1928 Haskell Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
CaptainAlbert Hawley
Home stadiumHaskell Stadium
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Detroit   –   9 – 0 – 0
Butler   –   6 – 2 – 0
John Carroll   –   6 – 3 – 0
Kent State   –   4 – 2 – 2
Marquette   –   5 – 3 – 1
Ball Teachers   –   3 – 2 – 2
Notre Dame   –   5 – 4 – 0
DePaul   –   4 – 4 – 1
Haskell   –   5 – 5 – 0
Saint Louis   –   4 – 4 – 1
Wabash   –   4 – 4 – 1
Loyola (IL)   –   4 – 4 – 0
Lombard   –   3 – 4 – 1
Michigan State   –   3 – 4 – 1
Detroit City College   –   2 – 5 – 1
Valparaiso   –   1 – 6 – 0

The 1928 Haskell Indians football team was an American football that represented the Haskell Institute (now known as Haskell Indian Nations University) during the 1928 college football season. In its second and final year under head coach John Webster Thomas, the team compiled a 5–5 record.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Simpson (IA)
W 25–7[1]
October 6vs. West VirginiaWheeling, WVL 7–28
October 13vs. Loyola (IL)
W 6–0[2][3]
October 27at Regis (CO)Denver, COW 14–9[4]
November 32:00 p.m.Washington University
W 7–04,000[5][6]
November 10at Loyola (LA)
L 0–20[7]
November 17at Minnesota
L 0–5220,000
November 23Nebraska Wesleyan
  • Haskell Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 60–0
November 29at St. Xavier
L 0–2613,000[8]
December 8at Tulsa*
L 6–274,500[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Haskell Downs Simpson, 25-7, in First Game". Sioux City Journal. September 30, 1928. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Haskell Indians Scalp Loyola of Chicago, 6 to 0". Chicago Tribune. October 14, 1928. p. II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Loyola in defeat; Haskell eleven is victorious, 6 to 0, in closely fought gridiron battle". The Kansas City Star. October 14, 1928. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Haskell Beats Regis College". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 28, 1928 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Johnson, Willis E. (November 3, 1928). "Bears Have Final Drill In Anticipation of Stiff Fight with Haskell". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 21. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Jack Alexander (November 4, 1928). "Haskell Beats Bears, 7 to 0, on Weller's Run". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Haskell Indians Fall Before Loyola Wolves". The Shreveport Times. November 11, 1928. p. 15.
  8. ^ "Xavier obtains sweet revenge". The Cincinnati Post. November 30, 1928. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hurricane Scalps Indians, 27 to 6, in Grid Finale". Tulsa Tribune. Tulsa, Oklahoma. December 9, 1928. p. 1B. Retrieved January 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Blackman Is Tulsa Star as Haskell Falls (continued)". Tulsa Tribune. Tulsa, Oklahoma. December 9, 1928. p. 4B. Retrieved January 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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