1928 West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats football team
| 1928 West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | West Virginia Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (3–2 WVAC) |
| Head coach |
|
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Potomac State | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New River State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salem | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia Wesleyan | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Concord | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Glenville State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Broaddus | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alderson | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairmont State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morris Harvey | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davis & Elkins * | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethany (WV) * | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shepherd * | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1928 West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats football team represented West Virginia Wesleyan College as a member of the West Virginia Athletic Conference (WVAC) during the 1928 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Cebe Ross, the Bobcats compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing fifth in the WVAC.[1]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 21 | Fairmont State | Buckhannon, WV | W 43–0 | [2] | ||
| September 29 | at West Virginia* | L 0–12 | 6,500 | [3] | ||
| October 6 | at NYU* | L 7–26 | 17,500 | [4] | ||
| October 13 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Concord | Beckley, WV | W 18–0 | [5][6] | |
| October 20 | at Georgetown* | L 7–34 | 3,500 | [7] | ||
| October 27 | Waynesburg* | Buckhannon, WV | W 34–0 | [8] | ||
| November 3 | at Navy* | L 0–37 | [9][10] | |||
| November 12 | vs. Salem | Clarksburg, WV | W 12–0 | [11] | ||
| November 17 | Davis & Elkins |
| L 7–14 | [12] | ||
| November 24 | at St. Xavier* | W 19–7 | [13] | |||
| November 29 | at Marshall | L 7–13 | [14] | |||
| ||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "2005 WVIAC Football Media Guide". West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. July 15, 2005. p. 34. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Wesleyan Wins From Fairmont". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. September 22, 1928. p. 14. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
.
- ^ "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 .
- ^ "Violet crushes Mountaineers, 26–7". Daily News. October 7, 1928. Retrieved February 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Concord-Wesleyan All-Set For Big Game At Beckley". The Hinton Daily News. Hinton, West Virginia. October 13, 1928. p. 5. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "W. Va. Wesleyan Defeats Concord". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 14, 1928. p. 10, sporting section. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Georgetown Downs W. Va. Wesleyan, 34—7". The Evening Star. Washington, D.C. October 21, 1928. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "W. Va. Wesleyan Back In Limelight; Beats Waynesburg". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 28, 1928. p. 3, sporting section. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Navy Swamps Bobcat Eleven". The Sunday Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. November 4, 1928. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Navy Swamps Bobcat Eleven (continued)". The Sunday Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. November 4, 1928. p. 4, sports section. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Bobcats Play Monday". The Cincinnati Post. Cincinnati, Ohio. November 9, 1928. p. 28. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Wesleyan Beaten". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 18, 1928. p. 9, sporting section. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Bobcats scratch and bite". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 25, 1928. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marshall 13, W. Va. Wesleyan 7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. November 30, 1928. p. 8. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
 | This college football 1928 season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |