| Year: | 1928 |
| Team: | Wisconsin Badgers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 7–1–1 |
| Conf Record: | 3–1–1 |
| Head Coach: | Glenn Thistlethwaite |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Mvp: | Bo Cuisinier |
| Captain: | Rube Wagner |
| Stadium: | Camp Randall Stadium |
The 1928 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1928 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 7–1–1 record (3–1–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Big Ten Conference, outscored all opponents by a combined total of 163 to 38, and was ranked No. 4 under the Dickinson System. Glenn Thistlethwaite was in his second year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1] [2] The team was ranked No. 4 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1928.[3]
Quarterback Francis "Bo" Cuisinier was selected as the team's most valuable player.[4] Guard Rube Wagner was the team captain.[5] Wagner was also selected by the Associated Press (AP), United Press, and Walter Eckersall as a first-team player on the 1928 All-Big Ten Conference football team. Cuisinier was selected by the AP and Eckersall as a second-team All-Big Ten player.[6] [7] [8]
The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium, which had a capacity of 38,293.[9] During the 1928 season, the average attendance at home games was 29,334.[10]