1928 Drake Bulldogs football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1928
| team = Drake Bulldogs
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Missouri Valley Conference
| short_conf = MVC
| record = 7–1
| conf_record = 3–0
| head_coach = Ossie Solem
| hc_year = 8th
| captain =
| stadium = Drake Stadium
| champion = MVC champion
}}
{{1928 Missouri Valley Conference football standings}}
The 1928 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1928 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Ossie Solem, the team compiled a 7–1 record (3–0 against MVC opponents), won the MVC championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 141 to 52.{{cite web|title=1928 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=June 3, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/drake/1928-schedule.html}} The team's only loss was against Knute Rockne's Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
Key players included halfback Dick Nesbitt and guard Lester Jones.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1928|team=Simpson Redmen|title=Simpson}}
| site_stadium = Drake Stadium
| site_cityst = Des Moines, IA
| score = 40–6
| attend = 8,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Night Football Is Inaugurated: Drake Beats Simpson in Game Played Under Floodlights|newspaper=The Sioux City Sunday Journal|date=October 7, 1928|page=23|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32222004/night_football_is_inaugurated_drake/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Marquette
| site_stadium = Marquette Stadium
| site_cityst = Milwaukee, WI
| score = 26–7
| attend = 6,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Drake Beats Marquette, 26-7: Nesbitt, King Lead Bulldogs at Milwaukee|newspaper=The Des Moines Register|date=October 14, 1928|pages=1S, 2S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32221838/drake_beats_marquette_267_nesbitt/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| time =
| w/l = w
| opponent = Grinnell
| site_stadium = Drake Stadium
| site_cityst = Des Moines, IA
| score = 19–7
| attend = 10,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Drake Downs Grinnell, 19-7: Forward Pass Attack Scores For Pioneers|newspaper=The Des Moines Register|author=Charles Jay Nevada|date=October 21, 1928|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32221701/drake_downs_grinnell_197_forward/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Notre Dame
| site_stadium = Cartier Field
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| score = 6–32
| attend = 15,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Irish Get Back To Normalcy; Drub Drake; 15,000 Witness One-Sided Tilt At Cartier Lot|newspaper=The South Bend Tribune|author=John W. Stahr|date=October 28, 1928|pages=II-1, II-2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32220786/irish_get_back_to_normalcy_drub_drake/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Missouri
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| score = 6–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Drake Scores 6-0 Victory Over Missouri: Bulldogs Get Touchdown In Last 2 Minutes of Play|newspaper=Joplin Globe|date=November 4, 1928|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32220955/drake_scores_60_victory_over_missouri/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Washington University
| site_stadium = Drake Stadium
| site_cityst = Des Moines, IA
| score = 20–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Bulldogs, Bears Play Here Today in Valley Tilt |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/127451404/ |newspaper=The Des Moines Register |location=Des Moines, Iowa |date=November 10, 1928 |page=7 |access-date=July 1, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news|title=Drake Smears Washington U., Winning By 20-0|newspaper=The Des Moines Register|author=Sec Taylor|date=November 11, 1928|pages=1S, 2S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32221586/drake_smears_washington_u_winning_by/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 24
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Iowa State
| site_stadium = Drake Stadium
| site_cityst = Des Moines, IA
| score = 18–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Drake Triumphs: Bulldogs Snap Four Year Jinx To Trim Ames|newspaper=The Des Moines Register|author=Jack Monroe|date=November 25, 1928|pages=1S, 4S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32221182/drake_triumphs_bulldogs_snap_four_year/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 29
| time =
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Creighton
| site_stadium = Creighton Stadium
| site_cityst = Omaha, NE
| score = 6–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|title=Drake Defeats Creighton to Win Valley Title: Nesbitt Scores Touchdown in Final Period|newspaper=Des Moines Tribune-Capital|date=November 30, 1928|page=30|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32221414/drake_defeats_creighton_to_win_valley/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
References
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{{Drake Bulldogs football navbox}}
{{Missouri Valley Conference football champions}}
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