1928 North Carolina
5–3–2 (2–2–2 Southern Conference), coached by Chuck Collins. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wake Forest 65–0Sep 29
By 65 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vs Wake Forest | W 65–0 | 74% |
| Oct 6 | at Maryland | W 26–19 | 48% |
| Oct 13 | at Harvard | L 0–20 | 53% |
| Oct 20 | vs Virginia Tech | L 14–16 | 58% |
| Oct 27 | vs Georgia Tech | L 7–20 | 35% |
| Nov 3 | at NC State | T 6–6 | 38% |
| Nov 10 | vs South Carolina | T 0–0 | 57% |
| Nov 17 | at Davidson | W 30–7 | 60% |
| Nov 29 | at Virginia | W 24–20 | 50% |
| Dec 8 | vs Duke | W 14–7 | 61% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Duke 14–7; tied for 9th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 127 on file).
- Record
- 5–3–2
- Conference
- 2–2–2 tied for 9th in Southern Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 186–115
- Coach
- Chuck Collins
- Elo
- 1535 +36 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −2.1 No. 55 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Harry Schwartz
1928 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Tech | 7–0 | 10–0 | |
 Tennessee | 6–0–1 | 9–0–1 | |
 Florida | 6–1 | 8–1 | |
| Virginia Tech | 4–1 | 7–2 | |
 Alabama | 6–2 | 6–3 | |
 LSU | 3–1–1 | 6–2–1 | |
 Vanderbilt | 4–2 | 8–2 | |
 Clemson | 4–2 | 8–3 | |
 Tulane | 3–3–1 | 6–3–1 | |
 Ole Miss | 3–3 | 5–4 | |
| South Carolina | 2–2–1 | 6–2–2 | |
 North Carolina | 2–2–2 | 5–3–2 | |
 Kentucky | 2–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
| Maryland | 2–3–1 | 6–3–1 | |
 VMI | 2–3–1 | 5–3–2 | |
 Georgia | 2–4 | 4–5 | |
| NC State | 1–3–1 | 4–5–1 | |
 Mississippi State | 1–4 | 2–4–2 | |
| Virginia | 1–6 | 2–6–1 | |
| Washington and Lee | 1–6 | 2–8 | |
| Sewanee | 0–5 | 2–7 | |
 Auburn | 0–7 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.