1928 Appalachian Normal football team

1928 Appalachian Normal football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–6
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons
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 Appalachian Normal football team represented Appalachian State Normal School—now known as Appalachian State University—in the 1928 college football season. This was the first season that the school fielded a football team. Appalachian Normal was led by head coach Graydon Eggers and played their home games at College Field in Boone, North Carolina.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29at Mountain CityMountain City, TNL 0–26
October 6at WilkesboroWilkesboro, NCW 6–0
October 13MorgantonL 0–7
October 203:30 p.m.at East Tennessee TeachersJohnson City, TNL 6–9[1][2]
October 27Rutherford
  • College Field
  • Boone, NC
L 6–50
November 3Lees–McRae
  • College Field
  • Boone, NC
W 52–0
November 9at BluefieldBluefield, VAL 0–44
November 17Mt. Park
  • College Field
  • Boone, NC
W 52–0
November 24at Belmont AbbeyBelmont, NCL 0–13

References

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  1. ^ "Teachers Meet Appalachian Normal In First Home Contest". Johnson City Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 20, 1928. p. 4. Retrieved September 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Jack Painter Leads Teachers To Victory In First Home Game". Johnson City Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. October 21, 1928. p. 10. Retrieved September 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.