1927 Northwestern Wildcats football team

1927 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	4–4 (2–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Dick Hanley (1st season)
Captain	Vic Gustafson
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium

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 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1927 Big Ten Conference football season. In their first year under head coach Dick Hanley, the Wildcats compiled a 4–4 record (2–3 against Big Ten Conference opponents) and finished in a tie for sixth place in the Big Ten Conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	South Dakota*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 47–2
October 8	Utah*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 13–6
October 15	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 19–13
October 22	Illinois	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)	L 6–7
October 29	Missouri*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 19–34
November 5	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 6–18
November 12	Indiana	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 7–18
November 19	Iowa	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 12–0
*Non-conference game