1928 Wiley Wildcats football team
The 1928 Wiley Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Wiley College in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1928 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Fred T. Long, the team compiled a 9–0–1 record, won the SWAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 282 to 28. Wiley and Bluefield Institute were recognized by the Pittsburgh Courier as the black college national co-champions.[1]
| 1928 Wiley Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| 1928 record | 9–0–1 (5–0 SWAC) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bishop | ? | – | ? | – | ? | ? | – | ? | – | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Quinn | ? | – | ? | – | ? | ? | – | ? | – | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Huston | ? | – | ? | – | ? | ? | – | ? | – | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas College | ? | – | ? | – | ? | ? | – | ? | – | ? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 21 | Jarvis* |
| W 64–0 | |||||
| Arkansas Baptist* | W 47–0 | |||||||
| October 15 | vs. Langston* |
| T 7–7 | |||||
| October 20 | Samuel Huston | Marshall, TX | W 26–0 | |||||
| October 26 | Texas College | W 14–0 | ||||||
| Southern* | W 33–6 | |||||||
| Philander Smith* | W 45–0 | |||||||
| November 11 | Paul Quinn | Marshall, TX | W 13–0 | |||||
| November 23 | Prairie View |
| W 19–15 | [2] | ||||
| November 29 | 2:30 p.m. | at Bishop |
| W 13–0 | 4,500 | [3][4][5] | ||
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References
- "Bluefield-Wiley Game Off; Both Claim Title". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 15, 1928. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wiley Wildcats Defeat Prairie View Panthers". The Marshall Morning News. November 25, 1928. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bishop Bears Will Attempt To Take Conference Crown From Wiley Wildcats Today". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. November 29, 1928. p. 7. Retrieved July 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
. - "Wildcats Beat Bishop; Win Title". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 8, 1928. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wiley College Defeats Bishop For The Crown". The Marshall Morning News. November 30, 1928. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
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