1928 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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1928 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1928 record7–1–1 (3–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPBo Cuisinier
CaptainRube Wagner
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Big Ten Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Illinois $ 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Wisconsin 3 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Minnesota 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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]

Quarterback Francis "Bo" Cuisinier was selected as the team's most valuable player.[3] Guard Rube Wagner was the team captain.[4] 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.[5][6][7]

The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium, which had a capacity of 38,293.[8] During the 1928 season, the average attendance at home games was 29,334.[9]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Notre Dame*
W 22–640,000[10]
October 13Cornell (IA)*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 49–012,000[11][12]
October 13North Dakota State*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 13–7[13][14]
October 20at Purdue
T 19–19
October 27at Michigan
W 7–058,259
November 3Alabama*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 15–025,000[15][16]
November 10Chicagodagger
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 25–0
November 17at Iowa
W 13–0
November 24Minnesota
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI (rivalry)
L 0–610,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[1][2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "1928 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 14, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book" (PDF). University of Wisconsin. 2016. pp. 212, 218. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
  3. ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
  4. ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
  5. ^ "Western Loop 'All' Team Is Hard To Pick". Cape Girardeau Southeast Missourian (AP story). December 5, 1928.
  6. ^ Frank Getty (December 1, 1928). "Three Minnesota Stars Named On All-Big Ten Selections". Decatur Herald. p. 21.
  7. ^ "Eckersall Places Pommerening on Big Ten Lineup but Moves Him to Guard". Detroit Free Press. December 2, 1928. p. 22.
  8. ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 280.
  9. ^ 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.
  10. ^ "Notre Dame Routed by Wisconsin". New York Times. October 6, 1928. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
  11. ^ Casserly, Henry (October 13, 1928). "Final: Wisconsin 49, Cornell 0". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 1. Retrieved December 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. ^ Casserly, Henry (October 13, 1928). "Badgers Beat Cornell Today (continued)". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. p. 2. Retrieved December 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  13. ^ 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 open access.
  14. ^ 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 open access.
  15. ^ "Badger power wilts Alabama". Wisconsin State Journal. November 4, 1928. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Badgers beat 'Bama, 15–0". The Birmingham News. November 4, 1928. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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