American college football season
The 1928 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina (now known as the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ) during the 1928 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The Tar Heels were led by head coach Chuck Collins in his third season and finished with a record of five wins, three losses, and two ties (5–3–2 overall, 2–2–2 in the SoCon).[1]
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 29 3:00 p.m.[2] Wake Forest * W 65–015,000 [3] October 6 2:30 p.m.[4] at Maryland W 26–19[5] October 13 2:30 p.m.[6] at Harvard * L 0–20[7] October 20 3:00 p.m.[8] VPI Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC L 14–169,000 [9] October 27 2:30 p.m.[10] Georgia Tech Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC L 7–2020,000[11] [12] November 3 2:30 p.m.[13] at NC State T 6–610,000[14] [15] November 10 2:30 p.m.[16] South Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry ) T 0–0[17] November 17 2:30 p.m.[18] at Davidson * W 30–77,000 [19] November 29 2:30 p.m.[20] at Virginia W 24–2018,000-20,000 [21] December 8 2:00 p.m.[22] Duke * Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry ) W 14–710,000 [23]
References [ edit ] Citations [ edit ] ^ "1928 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 8, 2023 . ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, September 29, 1928, Image 1" . September 29, 1928. p. 1. ^ "Carolina eleven rolls up 65–0 score against Wake Forest" . The News and Observer . September 30, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "The Washington Times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, October 06, 1928, Page 11, Image 11 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress (loc.gov)" . ^ "Old Liners Bow To Tarheels" . The Baltimore Sun . October 7, 1928. p. Sports 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 13, 1928, Page 1, Image 1 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)" . ^ "Harvard enjoys one big period to win, 20 to 0" . The Brooklyn Daily Eagle . October 14, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 20, 1928, Image 1" . October 20, 1928. p. 1. ^ "Gobblers defeat Tar Heels 16–14" . Bristol Herald Courier . October 21, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 27, 1928, Image 4" . October 27, 1928. p. 4. ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, October 30, 1928, Image 3" . October 30, 1928. p. 3. ^ "Pass attack wins for Georgia Tech at North Carolina" . The Shreveport Times . October 28, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Technician, Vol. 9 No. 7, November 3, 1928 - technician-v9n7-1928-11-03 - NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections | NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections" . ^ "Technician, Vol. 9 No. 8, November 10, 1928 - technician-v9n8-1928-11-10 - NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections | NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections" . ^ "Brilliant pass gets tie for N. Carolina" . The Miami Herald . November 4, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 10, 1928, Page 1, Image 1 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)" . ^ "Two Carolinas battle in mud to no decision" . The News and Observer . November 11, 1928. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, November 17, 1928, Page 1, Image 1 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)" . ^ "North Carolina takes Davidson by 30–7 score" . The Atlanta Constitution . November 18, 1928. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "The Goldsboro News. (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1922-1929, November 28, 1928, Page PAGE FIVE, Image 5 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)" . ^ "Colorful overhead battle won by Tar Heels 24–20" . Daily Press . November 30, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "The Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1943-1946, December 08, 1928, Image 1" . December 8, 1928. p. 1. ^ "Tar Heels whip Duke for North Carolina grid title" . The Sunday Citizen . December 9, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . Bibliography [ edit ] Adams, Jr., Junius G., ed. (1929). Yackety Yack 1929 . Vol. XXXIX. Publication Union of the University of North Carolina – via North Carolina Digital Heritage Center .
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