1928 West Chester Golden Rams football team

American college football season February 2026 July 2024 1928 West Chester Golden Rams football Independent 8–0 James McGovern 5th Ned Hopkins Wayne Field The 1928 West Chester Golden Rams football team was an American football team that represented West Chester State College (now known as West Chester University) as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In their fifth and final year under head coach James McGovern, the Golden Rams compiled a perfect 8–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 104 to 27.West Chester Football Record Book: History of WCU Football West Chester University May 9, 2023 4 https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/wcupagoldenrams.com/documents/2022/12/26/2022_FB_Record_Book.pdfTeacher Students Celebrate Victory Lancaster Daily Intelligencer Journal November 20, 1928 20 https://www.newspapers.com/article/intelligencer-journal-teacher-students-c/133120168/ Newspapers.com The 1928 season was one of five perfect seasons in West Chester Rams football history, the others being 1923, 1952, 1957, and 1960.West Chester Football Record Book: History of WCU Football, p. 9. The team played its home game at Wayne Field in West Chester, Pennsylvania. Schedule y y September 29 Elizabethtown Wayne Field West Chester, PA W 18-0 West Chester Jars Countians, 18 to 0 Lancaster Daily Intelligencer October 1, 1928 13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/intelligencer-journal-west-chester-jars/133117710/ Newspapers.com October 6 at The Hill School Pottstown, PA W 12-7 October 13 at 1928 Bloomsburg Huskies Bloomsburg Bloomsburg, PA W 13-0 Breaks Go To West Chester: Visitors Cop 13-0 Win on Intercepted Pass and Poor Kick The Morning Press October 15, 1928 7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-press-breaks-go-to-west-ches/133118046/ Newspapers.com October 20 Lafayette freshmen Wayne Field West Chester, PA W 12-7 October 27 Villanova freshman Wayne Field West Chester, PA W 7-6 November 3 Beckley College Wayne Field West Chester, PA W 24-7 Beckley Bows To West Chester Team Harrisburg Telegraph November 5, 1928 16 https://www.newspapers.com/article/harrisburg-telegraph-beckley-bows-to-wes/133119256/ Newspapers.com November 10 at 1928 Millersville Marauders Millersville Millersville, PA W 6-0 West Chester Tops Millersville, 6-0: Zambetti Carries Ball Across in Final Period To Win Game Lancaster Daily Intelligencer November 12, 1928 13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/intelligencer-journal-west-chester-tops/133119533/ Newspapers.com November 17 1928 East Stroudsburg Warriors East Stroudsburg Wayne Field West Chester, PA W 12-0 History of WCU Football https://wcupagoldenrams.com/documents/2022/12/26/2022_FB_Record_Book.pdf West Chester University 4 October 8, 2023 References West Chester Category:West Chester Golden Rams football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons West Chester Golden Rams football