1928 Florida Southern Moccasins football team

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1928 Florida Southern Moccasins football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–2–1 (4–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chattanooga $ 8 1 0 8 2 0
Mississippi College 6 1 2 7 1 2
Western Kentucky State Normal 5 1 0 8 1 0
Florida Southern 4 1 0 5 2 1
Transylvania 4 1 0 8 3 0
Wofford 5 2 0 7 2 1
Furman 3 1 0 5 4 0
Millsaps 4 2 1 5 3 1
Howard (AL) 4 2 1 6 4 1
Centenary 2 1 1 6 3 2
Louisiana College 2 1 0 3 5 0
The Citadel 4 3 0 6 3 1
Southwestern (TN) 2 2 0 6 4 0
Birmingham–Southern 2 2 3 3 2 4
Mercer 2 2 1 3 5 1
Georgetown (KY) 3 3 0 3 6 0
SW Louisiana 3 4 0 4 5 0
Kentucky Wesleyan 2 3 0 6 3 0
Stetson 2 3 0 4 3 0
Newberry 2 3 0 3 5 0
Spring Hill 2 3 1 2 5 1
Oglethorpe 1 2 0 3 5 1
Presbyterian 2 5 0 4 6 0
Louisiana Normal 1 3 0 5 4 0
Union (TN) 2 6 0 3 7 0
Centre 1 3 0 2 8 0
Louisiana Tech 1 6 0 2 7 0
Rollins 0 3 0 0 4 0
Louisville 0 4 0 1 7 0
Erskine 0 5 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1928 Florida Southern Moccasins football team was an American football team that represented Southern College (now known as Florida Southern College) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1928 college football season. In their first year under head coach Jesse Burbage, the team compiled a 5–2–1 record.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6at Florida*L 0–264,000[1]
October 20Piedmont*
W 27–0[2]
October 28Tampa Athletic Club*
  • College Field
  • Lakeland, FL
Canceled [3]
November 3at StetsonDeLand, FLW 13–0[4]
November 12vs. ErskineLake Wales, FLW 18–05,000[5]
November 24Rollins
  • College Field
  • Lakeland, FL
W 58–0[6]
November 29Wofford
  • College Field
  • Lakeland, FL
W 13–7[7]
December 8Chattanooga
  • College Field
  • Lakeland, FL
L 0–19[8]
January 1at Miami (FL)*
T 13–13[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Florida defeats Southern, 26–0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 7, 1928. Retrieved July 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Southern turns on Piedmont, 27 to 0". Orlando Sunday Sentinel. October 21, 1928. Retrieved July 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Moccasins to start practice for 'big' game". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 28, 1928. Retrieved July 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Southern defeats Stetson, 13 to 0". Orlando Sunday Sentinel. November 4, 1928. Retrieved July 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Southern downs Seceders' team". The State. November 13, 1928. Retrieved July 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southern College wins class title by defeating Tars". The Sunday Reporter-Star. November 25, 1928. Retrieved July 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Southern whips Wofford Tribe". The Columbia Record. November 30, 1928. Retrieved July 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Chattanooga Moccasins trample Southern Moccasins for S.I.A.A. championship". The Chattanooga Times. December 9, 1928. Retrieved July 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hurricanes and Southern College in thrilling 13 to 13 tie". The Miami Herald. January 2, 1928. Retrieved July 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.