Misplaced Pages

1928 NC State Wolfpack football team

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
American college football season

1928 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–5–1 (1–4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRiddick Stadium
Seasons← 19271929 →
1928 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Georgia Tech $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Tennessee 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
Florida 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
VPI 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Alabama 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
LSU 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Clemson 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Vanderbilt 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Tulane 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Ole Miss 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
North Carolina 2 – 2 – 2 5 – 3 – 2
Kentucky 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
South Carolina 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
Maryland 2 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Georgia 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
NC State 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Mississippi A&M 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 4 – 2
Virginia 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Washington and Lee 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Sewanee 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Auburn 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 NC State Wolfpack football team was an American football team that represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1928 college football season. In its fifth and final season under head coach Gus Tebell, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record (1–4–1 against SoCon opponents), finished in 17th place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 157 to 100.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28Elon*W 57–0
October 6at Washington and LeeL 6–38
October 12at ClemsonL 0–7
October 18Wake Forest*
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
W 37–0
October 27at FloridaL 7–14
November 3North Carolina
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
T 6–6
November 10vs. Davidson*W 14–7
November 17Duke*
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 12–14
November 24at Michigan State*L 0–7
November 29South Carolina
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 18–7
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1928 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  2. "Wolfpack Football 2019 NC State Media Guide" (PDF). North Carolina State University. 2019. p. 149. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  3. "Wolfpack runs wild in opening contest, beating Elon 57 to 0". Greensboro Daily News. September 29, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Generals smother Carolina State Wolfpack". The Portsmouth Star. October 7, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Four thousand fans see Clemson Tiger scratch North Carolina State Wolves by one earned touchdown". Florence Morning News Review. October 13, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Old North State defeats Deacons". The Columbia Record. October 19, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Florida 'Gators whip State, 14–7". The Asheville Citizen-Times. October 28, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Brilliant pass gets tie for N. Carolina". The Miami Herald. November 4, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "State beats fighting 'Cats 14–7". The News and Observer. November 11, 1928. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Duke beats Carolina State on drop kicks". The Birmingham News. November 18, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Spartans Beat Southern Foe By Touchdown". Detroit Free Press. November 25, 1928. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Warren leads Wolfpack to victory over Gamecocks". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 30, 1928. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
NC State Wolfpack football
Venues
Bowls & rivalries
Culture & lore
People
Seasons
Categories: