1927 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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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]

ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–4 (2–3 Big Ten)
Headcoach
CaptainVic Gustafson[1]
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1927 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–4 (2–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainVic Gustafson[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
← 1926
1928 â†’
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1927 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Illinois +5–0–07–0–1
No. 3 Minnesota +3–0–16–0–2
No. 7 Michigan3–2–06–2–0
Chicago3–3–04–4–0
Purdue2–2–06–2–0
Northwestern2–3–04–4–0
Ohio State2–3–04–4–0
Indiana1–2–13–4–1
Iowa1–4–04–4–0
Wisconsin1–4–04–4–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1South Dakota*
W 47–225,000[3]
October 8Utah*
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 13–6
October 15at Ohio State
W 19–1342,614
October 22Illinois
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 6–750,000[4]
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
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Northwestern face the Illinois Fighting Illini in a home game at Dyche Stadium

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