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1927 Northwestern Wildcats football team

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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 →
1927 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

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]

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 StateW 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 PurdueL 6–18
November 12Indiana
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 7–18
November 19Iowa
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 12–0
  • *Non-conference game
Northwestern face the Illinois Fighting Illini in a home game at Dyche Stadium

References

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  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 146. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "1927 Northwestern Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  3. ^ Irving Vaughan (October 2, 1927). "Purple Swamps South Dakota Eleven, 47 to 2". Chicago Sunday Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Walter Eckersall (October 23, 1927). "Zuppke Springs His Annual Grid Surprise; Lewis Hurt". Chicago Tribune. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.