1927 Wisconsin
4–4 (1–4 Western Conference), coached by Glenn Thistlethwaite. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Cornell (IA) 31–6Oct 1
By 25 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vsCornell (IA) | W 31–6 | 91% |
| Oct 8 | at Kansas | W 26–6 | 55% |
| Oct 15 | vs Michigan | L 0–14 | 49% |
| Oct 22 | vs Purdue | W 12–6 | 63% |
| Oct 29 | at Minnesota | L 7–13 | 40% |
| Nov 5 | vsGrinnell | W 20–2 | 82% |
| Nov 12 | vs Iowa | L 0–16 | 73% |
| Nov 19 | atChicago | L 0–12 | 53% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Chicago 12–0; tied for 9th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 97th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
- Record
- 4–4
- Conference
- 1–4 tied for 9th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 96–75
- Coach
- Glenn Thistlethwaite
- Elo
- 1490 −59 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 0.8 No. 47 of 99 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Ed Crofoot
- Most valuable player
- Ed Crofoot
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Edwin CrofootQB
Second team
- Don CameronEHJ-2
- Stanley BinishOTWE-2
From Wikipedia’s 1927 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1927 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Illinois | 5–0 | 7–0–1 | |
| Minnesota | 3–0–1 | 6–0–2 | |
| Michigan | 3–2 | 6–2 | |
| Chicago | 3–3 | 4–4 | |
| Purdue | 2–2 | 6–2 | |
 Ohio State | 2–3 | 4–4 | |
 Northwestern | 2–3 | 4–4 | |
 Indiana | 1–2–1 | 3–4–1 | |
| Iowa | 1–4 | 4–4 | |
| Wisconsin | 1–4 | 4–4 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.