1928 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team

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1928 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football
IIAC champion
Conference Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1928 record7–0–1 (5–0–1 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSchahrer Field
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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
Bradley 6–1–07–2–0
Monmouth (IL) 5–1–06–3–0
Southern Illinois 3–1–07–1–2
McKendree 2–1–05–5–0
Illinois Wesleyan 5–3–05–3–0
Carthage 2–2–12–3–2
Lake Forest 1–1–02–4–1
Illinois College 4–5–04–5–0
Eureka 3–4–13–4–1
North Central 2–3–14–3–2
Mount Morris 2–3–03–3–1
Western Illinois 2–3–22–3–3
St. Viator 1–3–03–5–0
Illinois State Normal 2–6–02–6–0
Knox (IL) 1–4–03–5–0
Wheaton (IL) 0–2–13–4–1
Northern Illinois State 0–2–10–6–1
Shurtleff 0–3–11–4–1
Lincoln (IL) 0–8–00–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions

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]

Schedule

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

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References

  1. ↑ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Illinois University Athletics. p. 46. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  2. ↑ "How They Finished". Decatur Herald . Decatur, Illinois. December 2, 1928. p. 25. Retrieved November 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Sink, Bob (October 7, 1928). "Charleston Eleven Plays J.M.U. Surprising Draw Game". Decatur Herald . p. 20. Retrieved November 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Shurtleff Beaten By Charleston Eleven In 'Little 19' Debut". Alton Evening Telegraph . October 15, 1928. p. 6. Retrieved November 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Lantz' Eleven Easily Downs Ind. Teachers". Decatur Herald . October 21, 1928. p. 23. Retrieved November 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Charleston In Top-Heavy Win Over Rose Poly". Decatur Herald . October 28, 1928. p. 26. Retrieved November 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Charleston Teaches Batter St. Viator Line for 26-0 Win". Chicago Tribune . November 4, 1928. p. 2:7. Retrieved November 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Cogdal's Redbirds Meet Defeat at Hands of Charleston Normal". The Pantagraph . November 11, 1928. p. 1C. Retrieved November 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Charleston Team Beats Normal Eleven". Carbondale Free Press. November 19, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved November 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Normal Rides Over Lincoln". Decatur Herald . November 24, 1928. p. 20. Retrieved November 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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