1928 Wiley Wildcats football team

The 1928 Wiley Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Wiley College in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1928 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Fred T. Long, the team compiled a 9–0–1 record, won the SWAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 282 to 28. Wiley and Bluefield Institute were recognized by the Pittsburgh Courier as the black college national co-champions.[1]

1928 Wiley Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
1928 record9–0–1 (5–0 SWAC)
Head coach
1928 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Wiley $ 5 0 0  9 0 1
Prairie View State 3 2 0  5 3 1
Bishop ? ? ?  ? ? ?
Paul Quinn ? ? ?  ? ? ?
Samuel Huston ? ? ?  ? ? ?
Texas College ? ? ?  ? ? ?
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Jarvis*
  • Central East Texas Fair
  • Marshall, TX
W 64–0
Arkansas Baptist*W 49–0
October 15Langston*
  • State Fair
  • Dallas, TX
T 7–7
October 20Samuel HustonMarshall, TXW 26–0
October 26Texas CollegeW 14–0
Southern*W 33–6
Philander Smith*W 45–0
November 11Paul QuinnMarshall, TXW 13–0
November 23Prairie View State
  • Wiley Field
  • Marshall, TX
W 19–15[2]
November 29at Bishop
  • Bishop Field
  • Marshall, TX
W 13–04,500[3][4]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Bluefield-Wiley Game Off; Both Claim Title". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 15, 1928. p. 16 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Wiley Wildcats Defeat Prairie View Panthers". The Marshall Morning News. November 25, 1928. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Wildcats Beat Bishop; Win Title". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 8, 1928. p. 24 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Wiley College Defeats Bishop For The Crown". The Marshall Morning News. November 30, 1928. p. 2 via Newspapers.com.
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