1927 Purdue Boilermakers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record6–2 (2–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainChester "Cotton" Wilcox
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Illinois + 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 1
No. 3 Minnesota + 3 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 2
No. 7 Michigan 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Chicago 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Purdue 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Northwestern 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Ohio State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Indiana 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Iowa 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Wisconsin 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1927 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1927 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth season under head coach James Phelan, the Boilermakers compiled a 6–2 record, finished in fifth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 2–2 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 170 to 38. Chester "Cotton" Wilcox was the team captain.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1DePauw*
W 15–0
October 8at Harvard*
W 19–025,000
October 15at Chicago
L 6–755,000[3]
October 22at Wisconsin
L 6–1215,000
October 29Montana State*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 39–77,000
November 5Northwestern
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 18–615,000
November 12Franklin*
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
W 46–0
November 19at Indiana
W 21–626,000
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "1927 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  2. ^ "2016 Boilermaker Football Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue University. 2016. p. 89. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  3. ^ Don Maxwell (October 16, 1927). "Maroons Take Boilermakers for 7 to 6 Beating". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "2022 Purdue Football Record Book" (PDF). Purdue University Athletics. p. 83. Retrieved January 29, 2023.
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