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1928 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 1928 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Ira Rodgers, the team compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 152 to 38.[1][2] The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Clarence Keefer was the team captain.[3]

1928 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
CaptainClarence Keefer
Home stadiumMountaineer Field
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown   –   8 – 2 – 0
West Virginia   –   8 – 2 – 0
Howard   –   6 – 1 – 2
Loyola (LA)   –   7 – 3 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 3 – 1
East Tennessee State Teachers   –   4 – 3 – 0
Delaware State   –   1 – 1 – 1
Duke   –   5 – 5 – 0
Georgia Normal   –   5 – 5 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   4 – 4 – 1
Texas A&I   –   4 – 4 – 0
Texas Tech   –   4 – 4 – 1
Catholic University   –   4 – 5 – 0
Mississippi State Teachers   –   4 – 5 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers   –   3 – 4 – 1
Texas Mines   –   3 – 4 – 1
Wesley   –   3 – 4 – 0
Appalachian State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Delaware   –   2 – 6 – 0
Wake Forest   –   2 – 6 – 2
Davidson   –   2 – 8 – 0
George Washington   –   1 – 7 – 0

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Davis & Elkins
L 0–7[4]
September 29West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 12–06,500[5]
October 6vs. HaskellWheeling, WVW 28–76,500[6]
October 13at Pittsburgh
W 9–625,000[7]
October 20vs. Washington and Lee
W 22–0[8]
October 27at Lafayette
W 17–0[9]
November 6at Fordham
W 18–025,000[10]
November 10Oklahoma A&M
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 32–612,500[11]
November 17at Georgetown
L 0–12[12]
November 29Washington & Jefferson
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 14–019,000[13]

References

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  1. ^ "1928 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 West Virginia Football Media Guide". West Virginia University. 2017. p. 176.
  3. ^ 2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169.
  4. ^ "West Virginia University loses grid inaugural". The Pittsburgh Press. September 23, 1928. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "West Virginia Defeats Wesleyan Bobcats, 12–0". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 30, 1928. p. 2, part 2. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Haskell Indians fall before W.V.U. by 28–7". The Washington Post. October 7, 1928. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Hannum, Max E. (October 14, 1928). "Local Team Upset". The Pittsburgh Press. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Generals downed by Mountaineers". Bristol Herald Courier. October 21, 1928. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "West Virginia rips through Lafayette". Sunday News. October 28, 1928. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "West Virginia turns back Cavanaugh's Maroons in election day battle". The Hartford Daily Courant. November 7, 1928. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "West Virginia smothers Oklahoma Aggies". Shawnee Morning News. November 11, 1928. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Georgetown wins, 12 to 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 18, 1928. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "West Virginia tops Presidents by 14–0". Reading Times. November 30, 1928. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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