1927 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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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 all opponents by a combined total of 170 to 38. Chester "Cotton" Wilcox was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	DePauw*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 15–0
October 8	at Harvard*	Harvard Stadium Boston	W 19–0	25,000
October 15	at Chicago	Stagg Field Chicago (rivalry)	L 6–7	45,000
October 22	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 6–12	15,000
October 29	Montana State*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 39–7	7,000
November 5	Northwestern	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 18–6	15,000
November 12	Franklin*	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 46–0
November 19	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 21–6	26,000
*Non-conference game