1928 Loyola Ramblers football team

The 1928 Loyola Ramblers football team was an American football team that represented Loyola University Chicago as an independent during the 1928 college football season, and the Ramblers finished with a 4–4 record. In his sixth season as head coach, Roger Kiley resigned following their second game to return to a private law practice.[1] Assistant coach Dan Lamont was appointed as head coach for the remainder of the season, and in December was retained as the full time head coach at Loyola.[2]

1928 Loyola Ramblers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
Home stadiumLoyola Field
Soldier 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

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Millikin
L 0–3[3]
October 6at Northwestern reservesW 13–6[4]
October 13vs. HaskellL 0–65,000[5]
October 20Lombard
W 26–0[6]
November 3at DaytonL 7–12[7]
November 10at Saint LouisW 7–0[8]
November 17Quantico Marines
L 6–13[9]
December 1vs. DePaul
  • Soldier Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 7–0[10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Kiley resigns as coach of Loyola team". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 9, 1928. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Loyola keeps Dan Lamont as gridiron coach". Chicago Daily Tribune. December 24, 1928. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Millikin opens 1928 season with win over Loyola, 3 to 0". Herald and Review. September 30, 1928. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Loyola trims reserves". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 7, 1928. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Loyola in defeat; Haskell eleven is victorious, 6 to 0, in closely fought gridiron battle". The Kansas City Star. October 14, 1928. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Loyola swamps Lombard, 26–0; Downs shines". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 21, 1928. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Flyers defeat Loyola in final quarter". Dayton Daily News. November 4, 1928. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Billiken blunder helps Loyola to win, 7–0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 11, 1928. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Marines drive through rain to beat Loyola". Chicago Daily Tribune. November 11, 1928. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Loyola hands DePaul 7 to 0 grid setback". Chicago Daily Tribune. December 2, 1928. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.