1928 Santa Barbara State Roadrunners football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| mode = football
| year = 1928
| team = Santa Barbara State Roadrunners
| conference = California Coast Conference
| short_conf = CCC
| record = 4–5
| conf_record = 2–2
| head_coach = Harold Davis
| hc_year = 1st
| stadium = Peabody Stadium
| champion =
| bowl =
| bowl_result =
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{{1928 California Coast Conference football standings}}
The 1928 Santa Barbara State Roadrunners football team represented Santa Barbara StateUniversity of California, Santa Barbara was known as Santa Barbara State College from 1921 to 1943. during the 1928 college football season.
Santa Barbara State competed in the California Coast Conference (CCC) from 1927–1928. The conference disbanded after the 1928 season, and the Roadrunners competed as an Independent the following two years. The 1928 Roadrunners were led by first-year head coach Harold Davis and played home games at Peabody Stadium in Santa Barbara, California. They finished the season with a record of four wins and five losses (4–5, 2–2 CCC). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 43–96 for the season and was shut out in all five of the losses.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = UCLA
| site_stadium = Moore Field
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| score = 0–19
| source = {{cite news|title=Local Eleven Takes Opener|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 23, 1928|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10208367/local_eleven_takes_opener/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 11, 2017}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1928|team=Santa Maria Junior College Bulldogs|title=Santa Maria Junior College}}
| site_stadium = Peabody Stadium
| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA
| score = 7–0
| source = {{cite news|title=Santa Barbara Gridders Take Football Tilt|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=September 30, 1928|page=Ia-6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10208263/santa_barbara_gridders_take_football/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 11, 2017}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Fresno State
| site_stadium = Fresno State College Stadium
| site_cityst = Fresno, CA
| score = 0–7
| source = {{cite news|title=Fresno State Beats Santa Barbara, 7-0|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=October 7, 1928|page=I.a–2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10208587/fresno_state_beats_santa_barbara/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 11, 2017}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1928|team=Marin Junior College Mariners|title=Marin Junior College}}
| site_stadium = Peabody Stadium
| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA
| score = 24–6
| source = {{cite news|title=Santa Barbara State Beats Marin Jaysee Eleven, 24-6|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=October 14, 1928|page=I.a–5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10208432/santa_barbara_state_beats_marin_jaysee/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 11, 2017}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 20
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1928|team=California Christian Panthers|title=California Christian}}
| site_stadium = Peabody Stadium
| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA
| score = 6–0
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1928|team=San Mateo Junior College Bulldogs|title=San Mateo Junior College}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = San Mateo, CA
| score = 0–25
| source = {{cite news|title=San Mateo Is Easy Winner Over Barbarans|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|location=Oakland, California|date=October 28, 1928|page=2–D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10208703/san_mateo_is_easy_winner_over_barbarans/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 11, 2017}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Northern Arizona
| site_stadium = Skidmore Field
| site_cityst = Flagstaff AZ
| score = 0–33
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| w/l = w
| opponent = Cal Poly
| site_stadium = Peabody Stadium
| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, CA
| score = 6–0
| source = {{cite news|title=Santa Barbara Eleven Wallops Cal-Poly, 6-0|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|location=Los Angeles, California|date=November 11, 1928|page=I.a–6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18274829/santa_barbara_eleven_wallops_cal_poly/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=March 13, 2018}}{{Open access}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 17
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = San Jose State
| site_stadium = Spartan Field
| site_cityst = San Jose, CA
| score = 0–6
| source = {{cite news|title=San Jose Whips Santa Barbara by 6-0 Score|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|location=Oakland, California|date=November 18, 1928|page=I.a–5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10209090/san_jose_whips_santa_barbara/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=April 11, 2017}}{{Open access}}
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Notes
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