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]
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]
^"1928 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 14, 2017.
^"Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book" (PDF). University of Wisconsin. 2016. pp. 212, 218. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
^"Trojans Rated as Leading College Team in Country". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 9, 1928. p. 42 – via Newspapers.com.
^2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
^2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
^"Western Loop 'All' Team Is Hard To Pick". Cape Girardeau Southeast Missourian (AP story). December 5, 1928.
^Frank Getty (December 1, 1928). "Three Minnesota Stars Named On All-Big Ten Selections". Decatur Herald. p. 21.
^"Eckersall Places Pommerening on Big Ten Lineup but Moves Him to Guard". Detroit Free Press. December 2, 1928. p. 22.
^2016 Fact Book, p. 280.
^2016 Fact Book, p. 258.
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