Sports season
1928 Southern Conference football season League NCAA Sport College football Duration September 22, 1928 through January 1, 1929 Number of teams 22 Season champions Georgia Tech
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.
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
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
Week Two
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
September 28
Birmingham–Southern
Auburn
Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama
L 6–0
[7]
September 29
Davidson
Clemson
Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina
W 6–0
[8]
September 29
Washington College
Maryland
Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland
W 31–0
[9]
September 29
Arkansas
Ole Miss
Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi
W 25–0
[10]
September 29
Ouachita Baptist
Mississippi A&M
Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi
W 20–6
[11]
September 29
Wake Forest
North Carolina
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
W 65–0
15,000
[12]
September 29
Elon
NC State
Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina
W 57–0
[13]
September 29
Bryson College
Sewanee
Hardee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee
W 14–0
[14]
September 29
South Carolina
Chicago
Stagg Field • Chicago, Illinois
W 6–0
35,000
[15]
September 29
Maryville (TN)
Tennessee
Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee
W 41–0
[16]
September 29
Tulane
Louisiana Normal
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana
W 65–0
[17]
September 29
Vanderbilt
Chattanooga
Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, Tennessee
W 20–0
[18]
September 29
Randolph–Macon
Virginia
Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia
W 66–0
[19]
September 29
Richmond
VMI
Alumni Field • Lexington, Virginia
T 6–6
[20]
September 29
Roanoke
VPI
Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia
W 34–7
[21]
September 29
Lynchburg
Washington & Lee
Wilson Field • Lexington, Virginia
W 56–0
[22]
Week Three
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
October 6
Ole Miss
Alabama
Denny Field • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
ALA 27–0
6,000
[23]
October 6
Clemson
Auburn
Drake Field • Auburn, Alabama
CLEM 33–6
[24]
October 6
Florida Southern
Florida
Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida
W 26–0
4,000
[25]
October 6
Mercer
Georgia
Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia
W 52–0
[26]
October 6
VMI
Georgia Tech
Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia
GT 13–0
18,000
[27]
October 6
Carson–Newman
Kentucky
Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky
W 61–0
[28]
October 6
Southwestern Louisiana
LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana
W 46–0
[29]
October 6
North Carolina
Maryland
Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland
UNC 26–19
[30]
October 6
Tulane
Mississippi A&M
Municipal Stadium • Jackson, Mississippi
TUL 51–6
[31]
October 6
Sewanee
Texas A&M
Fair Park Stadium • Dallas, Texas
L 69–0
[32]
October 6
Centre
Tennessee
Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee
W 41–7
[33]
October 6
Colgate
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee
W 12–7
[34]
October 6
South Carolina
Virginia
Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia
SCAR 24–13
7,500
[35]
October 6
Hampden–Sydney
VPI
Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia
W 32–7
[36]
October 6
NC State
Washington & Lee
Wilson Field • Lexington, Virginia
W&L 38–6
[37]
Week Four
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
October 12
NC State
Clemson
Pee Dee Fairgrounds • Florence, South Carolina
CLEM 7–0
4,000
[38]
October 13
Alabama
Mississippi A&M
Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi
ALA 46–0
8,000
[39] [40]
October 13
Auburn
Florida
Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida
FLA 27–0
6,000
[41]
October 13
Georgia Tech
Tulane
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana
GT 12–0
[42]
October 13
Georgia
Yale
Yale Bowl • New Haven, Connecticut
L 21–6
[43]
October 13
Maryland
South Carolina
Melton Field • Columbia, South Carolina
SCAR 21–7
[44]
October 13
Louisiana College
LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana
W 41–0
[45]
October 13
Ole Miss
Tennessee
Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee
TENN 13–12
[46]
October 13
North Carolina
Harvard
Harvard Stadium • Boston, Massachusetts
L 20–0
[47]
October 13
Transylvania
Sewanee
Hardee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee
L 14–13
[48]
October 13
Vanderbilt
Texas
Fair Park Stadium • Dallas, Texas
W 13–12
[49]
October 13
Virginia
Princeton
Palmer Stadium • Princeton, New Jersey
T 0–0
[50]
October 13
Roanoke
VMI
Alumni Field • Lexington, Virginia
W 31–13
[51]
October 13
VPI
Colgate
Whitnall Field • Hamilton, New York
L 35–14
[52] [53]
October 13
Washington & Lee
Kentucky
Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky
UK 6–0
[54]
Week Five
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
October 18
Wake Forest
NC State
Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina
W 37–0
[55]
October 19
Erskine
Clemson
Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina
W 52–0
[56]
October 19
Presbyterian
South Carolina
Melton Field • Columbia, South Carolina
W 13–0
[57]
October 20
Tennessee
Alabama
Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
TENN 15–13
[58] [59]
October 20
Ole Miss
Auburn
Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama
MISS 19–0
[60]
October 20
Mercer
Florida
Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida
W 73–0
8,000
[61]
October 20
Furman
Georgia
Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia
W 7–0
[62]
October 20
Notre Dame
Georgia Tech
Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia
W 13–0
35,000
[63]
October 20
Kentucky
Northwestern
Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL
L 7–0
[64]
October 20
Mississippi A&M
LSU
Municipal Stadium • Jackson, Mississippi
LSU 31–0
[65]
October 20
Western Maryland
Maryland
Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland
W 13–6
[66]
October 20
VPI
North Carolina
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
VPI 16–14
9,000
[67]
October 20
Cumberland (TN)
Sewanee
Hardee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee
W 38–0
5,000
[68]
October 20
Vanderbilt
Tulane
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana
VAN 13–6
[69]
October 20
Virginia
VMI
Alumni Field • Lexington, Virginia
VMI 9–0
[70]
October 20
Washington & Lee
West Virginia
Laidley Field • Charleston, West Virginia
L 22–0
[71]
Week Six
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
October 25
Clemson
South Carolina
State Fairgrounds • Columbia, South Carolina
CLEM 32–0
14,000
[72]
October 27
Sewanee
Alabama
Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama
ALA 42–12
11,743
[73] [74]
October 27
Howard (AL)
Auburn
Drake Field • Auburn, Alabama
W 25–6
[75]
October 27
NC State
Florida
Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida
FLA 14–7
13,000
[76]
October 27
Tulane
Georgia
Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia
UGA 20–14
[77]
October 27
Georgia Tech
North Carolina
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
GT 20–7
20,000
[78]
October 27
Centre
Kentucky
Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky
W 8–0
[79]
October 27
Spring Hill
LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana
W 30–7
[80]
October 27
Maryland
VMI
Tate Field • Richmond, Virginia
T 0–0
[81]
October 27
Ole Miss
Loyola (LA)
Loyola University Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana
L 34–14
[82]
October 27
Virginia
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee
VAN 34–0
[83]
October 27
King
VPI
Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia
W 54–0
[84]
October 27
Washington & Lee
Tennessee
Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee
TENN 26–7
[85]
Week Seven
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
November 1
South Carolina
The Citadel
County Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, South Carolina
T 0–0
2,000
[86]
November 3
Alabama
Wisconsin
Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, Wisconsin
L 15–0
25,000
[87] [88]
November 3
Auburn
Georgia
Memorial Stadium • Columbus, Georgia
UGA 13–0
[89]
November 3
Clemson
Ole Miss
Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi
MISS 26–7
[90]
November 3
Sewanee
Florida
Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida
FLA 71–6
6,500
[91]
November 3
Oglethorpe
Georgia Tech
Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia
W 32–7
8,000
[92]
November 3
Arkansas
LSU
State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, Louisiana
L 7–0
[93]
November 3
Maryland
VPI
League Park • Norfolk, Virginia
VPI 9–6
9,000
[94]
November 3
Mississippi A&M
Michigan State
College Field • East Lansing, Michigan
T 6–6
[95]
November 3
North Carolina
NC State
Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina
T 6–6
[96]
November 3
Carson–Newman
Tennessee
Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee
W 57–0
[97]
November 3
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee
VAN 14–7
[98]
November 3
Washington & Lee
Virginia
Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia
UVA 20–13
[99]
Week Eight
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
November 10
Kentucky
Alabama
Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama
ALA 14–0
7,500
[100] [101]
November 10
Auburn
Tulane
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana
TUL 13–12
[102]
November 10
Clemson
VMI
Lynchburg, Virginia
CLEM 12–0
[103]
November 10
Florida
Georgia
Municipal Stadium • Savannah, Georgia
FLA 26–6
16,000
[104]
November 10
Vanderbilt
Georgia Tech
Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia
GT 19–7
30,000
[105]
November 10
Ole Miss
LSU
Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana
LSU 19–6
[106]
November 10
Maryland
Yale
Yale Bowl • New Haven, Connecticut
W 6–0
[107]
November 10
Centenary
Mississippi A&M
Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi
T 6–6
[108]
November 10
Davidson
NC State
World War Memorial Stadium • Greensboro, North Carolina
W 14–7
[109]
November 10
South Carolina
North Carolina
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
T 0–0
6,000
[110]
November 10
Sewanee
Tennessee
Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee
TENN 37–0
[111]
November 10
Virginia
VPI
Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia
VPI 20–0
5,000–7,000
[112]
November 10
Washington & Lee
Princeton
Palmer Stadium • Princeton, New Jersey
L 25–12
[113]
Week Nine
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
November 17
Alabama
Georgia Tech
Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia
GT 33–13
26,000
[114] [115]
November 17
Mississippi A&M
Auburn
Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama
MSA&M 13–0
[116]
November 17
Clemson
Florida
Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida
FLA 27–6
15,000
[117]
November 17
LSU
Georgia
Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia
LSU 13–12
[118]
November 17
Virginia
Maryland
Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland
MD 18–2
[119]
November 17
Ole Miss
Southwestern (TN)
Fargason Field • Memphis, Tennessee
W 34–2
[120]
November 17
North Carolina
Davidson
Richardson Field • Davidson, North Carolina
W 30–7
7,000
[121]
November 17
Furman
South Carolina
Melton Field • Columbia, South Carolina
W 6–0
[122]
November 17
Sewanee
Tulane
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana
TUL 41–6
12,000
[123]
November 17
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee
TENN 6–0
[124]
November 17
VMI
Kentucky
Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky
UK 23–12
[125]
November 17
VPI
Washington & Lee
Wilson Field • Lexington, Virginia
VPI 13–7
[126]
Week Ten
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
November 24
Washington & Lee
Maryland
Griffith Stadium • Washington, DC
MD 6–0
[127]
November 24
NC State
Michigan State
College Field • East Lansing, Michigan
L 7–0
[128]
November 24
Louisiana College
Tulane
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana
W 47–7
8,000
[129]
November 24
Centre
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee
W 26–0
[130]
Week Eleven
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
November 29
Georgia
Alabama
Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama
ALA 19–0
20,184
[131] [132]
November 29
Clemson
Furman
Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina
W 27–12
12,500
[133]
November 29
Washington & Lee
Florida
Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida
FLA 60–6
14,000
[134]
November 29
Auburn
Georgia Tech
Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia
GT 51–0
20,000
[135]
November 29
Kentucky
Tennessee
Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee
T 0–0
[136]
November 29
LSU
Tulane
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana
T 0–0
[137]
November 29
Maryland
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore Stadium • Baltimore, Maryland
W 26–6
[138]
November 29
Ole Miss
Mississippi A&M
Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi
MISS 20–19
[139]
November 29
North Carolina
Virginia
Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia
UNC 24–20
18,000-20,000
[140]
November 29
South Carolina
NC State
Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina
NCST 18–7
[141]
November 29
VMI
VPI
Maher Field • Roanoke, Virginia
VMI 16–6
[142]
December 1
Sewanee
Vanderbilt
Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee
VAN 13–0
10,000
[143]
Week Twelve
Date
Visiting team
Home team
Site
Result
Attendance
Reference
December 8
LSU
Alabama
Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama
ALA 13–0
[144] [145]
December 8
Clemson
The Citadel
Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina
L 12–7
[146]
December 8
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia
GT 20–6
40,000
[147]
December 8
Duke
North Carolina
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
W 14–7
10,000
[148]
December 8
Florida
Tennessee
Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee
TENN 13–12
13,000
[149]
Awards and honors
All-Americans
E - Dale Van Sickel , Florida (AP-1, NEA-1, CO-Utility, UP-HM)
E – Dick Abernathy , Vanderbilt (CP-1, UP-3)
T – Frank Speer , Georgia Tech (AP-1)
T – Jimmy Steele , Florida (NEA-2)
G – Bull Brown , Vanderbilt (UP-2)
G – Bill McRae , Florida (UP-2)
C – Peter Pund , Georgia Tech (CO-1, INS, NEA-1, UP-1, WC-1, CP-2, AP-3, AAB)
HB – Warner Mizell , Georgia Tech (AP-2, CP-2, INS, NANA, NEA-2, UP-2)
HB – Clyde Crabtree , Florida (AP-3, NEA-3, UP-3 [fb])
HB – Bill Banker , Tulane (UP-2)
FB – Gerald Snyder , Maryland (AP-3)
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).[150] The United Press (UP) also selected a team: