1928 Southern Conference football season

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The 1928 Southern Conference football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Conference as part of the 1928 college football season. The season began on September 22.

LeagueNCAA
SportCollege football
DurationSeptember 22, 1928
through January 1, 1929
Teams22
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1928 Southern Conference football season
LeagueNCAA
SportCollege football
DurationSeptember 22, 1928
through January 1, 1929
Teams22
Regular Season
Season championsGeorgia Tech
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1928 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Georgia Tech $7–0–010–0–0
Tennessee6–0–19–0–1
Florida6–1–08–1–0
VPI4–1–07–2–0
Alabama6–2–06–3–0
LSU3–1–16–2–1
Clemson4–2–08–3–0
Vanderbilt4–2–08–2–0
Tulane3–3–16–3–1
Ole Miss3–3–05–4–0
North Carolina2–2–25–3–2
Kentucky2–2–14–3–1
South Carolina2–2–16–2–2
Maryland2–3–16–3–1
VMI2–3–15–3–2
Georgia2–4–04–5–0
NC State1–3–14–5–1
Mississippi A&M1–4–02–4–2
Virginia1–6–02–6–1
Washington and Lee1–6–02–8–0
Sewanee0–5–02–7–0
Auburn0–7–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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In the annual Rose Bowl game, Georgia Tech defeated the California Golden Bears by a score of 8–7. The game was notable for a play by California All-American Roy Riegels in which he scooped up a Georgia Tech fumble and ran towards his own goal line. The two-point safety on the ensuing punt proved to be the margin of victory.[1] Georgia Tech thus claims a national championship.

The Florida Gators led the nation in scoring with 336 points, but had their undefeated campaign derailed in the final game by the South's biggest upset that season,[2] a controversial loss to Tennessee.

Tulane back Bill Banker led the conference in individual scoring with 128 points, tying a school record set by Peggy Flournoy in 1925 which was unbroken until 2007 by Matt Forte.

Season overview

Results and team statistics

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Conf. Rank Team Head coach Overall record Conf. record PPG PAG
1Georgia TechWilliam Alexander10–07–022.14.7
2TennesseeRobert Neyland9–0–16–0–124.95.1
3FloridaCharlie Bachman8–16–137.34.9
4VPIAndy Gustafson7–24–122.010.2
5 (tie)AlabamaWallace Wade6–36–220.88.3
5 (tie)LSUMike Donahue6–2–13–1–120.05.0
7 (tie)ClemsonJosh Cody8–34–217.57.0
7 (tie)VanderbiltDan McGugin8–24–215.25.7
9 (tie)TulaneBernie Bierman6–3–13–3–126.47.6
9 (tie)Ole MissHomer Hazel5–43–317.313.4
9 (tie)North CarolinaChuck Collins5–3–22–2–218.611.5
9 (tie)KentuckyHarry Gamage4–3–12–2–112.55.1
9 (tie)South CarolinaBilly Laval6–2–22–2–19.67.0
14 (tie)MarylandCurley Byrd6–3–12–3–113.27.0
14 (tie)VMIW. C. Raftery5–3–22–3–19.57.5
16GeorgiaHarry Mehre4–52–413.612.6
17NC StateGus Tebell4–5–11–3–115.710.0
18Mississippi A&MJohn W. Hancock2–4–21–48.820.8
19 (tie)VirginiaGreasy Neale2–6–11–613.415.8
19 (tie)Washington and LeePat Herron2–81–613.918.4
21SewaneeM. S. Bennett2–70–59.931.9
22AuburnGeorge Bohler1–80–74.117.1
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Key

PPG = Average of points scored per game[3]

PAG = Average of points allowed per game[3]

Regular season

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Index to colors and formatting
Non-conference matchup; SoCon member won
Non-conference matchup; SoCon member lost
Non-conference matchup; tie
Conference matchup
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SoCon teams in bold.

Week One

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
September 22NewberryClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaW 30–0[4]
September 22ErskineSouth CarolinaMelton Field • Columbia, South CarolinaW 19–0[5]
September 22Hampden–SydneyVMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 14–7[6]
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Week Two

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
September 28Birmingham–SouthernAuburnCramton Bowl • Montgomery, AlabamaL 6–0[7]
September 29DavidsonClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaW 6–0[8]
September 29Washington CollegeMarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandW 31–0[9]
September 29ArkansasOle MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiW 25–0[10]
September 29Ouachita BaptistMississippi A&MScott Field • Starkville, MississippiW 20–6[11]
September 29Wake ForestNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaW 65–015,000[12]
September 29ElonNC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaW 57–0[13]
September 29Bryson CollegeSewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeW 14–0[14]
September 29South CarolinaChicagoStagg Field • Chicago, IllinoisW 6–035,000[15]
September 29Maryville (TN)TennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 41–0[16]
September 29TulaneLouisiana NormalTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaW 65–0[17]
September 29VanderbiltChattanoogaChamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TennesseeW 20–0[18]
September 29Randolph–MaconVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaW 66–0[19]
September 29RichmondVMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaT 6–6[20]
September 29RoanokeVPIMiles Stadium • Blacksburg, VirginiaW 34–7[21]
September 29LynchburgWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 56–0[22]
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Week Three

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 6Ole MissAlabamaDenny Field • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaALA 27–06,000[23]
October 6ClemsonAuburnDrake Field • Auburn, AlabamaCLEM 33–6[24]
October 6Florida SouthernFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaW 26–04,000[25]
October 6MercerGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GeorgiaW 52–0[26]
October 6VMIGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaGT 13–018,000[27]
October 6Carson–NewmanKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyW 61–0[28]
October 6Southwestern LouisianaLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 46–0[29]
October 6North CarolinaMarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandUNC 26–19[30]
October 6TulaneMississippi A&MMunicipal Stadium • Jackson, MississippiTUL 51–6[31]
October 6SewaneeTexas A&MFair Park Stadium • Dallas, TexasL 69–0[32]
October 6CentreTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 41–7[33]
October 6ColgateVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeW 12–7[34]
October 6South CarolinaVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaSCAR 24–137,500[35]
October 6Hampden–SydneyVPIMiles Stadium • Blacksburg, VirginiaW 32–7[36]
October 6NC StateWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaW&L 38–6[37]
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Week Four

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 12NC StateClemsonPee Dee Fairgrounds • Florence, South CarolinaCLEM 7–04,000[38]
October 13AlabamaMississippi A&MScott Field • Starkville, MississippiALA 46–08,000[39][40]
October 13AuburnFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaFLA 27–06,000[41]
October 13Georgia TechTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaGT 12–0[42]
October 13GeorgiaYaleYale Bowl • New Haven, ConnecticutL 21–6[43]
October 13MarylandSouth CarolinaMelton Field • Columbia, South CarolinaSCAR 21–7[44]
October 13Louisiana CollegeLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 41–0[45]
October 13Ole MissTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 13–12[46]
October 13North CarolinaHarvardHarvard Stadium • Boston, MassachusettsL 20–0[47]
October 13TransylvaniaSewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeL 14–13[48]
October 13VanderbiltTexasFair Park Stadium • Dallas, TexasW 13–12[49]
October 13VirginiaPrincetonPalmer Stadium • Princeton, New JerseyT 0–0[50]
October 13RoanokeVMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 31–13[51]
October 13VPIColgateWhitnall Field • Hamilton, New YorkL 35–14[52][53]
October 13Washington & LeeKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyUK 6–0[54]
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Week Five

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 18Wake ForestNC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaW 37–0[55]
October 19ErskineClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaW 52–0[56]
October 19PresbyterianSouth CarolinaMelton Field • Columbia, South CarolinaW 13–0[57]
October 20TennesseeAlabamaDenny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaTENN 15–13[58][59]
October 20Ole MissAuburnLegion Field • Birmingham, AlabamaMISS 19–0[60]
October 20MercerFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaW 73–08,000[61]
October 20FurmanGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GeorgiaW 7–0[62]
October 20Notre DameGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaW 13–035,000[63]
October 20KentuckyNorthwesternDyche Stadium • Evanston, ILL 7–0[64]
October 20Mississippi A&MLSUMunicipal Stadium • Jackson, MississippiLSU 31–0[65]
October 20Western MarylandMarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandW 13–6[66]
October 20VPINorth CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaVPI 16–149,000[67]
October 20Cumberland (TN)SewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeW 38–05,000[68]
October 20VanderbiltTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaVAN 13–6[69]
October 20VirginiaVMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaVMI 9–0[70]
October 20Washington & LeeWest VirginiaLaidley Field • Charleston, West VirginiaL 22–0[71]
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Week Six

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 25ClemsonSouth CarolinaState Fairgrounds • Columbia, South CarolinaCLEM 32–014,000[72]
October 27SewaneeAlabamaLegion Field • Birmingham, AlabamaALA 42–1211,743[73][74]
October 27Howard (AL)AuburnDrake Field • Auburn, AlabamaW 25–6[75]
October 27NC StateFloridaFairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FloridaFLA 14–713,000[76]
October 27TulaneGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GeorgiaUGA 20–14[77]
October 27Georgia TechNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaGT 20–720,000[78]
October 27CentreKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyW 8–0[79]
October 27Spring HillLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 30–7[80]
October 27MarylandVMITate Field • Richmond, VirginiaT 0–0[81]
October 27Ole MissLoyola (LA)Loyola University Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaL 34–14[82]
October 27VirginiaVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 34–0[83]
October 27KingVPIMiles Stadium • Blacksburg, VirginiaW 54–0[84]
October 27Washington & LeeTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 26–7[85]
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Week Seven

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 1South CarolinaThe CitadelCounty Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, South CarolinaT 0–02,000[86]
November 3AlabamaWisconsinCamp Randall Stadium • Madison, WisconsinL 15–025,000[87][88]
November 3AuburnGeorgiaMemorial Stadium • Columbus, GeorgiaUGA 13–0[89]
November 3ClemsonOle MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiMISS 26–7[90]
November 3SewaneeFloridaFairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FloridaFLA 71–66,500[91]
November 3OglethorpeGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaW 32–78,000[92]
November 3ArkansasLSUState Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LouisianaL 7–0[93]
November 3MarylandVPILeague Park • Norfolk, VirginiaVPI 9–69,000[94]
November 3Mississippi A&MMichigan StateCollege Field • East Lansing, MichiganT 6–6[95]
November 3North CarolinaNC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaT 6–6[96]
November 3Carson–NewmanTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 57–0[97]
November 3KentuckyVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 14–7[98]
November 3Washington & LeeVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaUVA 20–13[99]
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Week Eight

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 10KentuckyAlabamaCramton Bowl • Montgomery, AlabamaALA 14–07,500[100][101]
November 10AuburnTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaTUL 13–12[102]
November 10ClemsonVMILynchburg, VirginiaCLEM 12–0[103]
November 10FloridaGeorgiaMunicipal Stadium • Savannah, GeorgiaFLA 26–616,000[104]
November 10VanderbiltGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaGT 19–730,000[105]
November 10Ole MissLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaLSU 19–6[106]
November 10MarylandYaleYale Bowl • New Haven, ConnecticutW 6–0[107]
November 10CentenaryMississippi A&MScott Field • Starkville, MississippiT 6–6[108]
November 10DavidsonNC StateWorld War Memorial Stadium • Greensboro, North CarolinaW 14–7[109]
November 10South CarolinaNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaT 0–06,000[110]
November 10SewaneeTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 37–0[111]
November 10VirginiaVPIMiles Stadium • Blacksburg, VirginiaVPI 20–05,000–7,000[112]
November 10Washington & LeePrincetonPalmer Stadium • Princeton, New JerseyL 25–12[113]
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Week Nine

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 17AlabamaGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaGT 33–1326,000[114][115]
November 17Mississippi A&MAuburnLegion Field • Birmingham, AlabamaMSA&M 13–0[116]
November 17ClemsonFloridaFairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FloridaFLA 27–615,000[117]
November 17LSUGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GeorgiaLSU 13–12[118]
November 17VirginiaMarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandMD 18–2[119]
November 17Ole MissSouthwestern (TN)Fargason Field • Memphis, TennesseeW 34–2[120]
November 17North CarolinaDavidsonRichardson Field • Davidson, North CarolinaW 30–77,000[121]
November 17FurmanSouth CarolinaMelton Field • Columbia, South CarolinaW 6–0[122]
November 17SewaneeTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaTUL 41–612,000[123]
November 17TennesseeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeTENN 6–0[124]
November 17VMIKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyUK 23–12[125]
November 17VPIWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaVPI 13–7[126]
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Week Ten

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 24Washington & LeeMarylandGriffith Stadium • Washington, DCMD 6–0[127]
November 24NC StateMichigan StateCollege Field • East Lansing, MichiganL 7–0[128]
November 24Louisiana CollegeTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaW 47–78,000[129]
November 24CentreVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeW 26–0[130]
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Week Eleven

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 29GeorgiaAlabamaLegion Field • Birmingham, AlabamaALA 19–020,184[131][132]
November 29ClemsonFurmanManly Field • Greenville, South CarolinaW 27–1212,500[133]
November 29Washington & LeeFloridaFairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FloridaFLA 60–614,000[134]
November 29AuburnGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaGT 51–020,000[135]
November 29KentuckyTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeT 0–0[136]
November 29LSUTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaT 0–0[137]
November 29MarylandJohns HopkinsBaltimore Stadium • Baltimore, MarylandW 26–6[138]
November 29Ole MissMississippi A&MScott Field • Starkville, MississippiMISS 20–19[139]
November 29North CarolinaVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaUNC 24–2018,000-20,000[140]
November 29South CarolinaNC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaNCST 18–7[141]
November 29VMIVPIMaher Field • Roanoke, VirginiaVMI 16–6[142]
December 1SewaneeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 13–010,000[143]
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Week Twelve

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
December 8LSUAlabamaLegion Field • Birmingham, AlabamaALA 13–0[144][145]
December 8ClemsonThe CitadelJohnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, South CarolinaL 12–7[146]
December 8GeorgiaGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaGT 20–640,000[147]
December 8DukeNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaW 14–710,000[148]
December 8FloridaTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 13–1213,000[149]
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Bowl games

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DateBowl GameSiteSIAA TeamOpponentScore
January 1, 1929Rose BowlRose Bowl • Pasadena, CaliforniaGeorgia TechCaliforniaGT 8–7
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Awards and honors

All-Americans

Main article: 1928 College Football All-America Team

All-Southern team

Main article: 1928 College Football All-Southern Team

The followers players were picked for the composite first All-Southern team of more than one hundred sports writers and coaches compiled by the Associated Press (AP).[150] The United Press (UP) also selected a team:

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Position Name First-team selectors Team
QB Clyde Crabtree AP, UP Florida
HB Warner Mizell AP, UP Georgia Tech
HB Bill Banker AP, UP Tulane
FB Gerald Snyder AP Maryland
E Dale Van Sickel AP, UP Florida
T Frank Speer AP, UP Georgia Tech
G Fred Vaughan AP NC State
C Peter Pund AP, UP Georgia Tech
G Raleigh Drennon AP Georgia Tech
T Jess Tinsley AP LSU
E Dick Abernathy AP Vanderbilt
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