1928 Boston University Pioneers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–3–2
Head coach
CaptainArthur Dorfman
Home stadiumNickerson Field
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Boston College   –   9 – 0 – 0
West Chester   –   8 – 0 – 0
Villanova   –   7 – 0 – 1
Brown   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 11 Penn   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Army   –   8 – 2 – 0
Drexel   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 10 NYU   –   8 – 2 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 1 – 2
Lafayette   –   6 – 1 – 2
Princeton   –   5 – 1 – 2
CCNY   –   4 – 1 – 2
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 2 – 1
Harvard   –   5 – 2 – 1
Tufts   –   5 – 2 – 1
Colgate   –   6 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   6 – 3 – 0
Bucknell   –   5 – 2 – 3
Columbia   –   5 – 3 – 1
Boston University   –   3 – 3 – 2
Cornell   –   3 – 3 – 2
Syracuse   –   4 – 4 – 1
Yale   –   4 – 4 – 0
Fordham   –   4 – 5 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   4 – 5 – 0
Penn State   –   3 – 5 – 1
Lehigh   –   3 – 6 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   2 – 5 – 2
Providence   –   1 – 5 – 3
Vermont   –   1 – 7 – 2
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 Boston University Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In its third season under head coaches Reggie Brown and Edward N. Robinson, the team compiled a 3–3–2 record and was outscored by a total of 95 to 58.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Army
L 0–35
October 63:00 p.m.New Hampshire
T 0–0[2][3]
October 13at Vermont
W 25–0[4]
October 202:30 p.m.Bates
  • Nickerson Field
  • Weston, MA
W 7–0[5]
October 272:00 p.m.at Boston College
L 7–27[6]
November 32:00 p.m.Springfield
  • Nickerson Field
  • Weston, MA
W 7–6[7]
November 10at Holy Cross
L 0–15
November 172:00 p.m.Norwich
  • Nickerson Field
  • Weston, MA
T 12–12[8]

References

  1. ^ "Boston Yearly Results 1925-1929". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "Pioneers Dedicate New Athletic Field Today". The Boston Globe. October 6, 1928. p. 6. Retrieved January 29, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "New Hampshire and Boston University in Scoreless Deadlock". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 7, 1928. p. 44. Retrieved February 2, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Vermont loses first home game to Boston University, 25 to 0". The Burlington Free Press. October 15, 1928. Retrieved June 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Boston University Team Favored To Defeat Bates". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 20, 1928. p. 10. Retrieved February 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Football Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 27, 1928. p. 9. Retrieved May 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Pioneers Hope To Upset Springfield". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 3, 1928. p. 18. Retrieved February 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Pioneers Favored To Defeat Norwich". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 18, 1928. p. 10. Retrieved February 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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