1928 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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]

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
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

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

  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.