1928 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

American college football season

1928 Kent State Golden Flashes football

Conference| Independent
Record| 4–2–2
Head coach|

* Merle E. Wagoner (4th season)

Home stadium| Rockwell Field

Seasons

<- 1927

1929 ->

1928 Midwestern college football independents records

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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
Michigan Tech |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 2  | - | 1
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 Kent State Golden Flashes football team represented Kent State during the 1928 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Merle E. Wagoner, Kent State compiled a 4–2–2 record and outscored by a total of 89 to 34.[1]

In addition to compiling the program's first winning season, the 1928 team set programs records for points scored in a game (26 against Cedarville) and in a season (89). The team also gained 347 yards against Cedarville, which was 100 more than the team had ever gained in a previous game.[2]

The Chestnut Burr of 1929 noted the remarkable improvement of the 1928 team, building on the prior year's fine defensive work with improved offensive output.[3]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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September 29| at Kenyon| Gambier, OH| W 25–6| [4]
October 6| at John Carroll| Cleveland, OH| L 0–12|
October 13| at Defiance| Defiance, OH| T 0–0|
October 20| at Akron|

* Buchtel Field
* Akron, OH (rivalry)

| L 6–8|
October 27| Cedarville|

* Rockwell Field
* Kent, OH

| W 26–0| [5]
November 3| Rio Grande|

* Rockwell Field
* Kent, OH

| W 13–0| [6]
November 12| Indiana (PA)|

* Bowers Field
* Kent, OH (Armistice Day)

| W 13–0| [7]
November 24| at Bowling Green| Bowling Green, OH (rivalry)| T 6–6| [8]

## Roster

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The roster of the 1928 team included:

* Jack Chernin, center
* Sherman Crow, guard
* Frank Curtiss, end
* Archie Davis, end
* Willard Fisher, end
* Claude Graber, guard
* Clarence Hinkle, guard
* "Cocky" Kilbourne, fullback
* Jimmie Menough, halfback
* Ted Sapp, tackle
* "Jake" Searl, captain
* Ralph Spangler, tackle
* Arthur Stejaskal, halfback[9]

## References

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1. ^ "2016 Kent State Football Record Book" (PDF). Kent State University. p. D5. Retrieved June 26, 2020.
2. ^ "Kent State Normal Sets Many Gridiron Records". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 2, 1928. p. 36 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ 1929 The Chestnut Burr. Students of Kent State College. 1929. p. 178.
4. ^ "Kenyon Loses to Kent State". The Coshocton Tribune. September 30, 1928. p. 14 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Cedarville Downed". Dayton Daily News. October 28, 1928. p. 49 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Kent Beats Rio Grande". The Lima Star and Republican-Gazette. November 4, 1928. p. 6 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Kent State Eleven Wins: Flashes Beat Indiana Normal by 13-0 Score in Driving Rain Monday". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 13, 1928. p. 31 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Bowling Green Champs". The Lima News. November 25, 1928. p. 8 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ 1929 Chestnut Burr, pp. 177-181.

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Kent State Golden Flashes football

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* Rockwell Field (1920–1940)
* Memorial Stadium (1941–1968)
* Dix Stadium (1969–present)

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