1928 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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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

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]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Davis & ElkinsL 0–7
September 29West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 12–06,500[4]
October 6vs. HaskellWheeling, WVW 28–7
October 13at PittsburghW 9–625,000[5]
October 20vs. Washington and LeeCharleston, WVW 22–0
October 27at LafayetteW 17–0
November 6at FordhamW 18–0
November 10Oklahoma A&M
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 32–6
November 17at GeorgetownL 0–12
November 29Washington & Jefferson
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 14–0

References[edit]

  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 Defeats Wesleyan Bobcats, 12-0". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 30, 1928. p. 2, part 2. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Hannum, Max E. (October 14, 1928). "Local Team Upset". The Pittsburgh Press. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.