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1928 Catholic University Cardinals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–5
Head coach
Home stadium Brookland Stadium
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown     8 2 0
West Virginia     8 2 0
Howard     6 1 2
Loyola (LA)     7 3 0
Navy     5 3 1
East Tennessee State Teachers     4 3 0
Delaware State     1 1 1
Duke     5 5 0
Georgia Normal     5 5 0
Miami (FL)     4 4 1
Texas A&I     4 4 0
Texas Tech     4 4 1
Catholic University     4 5 0
Mississippi State Teachers     4 5 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers     3 4 1
Texas Mines     3 4 1
Wesley     3 4 0
Appalachian State     3 6 0
Delaware     2 6 0
Wake Forest     2 6 2
Davidson     2 8 0
George Washington     1 7 0

The 1928 Catholic University Cardinals football team was an American football team that represented the Catholic University of America as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach John B. McAuliffe, the Cardinals compiled a 4–5 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29at Boston CollegeL 6–38 [1]
October 6 AmericanW 69–0
October 13 Villanova
  • Brookland Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 0–19 [2]
October 20at William & Mary
W 13–12 [3]
October 27at Mount St. Mary's
L 6–12 [4]
November 3at Rutgers
L 0–12 [5]
November 10 Loyola (MD)
  • Brookland Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 21–13 [6]
November 17at St. John'sL 0–22 [7]
November 29 George Washington
  • Brookland Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 40–8 [8]

References

  1. ^ "Brookland team is routed in hub". Sunday Star. September 30, 1928. p. 84. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "August outstanding as Villanova romps over Catholic U. foes, 19–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 14, 1928. p. S3. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Indians lose heart-breaker to Catholic University". Daily Press. October 21, 1928. p. 6. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Mt. St. Mary's defeats Catholic U. by 12 to 6". The Baltimore Sun. October 28, 1928. p. S1. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Rutgers winner over Catholic U." The Pittsburgh Press. November 4, 1928. p. S6. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Loyola loses to Catholic U." The Baltimore Sun. November 11, 1928. p. S6. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "St. John's takes Catholic U., 22–0". Brooklyn Times-Union. November 18, 1928. p. 2A. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Cardinals swamp Buff and Blue 40–8, closing disastrous G.W. year". The University Hatchet. December 5, 1928. Retrieved September 20, 2021 – via Internet Archive.