1928 Central State Bearcats football team

1928 Central State Bearcats football
Conference	Michigan Collegiate Conference
Record	6–3 (1–2 MCC)
Head coach	Wallace Parker (6th season)
Captain	Chet Stackhouse

1928 Michigan Collegiate Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Michigan State Normal $	3	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Western State Teachers (MI)	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Central State (MI)	1	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Detroit City College	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1928 Central State Bearcats football team represented Central State Teachers College, later renamed Central Michigan University, in the Michigan Collegiate Conference (MCC) during the 1928 college football season. In their sixth and final season under head coach Wallace Parker, the Bearcats compiled a 6–3 record (1–2 against MCC opponents) and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 126 to 73. The team lost to its in-state rivals Michigan State Normal (0–36) and Western State Teachers (0–19).^[1][2][3]

Wallace Parker left the team after the 1928 season. In six years as head coach, he compiled a 32-10-6 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 29	Detroit Tech	Mount Pleasant, MI	W 18–0	[4]
October 6	at Adrian	Adrian, MI	L 0–8	[5]
October 13	at Toledo	Toledo, OH	W 13–0	[6]
October 20	Northern State Teachers (MI)	Mount Pleasant, MI	W 26–0
October 27	Michigan State Normal	Mount Pleasant, MI (rivalry)	L 0–36	[7]
November 3	at Valparaiso	Valparaiso, IN	W 25–0	[8]
November 10	at Ferris Institute	Big Rapids, MI	W 21–0
November 24	at Western State Teachers (MI)	Kalamazoo, MI (rivalry)	L 0–19	[9]
November 29	at Detroit City College	Roosevelt Field Detroit, MI	W 23–0	[10]

References

1. "Central Michigan 2015 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Central Michigan University. 2015. pp. 100, 108. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 26, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
2. "Central Michigan Yearly Results (1930-1934)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 15, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
3. "Munies, Central in Closing Game". Detroit Free Press. November 27, 1928. p. 24.
4. "Tech Surprises Central Staters". Detroit Free Press. September 30, 1928. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Adrian Defeats Central Normal". Detroit Free Press. October 7, 1928. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Mt. Pleasant Wins at Toledo". Detroit Free Press. October 14, 1928. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Ypsi Outplays Central State". Detroit Free Press. October 28, 1928. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Central Wins at Valparaiso". Detroit Free Press. November 4, 1928. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Mt. Pleasant Team Beaten". Detroit Free Press. November 25, 1928. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Munies Beaten In Last Game". Detroit Free Press. November 30, 1928. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.