L 6–18
November 12Indiana
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 7–18
November 19Iowa
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 12–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 146. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-14. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  2. "1927 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
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