Sports season
The 1927 Big Ten Conference football season was the 32nd season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference (also known as the Western Conference) and was a part of the 1927 college football season .
The 1927 Illinois Fighting Illini football team , under head coach Robert Zuppke , compiled a 7–0–1 record, won the Big Ten championship, led the conference in scoring defense (3.0 points allowed per game), and was recognized as the national champion under the Dickinson System rankings. Guard Russ Crane and center Robert Reitsch received first-team All-American honors.
The 1927 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team , under head coach Clarence Spears , compiled a 6–0–2 record, led the Big Ten in scoring offense (26.1 points per game), and was ranked No. 3 in the Dickinson System rankings. Fullback Herb Joesting was a consensus first-team All-American, and guard Harold Hanson also received first-team All-American honors from multiple selectors.
The 1927 Michigan Wolverines football team , under head coach Tad Wieman , compiled a 6–2 record, shut out its first four opponents, and was ranked No. 7 in the Dickinson System rankings. Michigan end Bennie Oosterbaan was a consensus first-team All-American for the third consecutive year. Halfback Louis Gilbert was Michigan's leading scorer and a first-team All-Big Ten player.
Chicago center Ken Rouse received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football
Season overview
Results and team statistics
Key Dickinson System . See 1927 college football season [ 1] [ 1]
Regular season
Bowl games
No Big Ten teams participated in any bowl games during the 1927 season.
All-Big Ten players
The following players were picked by the Associated Press (AP), the United Press (UP), the Chicago Daily News (CDN), and/or Walter Eckersall (WE) as first-team players on the 1927 All-Big Ten Conference football team .
Position
Name
Team
Selectors
Quarterback
Harold "Shorty" Almquist
Minnesota
AP [halfback], CDN, UP, WE
Quarterback
Edwin Crofoot
Wisconsin
AP
Halfback
Louis Gilbert Michigan
AP, CDN, UP, WE
Halfback
Jud Timm Illinois
CDN, UP, WE
Fullback
Herb Joesting Minnesota
AP, CDN, UP, WE
End
Bennie Oosterbaan Michigan
AP, CDN, UP, WE
End
Waldo A. Fisher
Northwestern
AP, CDN, UP
End
Ken Haycraft Minnesota
WE
Tackle
Leo Raskowski Ohio State
AP, CDN, UP, WE
Tackle
Albert J. Nowack
Illinois
AP, CDN, WE
Tackle
Mike Gary Minnesota
UP
Guard
Ray Baer Michigan
AP, CDN, UP, WE
Guard
Harold W. Hanson
Minnesota
AP
Guard
John R. Matthews
Indiana
WE
Guard
Justin Whitlock Dart Northwestern
CDN
Center
Ken Rouse Chicago
AP, CDN, UP, WE
Center
Robert Reitsch Illinois
UP
All-Americans
Two Big Ten players were selected as consensus first-team players on the 1927 College Football All-America Team . They were:
Position
Name
Team
Selectors
End
Bennie Oosterbaan Michigan
AAB, AP , CO , INS , NANA , NEA , UP , CP , CEP, HE , NYS BE , LP, WE
Fullback
Herb Joesting Minnesota
AAB, AP, CO, INS, NEA, UP, CP, HE, NYS, BE, LP, WE
Other Big Ten players received first-team honors from at least one selector. They were:
Position
Name
Team
Selectors
Tackle
Leo Raskowski Ohio State
COL, NEA, BE, CEP, LP, WE
Guard
Harold Hanson
Minnesota
UP, NANA, CEP, LP
Guard
Russ Crane Illinois
COL
Center
Robert Reitsch Illinois
NANA, LP
References
Current teams Championships & awards Seasons
