1928 Catholic University Cardinals football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1928

| team = Catholic University Cardinals

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| record = 4–5

| head_coach = John B. McAuliffe

| hc_year = 4th

| captain =

| stadium = Brookland Stadium

}}

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

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 29

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Boston College

| site_stadium = Fenway Park

| site_cityst = Boston, MA

| score = 6–38

| attend =

| source = {{cite news |title=Brookland team is routed in hub |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/78518169/evening-star/ |newspaper=Sunday Star |date=September 30, 1928 |page=84 |accessdate=September 20, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 6

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1928|team=American Eagles|title=American}}

| site_stadium = Brookland Stadium

| site_cityst = Washington, DC

| score = 69–0

| attend =

| source =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 13

| w/l = l

| opponent = Villanova

| site_stadium = Brookland Stadium

| site_cityst = Washington, DC

| score = 0–19

| attend =

| source = {{cite news |title=August outstanding as Villanova romps over Catholic U. foes, 19–0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85699379/august-outstanding-as-villanova-romps-ov/ |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=October 14, 1928 |page=S3 |accessdate=September 20, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 20

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = William & Mary

| site_stadium = Cary Field

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| score = 13–12

| attend =

| source = {{cite news |title=Indians lose heart-breaker to Catholic University |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85699613/indians-lose-heart-breaker-to-catholic-u/ |newspaper=Daily Press |date=October 21, 1928 |page=6 |accessdate=September 20, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 27

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1928|team=Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers|title=Mount St. Mary's}}

| site_stadium = Echo Field

| site_cityst = Emmitsburg, MD

| score = 6–12

| attend =

| source = {{cite news |title=Mt. St. Mary's defeats Catholic U. by 12 to 6 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85699831/mt-st-marys-defeats-catholic-u-by-12/ |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |date=October 28, 1928 |page=S1 |accessdate=September 20, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 3

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Rutgers

| site_stadium = Neilson Field

| site_cityst = New Brunswick, NJ

| score = 0–12

| attend =

| source = {{cite news |title=Rutgers winner over Catholic U. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85700025/rutgers-winner-over-catholic-u/ |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press |date=November 4, 1928 |page=S6 |accessdate=September 20, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 10

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1928|team=Loyola Greyhounds|title=Loyola (MD)}}

| site_stadium = Brookland Stadium

| site_cityst = Washington, DC

| score = 21–13

| attend =

| source = {{cite news |title=Loyola loses to Catholic U. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85700230/loyola-loses-to-catholic-u/ |newspaper=The Baltimore Sun |date=November 11, 1928 |page=S6 |accessdate=September 20, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 17

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1928|team=St. John's Redmen|title=St. John's}}

| site_stadium = Ebbets Field

| site_cityst = Brooklyn, NY

| score = 0–22

| attend =

| source = {{cite news |title=St. John's takes Catholic U., 22–0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85700433/st-johns-takes-catholic-u-220/ |newspaper=Brooklyn Times-Union |date=November 18, 1928 |page=2A |accessdate=September 20, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|November 29|Thursday}}

| w/l = w

| opponent = George Washington

| site_stadium = Brookland Stadium

| site_cityst = Washington, DC

| score = 40–8

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|url=https://archive.org/details/gwu_hatchet_19281205|work=The University Hatchet|title=Cardinals swamp Buff and Blue 40–8, closing disastrous G.W. year|date=December 5, 1928|accessdate=September 20, 2021|via=Internet Archive}}

}}

References

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