1928 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

1928 Kent State Golden Flashes football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–2–2
Head coach
Home stadiumRockwell Field
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Detroit   –   9 – 0 – 0
Butler   –   6 – 2 – 0
John Carroll   –   6 – 3 – 0
Kent State   –   4 – 2 – 2
Marquette   –   5 – 3 – 1
Ball Teachers   –   3 – 2 – 2
Notre Dame   –   5 – 4 – 0
DePaul   –   4 – 4 – 1
Haskell   –   5 – 5 – 0
Michigan Tech   –   2 – 2 – 1
Saint Louis   –   4 – 4 – 1
Wabash   –   4 – 4 – 1
Loyola (IL)   –   4 – 4 – 0
Lombard   –   3 – 4 – 1
Michigan State   –   3 – 4 – 1
Detroit City College   –   2 – 5 – 1
Valparaiso   –   1 – 6 – 0

The 1928 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State during the 1928 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Merle E. Wagoner, Kent State compiled a 4–2–2 record and outscored by a total of 89 to 34.[1]

In addition to compiling the program's first winning season, the 1928 team set programs records for points scored in a game (26 against Cedarville) and in a season (89). The team also gained 347 yards against Cedarville, which was 100 more than the team had ever gained in a previous game.[2]

The Chestnut Burr of 1929 noted the remarkable improvement of the 1928 team, building on the prior year's fine defensive work with improved offensive output.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29at KenyonGambier, OHW 25–6[4]
October 6at John CarrollCleveland, OHL 0–12
October 13at DefianceDefiance, OHT 0–0
October 20at Akron
L 6–8
October 27Cedarville
W 26–0[5]
November 3Rio Grande
  • Rockwell Field
  • Kent, OH
W 13–0[6]
November 12Indiana (PA)
W 13–0[7]
November 24at Bowling GreenBowling Green, OH (rivalry)T 6–6[8]

Roster

The roster of the 1928 team included:

  • Jack Chernin, center
  • Sherman Crow, guard
  • Frank Curtiss, end
  • Archie Davis, end
  • Willard Fisher, end
  • Claude Graber, guard
  • Clarence Hinkle, guard
  • "Cocky" Kilbourne, fullback
  • Jimmie Menough, halfback
  • Ted Sapp, tackle
  • "Jake" Searl, captain
  • Ralph Spangler, tackle
  • Arthur Stejaskal, halfback[9]

References

  1. ^ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D5. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "Kent State Normal Sets Many Gridiron Records". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 2, 1928. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ 1929 The Chestnut Burr. Students of Kent State College. 1929. p. 178.
  4. ^ "Kenyon Loses to Kent State". The Coshocton Tribune. September 30, 1928. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cedarville Downed". Dayton Daily News. October 28, 1928. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Kent Beats Rio Grande". The Lima Star and Republican-Gazette. November 4, 1928. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Kent State Eleven Wins: Flashes Beat Indiana Normal by 13-0 Score in Driving Rain Monday". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 13, 1928. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bowling Green Champs". The Lima News. November 25, 1928. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ 1929 Chestnut Burr, pp. 177-181.