1928 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1928
| team = West Virginia Mountaineers
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 8–2
| head_coach = Ira Rodgers
| hc_year = 4th
| captain = Clarence Keefer
| stadium = Mountaineer Field
}}
{{1928 Southern college football independents records}}
The 1928 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Ira Rodgers, the team compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 152 to 38.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/west-virginia/1928-schedule.html|title=1928 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=October 11, 2017}}{{cite web|title=2017 West Virginia Football Media Guide|year=2017|publisher=West Virginia University|page=176|url=https://issuu.com/wvusportspub/docs/2017_wvu_football_guide}} The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Clarence Keefer was the team captain.2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169.
Schedule
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|September 22||{{cfb link|year=1928|team=Davis & Elkins Scarlet Hurricane|title=Davis & Elkins}}|Mountaineer Field|Morgantown, WV|L 0–7||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-press-west-virginia-unive/151759023/|work=The Pittsburgh Press|title=West Virginia University loses grid inaugural|date=September 23, 1928|accessdate=July 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 29||West Virginia Wesleyan|Mountaineer Field|Morgantown, WV|W 12–0|6,500|{{cite news |author= |title=West Virginia Defeats Wesleyan Bobcats, 12–0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph/127820872/ |newspaper=Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |date=September 30, 1928 |page=2, part 2 |access-date=July 7, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|October 6|vs|Haskell||Wheeling, WV|W 28–7|6,500|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-washington-post-haskell-indians-fall/151759236/|work=The Washington Post|title=Haskell Indians fall before W.V.U. by 28–7|date=October 7, 1928|accessdate=July 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 13|at|Pittsburgh|Pitt Stadium|Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)|W 9–6|25,000|{{cite news|last=Hannum|first=Max E.|title=Local Team Upset|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|date=October 14, 1928|page=Sporting 1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81526157/local-team-upset/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 20|vs|Washington and Lee|Laidley Field|Charleston, WV|W 22–0||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/bristol-herald-courier-generals-downed-b/136482312/|work=Bristol Herald Courier|title=Generals downed by Mountaineers|date=October 21, 1928|accessdate=July 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 27|at|Lafayette|Fisher Field|Easton, PA|W 17–0||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-news-west-virginia-rips-through-l/151759463/|work=Sunday News|title=West Virginia rips through Lafayette|date=October 28, 1928|accessdate=July 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 6|at|Fordham|Yankee Stadium|Bronx, NY|W 18–0|25,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-west-virginia-turns-bac/151759651/|work=The Hartford Daily Courant|title=West Virginia turns back Cavanaugh's Maroons in election day battle|date=November 7, 1928|accessdate=July 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 10||Oklahoma A&M|Mountaineer Field|Morgantown, WV|W 32–6|12,500|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/shawnee-news-star-west-virginia-smothers/151759809/|work=Shawnee Morning News|title=West Virginia smothers Oklahoma Aggies|date=November 11, 1928|accessdate=July 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 17|at|Georgetown|Griffith Stadium|Washington, DC|L 0–12||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-cincinnati-enquirer-georgetown-wins/151759996/|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|title=Georgetown wins, 12 to 0|date=November 18, 1928|accessdate=July 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 29||Washington & Jefferson|Mountaineer Field|Morgantown, WV|W 14–0|19,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/reading-times-west-virginia-tops-preside/151760144/|work=Reading Times|title=West Virginia tops Presidents by 14–0|date=November 30, 1928|accessdate=July 21, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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