1928 Gonzaga Bulldogs football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1928 Gonzaga Bulldogs football Independent 6–2–1 Clipper Smith 4th Gonzaga Stadium The 1928 Gonzaga Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Gonzaga University during the 1928 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Clipper Smith, the Bulldogs compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored all opponents by a total of 121 to 41.Gonzaga Yearly Results (1925-1929) David DeLassus College Football Data Warehouse http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/g/gonzaga/yearly_results.php?year=1925 https://web.archive.org/web/20150425100508/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/discontinued/g/gonzaga/yearly_results.php?year=1925 dead April 25, 2015 August 22, 2018 In May 1929, Coach Smith left Gonzaga to become head coach at Santa Clara.Clipper Smith to Coach Santa Clara Football in 1929: New Bronco Chief Will Report for Duty June 1 San Francisco Examiner May 20, 1929 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23068503/clipper_smith_to_coach_santa_clara/ Newspapers.com In four years as head coach at Gonzaga, Smith compiled a 23–9–5 record. Schedule y y September 22 1928 Ellensburg Normal Ellensburg Normal Gonzaga Stadium Spokane, WA W 31-0 Gonzaga Easily Wins First Grid Clash By 31 To 0 Arizona Republic September 23, 1928 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23054957/gonzaga_easily_wins_first_grid_clash_by/ Newspapers.com September 29 Washington State Gonzaga Stadium Spokane, WA L 0-3 Cougars Nose Out Gonzaga by 3 to 0 Score: Place Kick by Buckley in Fourth Period Wins Contest for W.S.C.; Bulldogs Surprise San Francisco Examiner September 30, 1928 38 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23054868/cougars_nose_out_gonzaga_by_3_to_0_score/ Newspapers.com October 6 Idaho Gonzaga Stadium Spokane, WA (rivalry) T 6-6 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PctXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rPQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6629%2C1260208 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Battle royal promised Vandal and Bulldog October 5, 1928 20 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_xBWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jOIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6476%2C748702 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Gonzaga and Idaho clash today in their 15th annual grid game October 6, 1928 15https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Z5RfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CzEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1281%2C3087792 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Idaho held 6-6 October 7, 1928 15 October 20 at 1928 Mount St. Charles Fighting Saints Mount St. Charles Helena, MT W 18-12 1,700–2,000 Gonzaga Defeats Fighting Fighting Saints 18-12 in Spectacular Grid Game: Bulldogs Grab Breaks and Take Early Lead That Saints Cannot Overtake The Helena Daily Independent October 21, 1928 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23055098/gonzaga_defeats_fighting_fighting/ Newspapers.com October 27 1928 Whitman Fighting Missionaries Whitman Gonzaga Stadium Spokane, WA W 6-0 Gonzaga Encounters Stiff Opposition in Whitman But Wins The San Bernardino Daily Sun (AP story) October 28, 1928 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23055190/gonzaga_encounters_stiff_opposition_in/ Newspapers.com November 12 Saint Mary's<hc> Gonzaga Stadium Spokane, WA W 20-7 Gonzaga Defeats St. Marys, 20-7: Gaels Fail When Near Touchdown; Moragans Twice Halted Under Goal Posts; Northerners Display Surprising Offensive San Francisco Examiner November 13, 1928 31 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23054693/gonzaga_defeats_st_marys_207_gaels/ Newspapers.com November 17 at St. Ignatius (CA) Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA W 27-0 5,000 Gonzaga "U" Rides Over St. Ignatians: Bulldogs Show Finished Attack in Their 27-0 Victory; 'Fanny' Hunting Proves to Be a Star San Francisco Examiner Wilson J. O'Brien November 18, 1928 35–36 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23053204/gonzaga_u_rides_over_st_ignatians/ Newspapers.com November 24 at Loyola (CA) Loyola Field Los Angeles, CA W 13-6 Gonzaga Defeats Loyola: Lions Put Up Stiff Battle Against Northwest Team at Local Field, Score 13-6 Los Angeles Times Frank Roche November 25, 1928 II-1, II-4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23053308/gonzaga_defeats_loyola_lions_put_up/ Newspapers.com November 29 Montana Gonzaga Stadium Spokane, WA L 0-7 University Defeats Gonzaga: Slim Margin Is Enough To Win From Bulldogs The Missoulian November 30, 1928 1, 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23053472/university_defeats_gonzaga_slim_margin/ Newspapers.com References Gonzaga Category:Gonzaga Bulldogs football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Gonzaga Bulldogs football