1928 Army Cadets football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1928 Army Cadets football Cagle_of_Army_starting_51-yard_run_vs._Yale,_Oct._27,_1928.jpg The 1928 Cadets against the Yale Bulldogs Independent 8–2 Biff Jones 3rd Single-wing Bud Sprague Michie Stadium The 1928 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy as an independent during the 1928 college football season. Led by head coach Biff Jones, the team finished the season with a record of 8–2. The Cadets offense scored 215 points, while the defense allowed 79 points. The team was ranked No. 9 in the nation in the Dickinson System ratings released in December 1928.Trojans Rated as Leading College Team in Country The Brooklyn Daily Eagle December 9, 1928 42 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/98582943/dickinson-ratings/ Newspapers.com The 1928 season was one of the few years in which Army did not play the Navy Midshipmen in the Army–Navy Game. Against Notre Dame at Yankee Stadium, with the game scoreless at halftime,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=328bAAAAIBAJ&sjid=80oEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4394%2C369004 Pittsburgh Press United Press Getty Frank Notre Dame beats Army eleven November 11, 1928 1, sports legendary Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne gave his "win one for the Gipper" speech (with reference to All-American halfback George Gipp, who died in 1920); Notre Dame went on to win, 12–6. Army participated in the best-attended college football game at Yankee Stadium on December 1, when Army lost to Stanford 26–0 before 86,000. Schedule September 29 w Boston University Michie Stadium West Point, NY 35–0 October 6 w SMU Michie Stadium West Point, NY 14–13 October 13 w Providence College Michie Stadium West Point, NY 44–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101047647/army-puts-providence-to-rout-by-440-cou/ Army puts Providence to rout by 44–0 count Daily News October 14, 1928 May 4, 2022 Newspapers.com October 20 w y Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA 15–0 October 27 w y Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 18–6 November 3 w 1928 DePauw Tigers DePauw Michie Stadium West Point, NY 38–12 November 10 l y Notre Dame Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY rivalry 6–12 78,188 November 17 w 1928 Carleton Knights Carleton Michie Stadium West Point, NY 32–7 November 24 w Nebraska Michie Stadium West Point, NY 13–3 December 1 l y Stanford Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY 0–26 86,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nRkrAAAAIBAJ&pg=5737%2C303274 Stanford smothers Army team in international classic of grid season Reading Eagle Pennsylvania Associated Press December 2, 1928 17 July 31, 2014https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1VYbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8koEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4007%2C2285581 Pittsburgh Press United Press Getty Frank Stanford scores smashing victory over Army, 26 to 0 November 2, 1928 1, sports References Army Category:Army Black Knights football seasons Army Cadets football