1927 Ball Teachers Hoosieroons football team

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The 1927 Ball Teachers Hoosieroons football team was an American football team that represented Ball Teachers College, sometimes referred to as Muncie Normal School (later renamed Ball State University), during the 1927 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Norman G. Wann, the team compiled a 5–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 151 to 108.[1] The team played its home games at the North Walnut Street Ball Park in Muncie, Indiana.

ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2–1
Headcoach
HomestadiumNorth Walnut Street Ball Park
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1927 Ball Teachers Hoosieroons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumNorth Walnut Street Ball Park
Seasons
← 1926
1928 â†’
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1927 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Notre Dame â€“ 7–2–1
Detroit â€“ 7–2–0
Ball Teachers â€“ 5–2–1
Marquette â€“ 6–3–0
Michigan Tech â€“ 2–1–0
Haskell â€“ 5–3–1
Butler â€“ 4–3–1
John Carroll â€“ 3–2–3
Saint Louis â€“ 5–5–0
Lombard â€“ 4–4–0
Loyola (IL) â€“ 4–4–0
Michigan State â€“ 4–5–0
Northern Illinois State â€“ 1–4–1
Kent State â€“ 1–5–1
Valparaiso â€“ 1–5–0
Rankings from Dickinson System
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The team's high scorer was Gerald "Jack" Liggett who played at both the halfback and fullback positions. Other players included Robert Walburn, George Smith, Maurice Mitchell, Robert Harper, Leonard Newman, Wayne Shields, Ivan Roetken, Herbert Faris, Robert Ziegler, James Leaky, and Earl Martin.[2]

Coach Wann left the school in June 1928 in order to pursue a master's degree at the University of Wisconsin.[3] In two seasons under Wann, the Hoosieroons compiled a record of 10–3–2.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Butler
L 12–46[4]
October 7Franklin (IN)
W 13–0[5]
October 15Central Normal
  • North Walnut Street Ball Park
  • Muncie, IN
L 0–18[6]
October 22at Indiana CentralIndianapolis, INT 12–12[7]
October 29Oakland City
  • Walnut Street Park
  • Muncie, IN
W 32–7[8]
November 5Cedarville
  • North Walnut Street Ball Park
  • Muncie, IN
W 43–0[9]
November 12at HanoverHanover, INW 12–6[10]
November 19Defiancedagger
  • North Walnut Street Ball Park
  • Muncie, IN
W 27–19
  • daggerHomecoming
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