1927 Indiana Hoosiers football team

The 1927 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1927 Big Ten Conference football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Harlan Page, in his second year as head coach.

1927 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	3–4–1 (1–2–1 Big Ten)
Head coach	Harlan Page (2nd season)
MVP	Clare Randolph
Captain	Herman Byers
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1926 1928 →

1927 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	at Kentucky*	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	W 21–0		^[1]
October 8	at Chicago	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	L 0–13	35,000	^[2]
October 15	Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	T 14–14	21,000
October 22	Notre Dame*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 6–19	16,000
October 29	at Harvard*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 6–26
November 5	Michigan State*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)	W 33–7
November 12	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 18–7
November 19	Purdue	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	L 6–21	26,000
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Crimson eleven tames Wildcats". The Indianapolis Sunday Star. October 2, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Harvey Woodruff (October 9, 1927). "Chicago Steps Out and Beats Indiana, 13 to 0". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "1927 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
4. "1927 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
5. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 12. Retrieved December 29, 2023.