1928 Southern Conference football season

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.

1928 Southern Conference football season
LeagueNCAA
SportCollege football
DurationSeptember 22, 1928
through January 1, 1929
Number of teams22
Regular Season
Season championsGeorgia Tech
1928 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
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

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
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

Key

PPG = Average of points scored per game[3]

PAG = Average of points allowed per game[3]

Regular season
Index to colors and formatting
Non-conference matchup; SoCon member won
Non-conference matchup; SoCon member lost
Non-conference matchup; tie
Conference matchup

SoCon teams in bold.

Week One
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
September 22NewberryClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaW 30–0
September 22ErskineSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaW 19–0
September 22Hampden-SydneyVMILexington, VirginiaW 14–7

Week Two
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
September 28Birmingham–SouthernAuburnCramton Bowl • Montgomery, AlabamaL 6–0
September 29DavidsonClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaW 6–0
September 29Washington (MD)MarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandW 31–0
September 29ArkansasOle MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiW 25–0
September 29OuachitaMississippi A&MDavis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MississippiW 20–6
September 29Wake ForestNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaW 65–0
September 29ElonNorth Carolina StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaW 57–0
September 29BrysonSewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeW 14–0
September 29South CarolinaChicagoStagg Field • ChicagoW 6–0
September 29MaryvilleTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 41–0
September 29TulaneNorthwestern StateBaton Rouge, LouisianaW 65–0
September 29VanderbiltChattanoogaChattanooga, TennesseeW 20–0
September 29Randolph-MaconVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaW 66–0
September 29RoanokeVirginia TechBlacksburg, VirginiaW 34–7
September 29LynchburgWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 56–0

Week Three
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 6Ole MissAlabamaDenny Field • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaALA 27–0
October 6ClemsonAuburnDrake Field • Auburn, AlabamaCLEM 33–6
October 6Florida SouthernFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaW 26–0
October 6MercerGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GeorgiaW 52–0
October 6VMIGeorgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaGT 13–0
October 6Carson-NewmanKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyW 61–0
October 6Louisiana-LafayetteLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 46–0
October 6North CarolinaMarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandUNC 26–19
October 6TulaneMississippi A&MJackson, MississippiTUL 51–6
October 6SewaneeTexas A&MDallas, TexasL 69–0
October 6CentreTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 41–7
October 6ColgateVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeW 12–7
October 6South CarolinaVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaSCAR 24–13
October 6Hampden-SydneyVirginia TechBlacksburg, VirginiaW 32–7
October 6North Carolina StateWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaW&L 38–6

Week Four
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 12North Carolina StateClemsonFlorence, South CarolinaCLEM 7–0
October 13AlabamaMississippi A&MDavis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MississippiALA 46–0
October 13AuburnFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaFLA 27–0
October 13Georgia TechTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaGT 12–0
October 13GeorgiaYaleYale Bowl • New Haven, ConnecticutL 21–6
October 13MarylandSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaSCAR 21–7
October 13Louisiana CollegeLSUState Field • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 41–0
October 13Ole MissTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 13–12
October 13North CarolinaHarvardHarvard Stadium • Allston, MassachusettsL 20–0
October 13TransylvaniaSewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeL 14–13
October 13VanderbiltTexasFair Park Stadium • DallasW 13–12
October 13VirginiaPrincetonPalmer Stadium • Princeton, New JerseyT 0–0
October 13RoanokeVMILexington, VirginiaW 31–13
October 13Virginia TechColgateHamilton, New YorkL 35–14
October 13Washington & LeeKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyUK 6–0

Week Five
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 18Wake ForestNorth Carolina StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaW 37–0
October 19ErskineClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaW 52–0
October 19PresbyterianSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaW 13–0
October 20TennesseeAlabamaDenny Field • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaTENN 15–13
October 20Ole MissAuburnLegion Field • Birmingham, AlabamaMISS 19–0
October 20MercerFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaW 73–0
October 20FurmanGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GeorgiaW 7–0
October 20Notre DameGeorgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaW 13–0
October 20KentuckyNorthwesternChicagoL 7–0
October 20Mississippi A&MLSUJackson, MississippiLSU 31–0
October 20McDanielMarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandW 13–6
October 20Virginia TechNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaVT 16–14
October 20CumberlandSewaneeMcGee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeW 38–0
October 20VanderbiltTulaneTulane Stadium • New OrleansVAN 13–6
October 20VirginiaVMILexington, VirginiaVMI 9–0
October 20Washington & LeeWest VirginiaCharleston, West VirginiaL 22–0

Week Six
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 25ClemsonSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaCLEM 32–0
October 27SewaneeAlabamaLegion Field • Birmingham, AlabamaALA 42–12
October 27HowardAuburnDrake Field • Auburn, AlabamaW 25–6
October 27North Carolina StateFloridaFairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FloridaFLA 14–7
October 27TulaneGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GeorgiaUGA 20–14
October 27Georgia TechNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaGT 20–7
October 27CentreKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyW 8–0
October 27Spring HillLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 30–7
October 27MarylandVMIRichmond, VirginiaT 0–0
October 27Ole MissLoyolaNew OrleansL 34–14
October 27VirginiaVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 34–0
October 27KingVirginia TechBlacksburg, VirginiaW 54–0
October 27Washington & LeeTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 26–7

Week Seven
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 1South CarolinaThe CitadelCounty Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, South CarolinaT 0–0
November 3AlabamaWisconsinCamp Randall Stadium • Madison, WisconsinL 15–0
November 3AuburnGeorgiaMcClung Stadium • Columbus, GeorgiaUGA 13–0
November 3ClemsonOle MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiMISS 26–7
November 3SewaneeFloridaFairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FloridaFLA 71–6
November 3OglethorpeGeorgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaW 32–7
November 3ArkansasLSUState Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LouisianaL 7–0
November 3MarylandVirginia TechNorfolk, VirginiaVT 9–6
November 3Mississippi A&MMichigan StateSpartan Stadium • East Lansing, MichiganT 6–6
November 3North CarolinaNorth Carolina StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaT 6–6
November 3Carson-NewmanTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 57–0
November 3KentuckyVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 14–7
November 3Washington & LeeVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaUVA 20–13

Week Eight
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 10KentuckyAlabamaCramton Bowl • Montgomery, AlabamaALA 14–07,500
November 10AuburnTulaneTulane Stadium • New OrleansTUL 13–12
November 10ClemsonVMILynchburg, VirginiaCLEM 12–0
November 10FloridaGeorgiaSavannah, GeorgiaFLA 26–6
November 10VanderbiltGeorgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaGT 19–7
November 10Ole MissLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaLSU 19–6
November 10MarylandYaleYale Bowl • New Haven, ConnecticutW 6–0
November 10CentenaryMississippi A&MDavis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MississippiT 6–6
November 10DavidsonNorth Carolina StateGreensboro, North CarolinaW 14–7
November 10North CarolinaSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaT 0–0
November 10SewaneeTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 37–0
November 10VirginiaVirginia TechBlacksburg, VirginiaVT 20–0
November 10Washington & LeePrincetonPalmer Stadium • Princeton, New JerseyL 25–12

Week Nine
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 17AlabamaGeorgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaGT 33–13
November 17Mississippi A&MAuburnLegion Field • Birmingham, AlabamaMSA&M 13–0
November 17ClemsonFloridaFairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FloridaFLA 27–6
November 17LSUGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GeorgiaLSU 13–12
November 17VirginiaMarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandMD 18–2
November 17Ole MissRhodesMemphis, TennesseeW 34–2
November 17North CarolinaDavidsonDavidson, North CarolinaW 30–7
November 17FurmanSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaW 6–0
November 17SewaneeTulaneTulane Stadium • New OrleansTUL 41–6
November 17TennesseeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeTENN 6–0
November 17VMIKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyUK 23–12
November 17Virginia TechWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaVT 13–7

Week Ten
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 24MarylandWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaMD 6–0
November 24North Carolina StateMichigan StateSpartan Stadium • East Lansing, MichiganL 7–0
November 24Louisiana CollegeTulaneTulane Stadium • New OrleansW 47–7
November 24CentreVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeW 26–0

Week Eleven
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 29GeorgiaAlabamaLegion Field • Birmingham, AlabamaALA 19–0
November 29ClemsonFurmanManly Field • Greenville, South CarolinaW 27–12
November 29Washington & LeeFloridaFairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FloridaFLA 60–6
November 29AuburnGeorgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaGT 51–0
November 29KentuckyTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeT 0–0
November 29LSUTulaneTulane Stadium • New OrleansT 0–0
November 29MarylandJohns HopkinsBaltimoreW 26–6
November 29Ole MissMississippi A&MDavis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MississippiMISS 20–19
November 29North CarolinaVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaUNC 24–20
November 29South CarolinaNorth Carolina StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaNCST 18–7
November 29VMIVirginia TechRoanoke, VirginiaVMI 16–6
December 1SewaneeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 13–0

Week Twelve
DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
December 8LSUAlabamaLegion Field • Birmingham, AlabamaALA 13–0
December 8ClemsonThe CitadelJohnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, South CarolinaL 12–7
December 8GeorgiaGeorgia TechGrant Field • AtlantaGT 20–6
December 8DukeNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaW 14–7
December 8FloridaTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 13–12

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

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).[4] The United Press (UP) also selected a team:

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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References
  1. "Roy Riegels, 84, Who Took Off In Wrong Direction in Rose Bowl", The New York Times, March 28, 1993. Accessed January 28, 2008.
  2. "Southern Grid Title Goes To Yellow Jackets". The Anniston Star. December 9, 1928. p. 12. Retrieved July 24, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/southern/1928.html
  4. "All Southern Selections". The Kingsport Times. December 7, 1928.
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