1928 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team

{{Short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1928

| team = Mississippi A&M Aggies

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Southern Conference

| short_conf = SoCon

| record = 2–4–2

| conf_record = 1–4

| head_coach = John W. Hancock

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain =

| stadium = Scott Field
Municipal Stadium

}}

{{1928 Southern Conference football standings}}

The 1928 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team was an American football team that represented the Agricultural and Mechanical College of the State of Mississippi (now known as Mississippi State University) as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1928 college football season. In their second season under head coach John W. Hancock, Mississippi A&M compiled a 2–4–2 record.{{cite web|title=1928 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=December 8, 2023|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/mississippi-state/1928-schedule.html}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 29

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1928|team=Ouachita Baptist Tigers|title=Ouachita Baptist}}

| site_stadium = Scott Field

| site_cityst = Starkville, MS

| score = 20–6

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-maroons-defeat-ouach/136481576/|work=The Birmingham News|title=Maroons defeat Ouachita eleven|date=September 30, 1928|accessdate=December 8, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 6

| w/l = l

| opponent = Tulane

| site_stadium = Municipal Stadium

| site_cityst = Jackson, MS

| score = 6–51

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99469387/great-green-wave-engulfs-aggies-in-satur/|work=The Clarion-Ledger|title=Great Green Wave engulfs Aggies in Saturday contest|date=October 7, 1928|accessdate=April 10, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 13

| w/l = l

| opponent = Alabama

| site_stadium = Scott Field

| site_cityst = Starkville, MS

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–46

| attend = 8,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70904043/crimson-tide-washes-over-aggies-with-a/|work=The Clarion-Ledger|title=Crimson Tide washes over Aggies with a 46 to 0 win yesterday|date=October 14, 1928|accessdate=February 15, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70904360/crimson-tide-tramples-roughshod-over/|work=The Montgomery Advertiser|title=Crimson Tide tramples roughshod over Mississippi A. and M.|date=October 14, 1928|accessdate=February 15, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 20

| w/l = l

| opponent = LSU

| site_stadium = Municipal Stadium

| site_cityst = Jackson, MS

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–31

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-lsu-rips-am-ags/136474919/|work=The Birmingham News|title=L.S.U. rips A&M Ags to threads|date=October 21, 1928|accessdate=December 8, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 3

| w/l = t

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Michigan State

| site_stadium = College Field

| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI

| score = 6–6

| source = {{cite news|title=Dixie Eleven Ties Spartans: Mississippi Saved from Defeat by Pass Over Goal in Fourth Quarter|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=November 4, 1928|page=20|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35403615/dixie_eleven_ties_spartans_mississippi/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 10

| w/l = t

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Centenary

| site_stadium = Scott Field

| site_cityst = Starkville, MS

| score = 6–6

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82346310/gents-mississippi-aggies-battle-to-draw/|work=The Shreveport Times|title=Gents-Mississippi Aggies battle to draw|date=November 11, 1928|accessdate=July 28, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 17

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Auburn

| site_stadium = Legion Field

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| score = 13–0

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-aggies-score-triumph-over/136481718/|work=The Clarion-Ledger|title=Aggies score triumph over Bohler's Auburn eleven in Birmingham|date=November 18, 1928|accessdate=December 8, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 29

| w/l = l

| opponent = Ole Miss

| site_stadium = Scott Field

| site_cityst = Starkville, MS

| gamename = Egg Bowl

| score = 19–20

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-perfect-kick-by/136478118/|work=The Atlanta Constitution|title=Perfect kick by Ole Miss beats Aggies|date=November 30, 1928|accessdate=December 8, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

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