1928 Wisconsin Badgers football team

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] The team was ranked No. 4 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1928.^[3]

1928 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	7–1–1 (3–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Glenn Thistlethwaite (2nd season)
MVP	Bo Cuisinier
Captain	Rube Wagner
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium
Seasons ← 1927 1929 →

1928 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Illinois $	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
No. 4 Wisconsin	3	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Minnesota	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
No. 6 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 Rankings from Dickinson System

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
October 6	Notre Dame*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 22–6	40,000	[11]
October 13	Cornell (IA)*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 49–0	12,000	[12][13]
October 13	North Dakota State*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 13–7		[14][15]
October 20	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	T 19–19	15,000
October 27	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	W 7–0	58,259
November 3	Alabama*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 15–0	25,000	[16][17]
November 10	Chicago	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 25–0
November 17	at Iowa	Iowa Field Iowa City, IA (rivalry)	W 13–0
November 24	Minnesota	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (rivalry)	L 0–6	10,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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