1928 Appalachian Normal football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1928 Appalachian Normal football 2829AppstateFootball.jpg 285 Independent 3–6 Graydon Eggers 1st College Field none 1929 The 1928 Appalachian Normal football team represented Appalachian State Normal School—now known as Appalachian State University—in the 1928 college football season. This was the first season that the school fielded a football team. Appalachian Normal was led by head coach Graydon Eggers and played their home games at College Field in Boone, North Carolina. Schedule Eastern September 29 l y Mountain City Mountain City, TN 0–26 October 6 w y Wilkesboro Wilkesboro, NC 6–0 October 13 l Morganton College Field Boone, NC 0–7 October 20 3:30 p.m. l y East Tennessee Teachers Johnson City, TN 6–9 Teachers Meet Appalachian Normal In First Home Contest https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60297209/johnson-city-chronicle/ Johnson City Chronicle Johnson City, Tennessee October 20, 1928 4 September 30, 2020 Newspapers.com Jack Painter Leads Teachers To Victory In First Home Game https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60297346/johnson-city-chronicle/ Johnson City Chronicle Johnson City, Tennessee October 21, 1928 10 September 30, 2020 Newspapers.com October 27 l Rutherford College Field Boone, NC 6–50 November 3 w 1928 Lees–McRae Bobcats Lees–McRae College Field Boone, NC 52–0 November 9 l y 1928 Bluefield Rams Bluefield Bluefield, VA 0–44 November 17 w Mt. Park College Field Boone, NC 52–0 November 24 l y 1928 Belmont Abbey Crusaders Belmont Abbey Belmont, NC 0–13 References Appalachian Normal Category:Appalachian State Mountaineers football seasons Appalachian Normal football