1928 Army

8–⁠2, coached by Biff Jones.

The 1928 Cadets against the Yale Bulldogs
The 1928 Cadets against the Yale BulldogsPhoto: Times Wide World Photo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Army in 1928, game by game: won vs. Boston University 35–0; won vs. SMU 14–13; won vs. Providence 44–0; won at Harvard 15–0; won at Yale 18–6; won vs. DePauw 38–12; lost vs. Notre Dame 6–12; won vs. Carleton 32–7; won vs. Nebraska 13–3; lost vs. Stanford 0–26+44−26Won 35–0 vs. Boston University+35Boston Universi…Won 14–13 vs. SMU+1SMUWon 44–0 vs. Providence+44ProvidenceWon 15–0 at Harvard+15HarvardWon 18–6 at Yale+12YaleWon 38–12 vs. DePauw+26DePauwLost 6–12 vs. Notre Dame-6Notre DameWon 32–7 vs. Carleton+25CarletonWon 13–3 vs. Nebraska+10NebraskaLost 0–26 vs. Stanford-26Stanford
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Stanford 26–⁠0.

In program history: The tied 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Photographs from 1928

Photographs from libraries and archives found through the Digital Public Library of America, each under the rights statement its holder gives (no copyright in the United States, public domain or Creative Commons) and credited to it. Captions as each collection catalogues them.

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1928.

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
215–⁠79
Coach
Biff Jones
Elo
1620 +17 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
8.9 No. 24 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Bud Sprague
Offense
Single-wing