1928 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team

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The 1928 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team represented Eastern Illinois State Teachers College (now known as Eastern Illinois University) as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1928 college football season. The team was led by seventeenth-year head coach Charles Lantz and played its home games at Schahrer Field. The Blue and Gray finished the season with a 7–0–1 record overall and a 5–0–1 record in conference play, making them conference co-champions with Millikin.[1][2]

ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record7–0–1 (5–0–1 IIAC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumSchahrer Field
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1928 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football
IIAC champion
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record7–0–1 (5–0–1 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSchahrer Field
Seasons
← 1927
1929 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1928 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Illinois +5–0–17–0–1
Millikin +5–0–16–0–2
Augustana (IL)6–1–07–1–0
Bradley6–1–07–2–0
Monmouth (IL)5–1–06–3–0
Southern Illinois3–1–07–1–2
McKendree2–1–05–5–0
Illinois Wesleyan5–3–05–3–0
Carthage2–2–12–3–2
Lake Forest1–1–02–4–1
Illinois College4–5–04–5–0
Eureka3–4–13–4–1
North Central2–3–14–3–2
Mount Morris2–3–03–3–1
Western Illinois2–3–22–3–3
St. Viator1–3–03–5–0
Illinois State Normal2–6–02–6–0
Knox (IL)1–4–03–5–0
Wheaton (IL)0–2–13–4–1
Northern Illinois State0–2–10–6–1
Shurtleff0–3–11–4–1
Lincoln (IL)0–8–00–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6Millikin
T 12–12[3]
October 13Shurtleff
  • Schahrer Field
  • Charleston, IL
W 30–7[4]
October 20Indiana State*
  • Schahrer Field
  • Charleston, IL
W 19–0[5]
October 27at Rose Poly*Terre Haute, INW 39–2[6]
November 3at St. ViatorBourbonnais, ILW 26–0[7]
November 10Illinois State Normal
  • Schahrer Field
  • Charleston, IL (rivalry)
W 19–0[8]
November 17at Southern Illinois
W 18–0[9]
November 23Lincoln (IL)
  • Schahrer Field
  • Charleston, IL
W 75–0[10]
  • *Non-conference game
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