1928 East Tennessee State Teachers football team

The 1928 East Tennessee State Teachers football team was an American football team that represented East Tennessee State Teacher's College—now known as East Tennessee State University (ETSU)—as an independent in the 1927 college football season. They were led by fourth-year coach John Robinson. He was referred to affectionately as "Robbie" and was so popular that later the 1929 yearbook was dedicated to him. Robinson was assisted by William "Willie" Flinn Rogers, who taught history and government at the school from 1925 to 1928. For the first time since the program started, the 1928 squad had 28 men come out for football with 10 returning lettermen. As a result, the 1928 team was a success with their first winning record since the 1921 season, which included wins against high school competition. This season also marked the first time the school play rival Appalacchian State, which was then known as Appalachian Training School of Boone.[1]

1928 East Tennessee State Teachers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–3
Head coach
  • John Robinson (4th season)
CaptainEdward "Buzz" Kennedy
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgetown  820
West Virginia  820
Howard  612
Loyola (LA)  730
Navy  531
East Tennessee State Teachers  430
Delaware State  111
Duke  550
Georgia Normal  550
Miami (FL)  441
Texas A&I  440
Texas Tech  441
Catholic University  450
Mississippi State Teachers  450
Middle Tennessee State Teachers  341
Texas Mines  341
Wesley  340
Appalachian State  360
Delaware  260
Wake Forest  262
Davidson  280
George Washington  170

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 68:00 p.m.at Emory and HenryEmory, VAL 0–48[2][3][4]
October 203:30 p.m.Appalachian NormalJohnson City, TNW 9–6[5][6]
November 3HiwasseeJohnson City, TNW 13–6[7]
November 10at Mars HillMars Hill, NCW 24–7[8]
November 17Union (KY)Johnson City, TNL 7–14[9]
November 24at Weaver
L 0–32[10]
November 29at BluefieldBluefield, VAW 13–0[11]

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