1928 Middle Tennessee State Teachers football team

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1928 Middle Tennessee State Teachers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–4–1
Head coach
CaptainHubert Swann
Seasons
  1927
1929  
1928 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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 Middle Tennessee State Teachers football team represented the Middle Tennessee State Teachers College (now known as Middle Tennessee State University) during the 1928 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Frank Faulkinberry, Middle Tennessee State Teachers compiled a record of 2–4–1. The team captain was Hubert Swann. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
Jacksonville State Murfreesboro, TN W 6–0
October 13 Cumberland (TN) Murfreesboro, TNL 0–13
October 20 Western Kentucky State Normal Murfreesboro, TN (rivalry)L 0–19
October 263:00 p.m.at West Tennessee State
T 13–132,500 [2] [3]
November 3 Murray State Murfreesboro, TNL 6–14
Bethel (TN) Memphis, TNW 32–0
November 11at Tennessee Tech Cookeville, TN L 12–25

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References

  1. "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  2. "West Tenn. Teachers Play Middle Tenn. Normal Today". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. October 26, 1928. p. 16. Retrieved May 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  3. Mount, Wilson (October 27, 1928). "Middle Tenn. and West Tenn. Teachers In 13-13 Deadlock". The Commercial Appeal . Memphis, Tennessee. p. 13. Retrieved May 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .