1928 Army Cadets football team

1928 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
1928 record	8–2
Head coach	Biff Jones
Home stadium	Michie Stadium

The 1928 Army Cadets football team represented the United States Military Academy in the 1928 college football season. Led by head coach Biff Jones, the team finished the season with a record of 8–2. The Cadets offense scored 215 points, while the defense allowed 79 points. The 1928 season was one of the few years in which Army did not play the Navy Midshipmen in the Army–Navy Game

In the 1928 game versus Notre Dame, held at Yankee Stadium, with the score 0–0 at halftime, legendary Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne gave his "win one for the Gipper" speech (with reference to All-American halfback George Gipp, who died in 1920); Notre Dame went on to defeat Army, 12–6. Army participated in the best-attended college football game at Yankee Stadium. The game was held on December 1, 1928 when Army lost to Stanford 26–0 before 86,000 fans).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 29	Boston	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	W 35–0
October 6	SMU	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	W 14–13
October 13	Providence	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	W 44–0
October 20	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA	W 15–0
October 27	at Yale	Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT	W 18–6
November 3	DePauw	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	W 38–12
November 10	vs. Notre Dame	Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY (Rivalry)	L 6–12
November 17	Carleton	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	W 32–7
November 24	Nebraska	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	W 13–3
December 1	vs. Stanford	Yankee Stadium • Bronx, NY	L 0–26	86,000
Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Army Black Knights football

Venues	The Plain (1890–1923) Michie Stadium (1924–present)

Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Air Force (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) Navy: Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy; Thompson Cup) Notre Dame

Culture and lore	Army Mule Black Death Award "On Brave Old Army Team" "The Army Goes Rolling Along" 1946 "Game of the Century"

People	Head coaches Statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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