1928 Florida Southern Moccasins football team

1928 Florida Southern Moccasins football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	5–2–1 (4–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Jesse Burbage (1st season)
Home stadium	College Field

1928 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Chattanooga $	8	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Mississippi College	6	–	1	–	2			7	–	1	–	2
Western Kentucky State Normal	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Florida Southern	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	1
Transylvania	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Wofford	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Furman	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Millsaps	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Howard (AL)	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Centenary	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	2
Louisiana College	2	–	1	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Southwestern (TN)	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Birmingham–Southern	2	–	2	–	3			3	–	2	–	4
Mercer	2	–	2	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Georgetown (KY)	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
SW Louisiana	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Kentucky Wesleyan	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Stetson	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Newberry	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Spring Hill	2	–	3	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Oglethorpe	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Presbyterian	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Normal	1	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Union (TN)	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Centre	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Louisiana Tech	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Rollins	0	–	3	–	0			0	–	4	–	0
Louisville	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Erskine	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1928 Florida Southern Moccasins football team was an American football team that represented Southern College (now known as Florida Southern College) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1928 college football season. In their first year under head coach Jesse Burbage, the team compiled a 5–2–1 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 6	at Florida*	Fleming Field Gainesville, FL	L 0–26	4,000	[1]
October 20	Piedmont*	College Field Lakeland, FL	W 27–0		[2]
October 28	Tampa Athletic Club*	College Field Lakeland, FL	Canceled		[3]
November 3	at Stetson	DeLand, FL	W 13–0		[4]
November 12	vs. Erskine	Lake Wales, FL	W 18–0	5,000	[5]
November 24	Rollins	College Field Lakeland, FL	W 58–0		[6]
November 29	Wofford	College Field Lakeland, FL	W 13–7		[7]
December 8	Chattanooga	College Field Lakeland, FL	L 0–19		[8]
January 1	at Miami (FL)*	Tamiami Park Miami, FL	T 13–13		[9]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Florida defeats Southern, 26–0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 7, 1928. Retrieved July 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Southern turns on Piedmont, 27 to 0". Orlando Sunday Sentinel. October 21, 1928. Retrieved July 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Moccasins to start practice for 'big' game". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 28, 1928. Retrieved July 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Southern defeats Stetson, 13 to 0". Orlando Sunday Sentinel. November 4, 1928. Retrieved July 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Southern downs Seceders' team". The State. November 13, 1928. Retrieved July 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Southern College wins class title by defeating Tars". The Sunday Reporter-Star. November 25, 1928. Retrieved July 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Southern whips Wofford Tribe". The Columbia Record. November 30, 1928. Retrieved July 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Chattanooga Moccasins trample Southern Moccasins for S.I.A.A. championship". The Chattanooga Times. December 9, 1928. Retrieved July 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Hurricanes and Southern College in thrilling 13 to 13 tie". The Miami Herald. January 2, 1928. Retrieved July 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.