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1928 Wisconsin Badgers football team

1928 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP No. 4T (Dickinson System)
1928 record 7–1–1 (3–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Glenn Thistlethwaite (2nd year)
MVP Bo Cuisinier
Home stadium Camp Randall Stadium
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Big Ten football standings
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
Rankings from Dickinson System

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.

Quarterback Francis "Bo" Cuisinier was selected as the team's most valuable player. Guard Rube Wagner was the team captain. 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.

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

Video of Chicago game


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