1928 TCU
8–2 (3–2 Southwest Conference), coached by Madison Bell. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Texas Tech 28–6Oct 27
By 22 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29 | at SMU | W 15–6 | 33% |
| Sep 22 | vs East Texas A&M | W 21–0 | 89% |
| Sep 29 | vsDaniel Baker | W 19–0 | 89% |
| Oct 6 | atHardin Simmons | W 19–3 | 82% |
| Oct 13 | vsAustin | W 21–0 | 89% |
| Oct 20 | at Texas A&M | W 6–0 | 32% |
| Oct 27 | vs Texas Tech | W 28–6 | 70% |
| Nov 3 | vs Baylor | L 6–7 | 70% |
| Nov 10 | at Rice | W 7–0 | 76% |
| Nov 17 | vs Texas | L 0–6 | 55% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Texas 6–0; tied for 3rd in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 8–2
- Conference
- 3–2 tied for 3rd in Southwest Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 142–28
- Coach
- Madison Bell
- Elo
- 1543 +79 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 4.1 No. 39 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Southwest Conference
4 first teamFirst team
Howard GrubbsQBLegg-1; Em-2; NR-2; FH-1; PC- Jake WilliamsOTHop; Legg-1; Em-1; NR-1; FH-1; LG-1; GW-1; PC
- Mike BrumbelowOGHop; Em-2; NR-1; FH-2; GW-2
- Noble AtkinsCEm-1; NR-1; FH-2
From Wikipedia’s 1928 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1928 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 5–1 | 7–2 | |
 Arkansas | 2–1 | 7–2 | |
| Baylor | 3–2 | 8–2 | |
| TCU | 3–2 | 8–2 | |
| SMU | 2–2–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Texas A&M | 1–3–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| Rice | 0–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.