1928 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1928 West Virginia Mountaineers football
1928 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–2
Head coach	Ira Rodgers (4th season);
Captain	Clarence Keefer
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field
	Seasons ← 1927 1929 →

1928 Southern college football independents records
v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Davis & Elkins	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 0–7		^[4]
September 29	West Virginia Wesleyan	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 12–0	6,500	^[5]
October 6	vs. Haskell	Wheeling, WV	W 28–7	6,500	^[6]
October 13	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	W 9–6	25,000	^[7]
October 20	vs. Washington and Lee	Laidley Field Charleston, WV	W 22–0		^[8]
October 27	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	W 17–0		^[9]
November 6	at Fordham	Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	W 18–0	25,000	^[10]
November 10	Oklahoma A&M	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 32–6	12,500	^[11]
November 17	at Georgetown	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 0–12		^[12]
November 29	Washington & Jefferson	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 14–0	19,000	^[13]

References

^ "1928 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
^ "2017 West Virginia Football Media Guide". West Virginia University. 2017. p. 176.
^ 2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169.
^ "West Virginia University loses grid inaugural". The Pittsburgh Press. September 23, 1928. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – 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 .
^ "Haskell Indians fall before W.V.U. by 28–7". The Washington Post. October 7, 1928. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hannum, Max E. (October 14, 1928). "Local Team Upset". The Pittsburgh Press. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Generals downed by Mountaineers". Bristol Herald Courier. October 21, 1928. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "West Virginia rips through Lafayette". Sunday News. October 28, 1928. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "West Virginia turns back Cavanaugh's Maroons in election day battle". The Hartford Daily Courant. November 7, 1928. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "West Virginia smothers Oklahoma Aggies". Shawnee Morning News. November 11, 1928. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Georgetown wins, 12 to 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 18, 1928. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "West Virginia tops Presidents by 14–0". Reading Times. November 30, 1928. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[SR-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 University loses grid inaugural". The Pittsburgh Press. September 23, 1928. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "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 .

[6] "Haskell Indians fall before W.V.U. by 28–7". The Washington Post. October 7, 1928. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[ltu-7] Hannum, Max E. (October 14, 1928). "Local Team Upset". The Pittsburgh Press. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "Generals downed by Mountaineers". Bristol Herald Courier. October 21, 1928. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "West Virginia rips through Lafayette". Sunday News. October 28, 1928. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "West Virginia turns back Cavanaugh's Maroons in election day battle". The Hartford Daily Courant. November 7, 1928. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] "West Virginia smothers Oklahoma Aggies". Shawnee Morning News. November 11, 1928. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[12] "Georgetown wins, 12 to 0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 18, 1928. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

[13] "West Virginia tops Presidents by 14–0". Reading Times. November 30, 1928. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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v t e West Virginia Mountaineers football
Venues	Mountaineer Field (1924–1979) Milan Puskar Stadium (1980–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Cincinnati Marshall: Friends of Coal Bowl Maryland Old Ironsides Penn State Pittsburgh: Backyard Brawl Syracuse Virginia Tech
Culture & lore	The Mountaineer Marching band "Take Me Home, Country Roads" 2007 Backyard Brawl
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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