1928 NC State

4–⁠5–⁠1 (1–⁠3–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Gus Tebell.

Schedule and results

NC State in 1928, game by game: won vs. Elon 57–0; lost at Washington and Lee 6–38; lost at Clemson 0–7; won vs. Wake Forest 37–0; lost at Florida 7–14; tied vs. North Carolina 6–6; won vs. Davidson 14–7; lost vs. Duke 12–14; lost at Michigan State 0–7; won vs. South Carolina 18–7+57−32Won 57–0 vs. Elon+57ElonLost 6–38 at Washington and Lee-32Washington and …Lost 0–7 at Clemson-7ClemsonWon 37–0 vs. Wake Forest+37Wake ForestLost 7–14 at Florida-7FloridaTied 6–6 vs. North Carolina0North CarolinaWon 14–7 vs. Davidson+7DavidsonLost 12–14 vs. Duke-2DukeLost 0–7 at Michigan State-7Michigan StateWon 18–7 vs. South Carolina+11South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat South Carolina 18–⁠7; 17th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
4–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠3–⁠1 17th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
157–⁠100
Coach
Gus Tebell
Elo
1494 −63 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.0 No. 66 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1928 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech7–⁠010–⁠0
Tennessee6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
Florida6–⁠18–⁠1
Virginia Tech4–⁠17–⁠2
Alabama6–⁠26–⁠3
LSU3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠28–⁠2
Clemson4–⁠28–⁠3
Tulane3–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Ole Miss3–⁠35–⁠4
South Carolina2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
North Carolina2–⁠2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠2
Kentucky2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Maryland2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
VMI2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
Georgia2–⁠44–⁠5
NC State1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠42–⁠4–⁠2
Virginia1–⁠62–⁠6–⁠1
Washington and Lee1–⁠62–⁠8
Sewanee0–⁠52–⁠7
Auburn0–⁠71–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.