1928 Wisconsin Badgers football team
American college football season
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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 7â1â1 record (3â1â1 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]
- Glenn Thistlethwaite (2nd season)
| 1928 Wisconsin Badgers football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 7â1â1 (3â1â1 Big Ten) |
| Head coach |
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| MVP | Bo Cuisinier |
| Captain | Rube Wagner |
| Home stadium | Camp Randall Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Illinois $ | 4 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Wisconsin | 3 | â | 1 | â | 1 | 7 | â | 1 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 4 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Iowa | 3 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 3 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 5 | â | 2 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 2 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 5 | â | 2 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 5 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 2 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 3 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 4 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago | 0 | â | 5 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 7 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 22â6 | 40,000 | [11] | |
| October 13 | Cornell (IA)* |
| W 49â0 | 12,000 | [12][13] |
| October 13 | North Dakota State* |
| W 13â7 | [14][15] | |
| October 20 | at Purdue | T 19â19 | 15,000 | ||
| October 27 | at Michigan | W 7â0 | 58,259 | ||
| November 3 | Alabama* |
| W 15â0 | 25,000 | [16][17] |
| November 10 | Chicago |
| W 25â0 | ||
| November 17 | at Iowa | W 13â0 | |||
| November 24 | Minnesota |
| L 0â6 | 10,000 | |
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