1928 Northwestern
5–3 (2–3 Western Conference), coached by Dick Hanley. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Dartmouth 27–6Nov 24
By 21 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6 | vs Butler | W 14–0 | 94% |
| Oct 13 | vs Ohio State | L 0–10 | 57% |
| Oct 20 | vs Kentucky | W 7–0 | 58% |
| Oct 27 | at Illinois | L 0–6 | 26% |
| Nov 3 | vs Minnesota | W 10–9 | 38% |
| Nov 10 | vs Purdue | W 7–6 | 48% |
| Nov 17 | at Indiana | L 0–6 | 49% |
| Nov 24 | vs Dartmouth | W 27–6 | 49% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Dartmouth 27–6; tied for 7th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1928.
- Record
- 5–3
- Conference
- 2–3 tied for 7th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 65–43
- Coach
- Dick Hanley
- Elo
- 1524 +11 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 8.0 No. 27 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Walt Holmer
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Walt HolmerFBAP-1; UP-1; WE-1
Second team
- Hank BruderRBWE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1928 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1928 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 4–1 | 7–1 | |
 Wisconsin | 3–1–1 | 7–1–1 | |
| Minnesota | 4–2 | 6–2 | |
 Iowa | 3–2 | 6–2 | |
| Ohio State | 3–2 | 5–2–1 | |
| Purdue | 2–2–1 | 5–2–1 | |
| Northwestern | 2–3 | 5–3 | |
 Michigan | 2–3 | 3–4–1 | |
| Indiana | 2–4 | 4–4 | |
| Chicago | 0–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.