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 FieldCalhoun, South CarolinaW 300
September 22ErskineSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaW 190
September 22Hampden-SydneyVMILexington, VirginiaW 147

Week Two

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
September 28Birmingham–SouthernAuburnCramton BowlMontgomery, AlabamaL 60
September 29DavidsonClemsonRiggs FieldCalhoun, South CarolinaW 6–0
September 29Washington (MD)MarylandByrd StadiumCollege Park, MarylandW 310
September 29ArkansasOle MissHemingway StadiumOxford, MississippiW 250
September 29OuachitaMississippi A&MDavis Wade StadiumStarkville, MississippiW 206
September 29Wake ForestNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, North CarolinaW 650
September 29ElonNorth Carolina StateRiddick StadiumRaleigh, North CarolinaW 570
September 29BrysonSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TennesseeW 140
September 29South CarolinaChicagoStagg FieldChicagoW 60
September 29MaryvilleTennesseeShields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, TennesseeW 410
September 29TulaneNorthwestern StateBaton Rouge, LouisianaW 650
September 29VanderbiltChattanoogaChattanooga, TennesseeW 200
September 29Randolph-MaconVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaW 660
September 29RoanokeVirginia TechBlacksburg, VirginiaW 347
September 29LynchburgWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 560

Week Three

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 6Ole MissAlabamaDenny FieldTuscaloosa, AlabamaALA 270
October 6ClemsonAuburnDrake FieldAuburn, AlabamaCLEM 336
October 6Florida SouthernFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaW 260
October 6MercerGeorgiaSanford FieldAthens, GeorgiaW 520
October 6VMIGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlantaGT 130
October 6Carson-NewmanKentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KentuckyW 610
October 6Louisiana-LafayetteLSUTiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LouisianaW 460
October 6North CarolinaMarylandByrd StadiumCollege Park, MarylandUNC 2619
October 6TulaneMississippi A&MJackson, MississippiTUL 516
October 6SewaneeTexas A&MDallas, TexasL 690
October 6CentreTennesseeShields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, TennesseeW 417
October 6ColgateVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TennesseeW 127
October 6South CarolinaVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaSCAR 2413
October 6Hampden-SydneyVirginia TechBlacksburg, VirginiaW 327
October 6North Carolina StateWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaW&L 386

Week Four

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 12North Carolina StateClemsonFlorence, South CarolinaCLEM 70
October 13AlabamaMississippi A&MDavis Wade StadiumStarkville, MississippiALA 460
October 13AuburnFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaFLA 270
October 13Georgia TechTulaneTulane StadiumNew Orleans, LouisianaGT 120
October 13GeorgiaYaleYale BowlNew Haven, ConnecticutL 216
October 13MarylandSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaSCAR 217
October 13Louisiana CollegeLSUState FieldBaton Rouge, LouisianaW 410
October 13Ole MissTennesseeShields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, TennesseeTENN 1312
October 13North CarolinaHarvardHarvard StadiumAllston, MassachusettsL 200
October 13TransylvaniaSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TennesseeL 1413
October 13VanderbiltTexasFair Park Stadium • DallasW 1312
October 13VirginiaPrincetonPalmer StadiumPrinceton, New JerseyT 00
October 13RoanokeVMILexington, VirginiaW 3113
October 13Virginia TechColgateHamilton, New YorkL 3514
October 13Washington & LeeKentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KentuckyUK 60

Week Five

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 18Wake ForestNorth Carolina StateRiddick StadiumRaleigh, North CarolinaW 370
October 19ErskineClemsonRiggs FieldCalhoun, South CarolinaW 520
October 19PresbyterianSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaW 13–0
October 20TennesseeAlabamaDenny FieldTuscaloosa, AlabamaTENN 1513
October 20Ole MissAuburnLegion FieldBirmingham, AlabamaMISS 190
October 20MercerFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaW 73–0
October 20FurmanGeorgiaSanford FieldAthens, GeorgiaW 70
October 20Notre DameGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlantaW 130
October 20KentuckyNorthwesternChicagoL 70
October 20Mississippi A&MLSUJackson, MississippiLSU 310
October 20McDanielMarylandByrd StadiumCollege Park, MarylandW 136
October 20Virginia TechNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, North CarolinaVT 1614
October 20CumberlandSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TennesseeW 380
October 20VanderbiltTulaneTulane StadiumNew OrleansVAN 136
October 20VirginiaVMILexington, VirginiaVMI 90
October 20Washington & LeeWest VirginiaCharleston, West VirginiaL 220

Week Six

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 25ClemsonSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaCLEM 320
October 27SewaneeAlabamaLegion FieldBirmingham, AlabamaALA 4212
October 27HowardAuburnDrake FieldAuburn, AlabamaW 256
October 27North Carolina StateFloridaFairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FloridaFLA 14–7
October 27TulaneGeorgiaSanford FieldAthens, GeorgiaUGA 2014
October 27Georgia TechNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, North CarolinaGT 207
October 27CentreKentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KentuckyW 80
October 27Spring HillLSUTiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LouisianaW 307
October 27MarylandVMIRichmond, VirginiaT 00
October 27Ole MissLoyolaNew OrleansL 3414
October 27VirginiaVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TennesseeVAN 340
October 27KingVirginia TechBlacksburg, VirginiaW 540
October 27Washington & LeeTennesseeShields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, TennesseeTENN 267

Week Seven

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 1South CarolinaThe CitadelCounty Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, South CarolinaT 00
November 3AlabamaWisconsinCamp Randall StadiumMadison, WisconsinL 150
November 3AuburnGeorgiaMcClung StadiumColumbus, GeorgiaUGA 130
November 3ClemsonOle MissHemingway StadiumOxford, MississippiMISS 267
November 3SewaneeFloridaFairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FloridaFLA 716
November 3OglethorpeGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlantaW 327
November 3ArkansasLSUState Fair StadiumShreveport, LouisianaL 70
November 3MarylandVirginia TechNorfolk, VirginiaVT 96
November 3Mississippi A&MMichigan StateSpartan StadiumEast Lansing, MichiganT 66
November 3North CarolinaNorth Carolina StateRiddick StadiumRaleigh, North CarolinaT 66
November 3Carson-NewmanTennesseeShields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, TennesseeW 570
November 3KentuckyVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TennesseeVAN 147
November 3Washington & LeeVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaUVA 2013

Week Eight

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 10KentuckyAlabamaCramton BowlMontgomery, AlabamaALA 1407,500
November 10AuburnTulaneTulane StadiumNew OrleansTUL 1312
November 10ClemsonVMILynchburg, VirginiaCLEM 120
November 10FloridaGeorgiaSavannah, GeorgiaFLA 266
November 10VanderbiltGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlantaGT 197
November 10Ole MissLSUTiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LouisianaLSU 196
November 10MarylandYaleYale BowlNew Haven, ConnecticutW 60
November 10CentenaryMississippi A&MDavis Wade StadiumStarkville, MississippiT 66
November 10DavidsonNorth Carolina StateGreensboro, North CarolinaW 147
November 10North CarolinaSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaT 00
November 10SewaneeTennesseeShields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, TennesseeTENN 370
November 10VirginiaVirginia TechBlacksburg, VirginiaVT 200
November 10Washington & LeePrincetonPalmer StadiumPrinceton, New JerseyL 2512

Week Nine

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 17AlabamaGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlantaGT 3313
November 17Mississippi A&MAuburnLegion FieldBirmingham, AlabamaMSA&M 130
November 17ClemsonFloridaFairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FloridaFLA 276
November 17LSUGeorgiaSanford FieldAthens, GeorgiaLSU 1312
November 17VirginiaMarylandByrd StadiumCollege Park, MarylandMD 182
November 17Ole MissRhodesMemphis, TennesseeW 342
November 17North CarolinaDavidsonDavidson, North CarolinaW 307
November 17FurmanSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaW 60
November 17SewaneeTulaneTulane StadiumNew OrleansTUL 416
November 17TennesseeVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TennesseeTENN 60
November 17VMIKentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KentuckyUK 2312
November 17Virginia TechWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaVT 137

Week Ten

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 24MarylandWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaMD 60
November 24North Carolina StateMichigan StateSpartan StadiumEast Lansing, MichiganL 70
November 24Louisiana CollegeTulaneTulane StadiumNew OrleansW 477
November 24CentreVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TennesseeW 260

Week Eleven

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 29GeorgiaAlabamaLegion FieldBirmingham, AlabamaALA 190
November 29ClemsonFurmanManly Field • Greenville, South CarolinaW 2712
November 29Washington & LeeFloridaFairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FloridaFLA 606
November 29AuburnGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlantaGT 510
November 29KentuckyTennesseeShields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, TennesseeT 00
November 29LSUTulaneTulane StadiumNew OrleansT 00
November 29MarylandJohns HopkinsBaltimoreW 266
November 29Ole MissMississippi A&MDavis Wade StadiumStarkville, MississippiMISS 2019
November 29North CarolinaVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaUNC 2420
November 29South CarolinaNorth Carolina StateRiddick StadiumRaleigh, North CarolinaNCST 187
November 29VMIVirginia TechRoanoke, VirginiaVMI 166
December 1SewaneeVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TennesseeVAN 130

Week Twelve

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
December 8LSUAlabamaLegion FieldBirmingham, AlabamaALA 130
December 8ClemsonThe CitadelJohnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, South CarolinaL 127
December 8GeorgiaGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlantaGT 206
December 8DukeNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, North CarolinaW 147
December 8FloridaTennesseeShields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, TennesseeTENN 1312

Bowl games

DateBowl GameSiteSIAA TeamOpponentScore
January 1, 1929Rose BowlRose BowlPasadena, CaliforniaGeorgia TechCaliforniaGT 87

Awards and honors

All-Americans

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

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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