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1928 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In its third season under head coach James DeHart, the team compiled a 5–5 record and outscored opponents by a total of 155 to 116. Roy Hunter was the team captain.[1][2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 at Furman
L 0–6 [3]
October 6 South Dakotadagger Durham, NC W 25–6 [4]
October 12 2:00 p.m. at Boston College
L 0–19 20,000 [5]
October 20 at Navy
L 0–6
October 27 at Georgetown
L 0–35
November 3 Mercer Durham, NC W 38–18 [6]
November 10 Wake Forest Durham, NC (rivalry)W 38–0
November 17 at NC State
W 14–12
November 24 Davidson
  • Hanes Field
  • Durham, NC
W 33–0 8,000 [7]
December 8 at North Carolina
L 7–14
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "1928 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Duke Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Duke University. 2016. p. 95. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "Furman surprises by beating Duke, 6–0". The News and Observer. September 30, 1928. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ W. T. Bost (October 7, 1928). "Duke Overpowers South Dakota: Blue Devils Turn Back Western Outfit 25 To 6 With Murray The Hero". Greensboro Daily News. p. 7D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Eagles Gets Revenge on Duke, Winning 19 To 0". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 13, 1928. p. 11. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Buie tops Duke in victory over Mercer's Bears". The News and Observer. November 4, 1928. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Duke runs over Davidson eleven". The Greenville News. November 30, 1928. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1928_Duke_Blue_Devils_football_team