1928 Providence College football team

American college football season

1928 Providence College football

Conference| Independent
Record| 1–5–3
Head coach|

* Archie Golembeski (4th season)

Seasons

<- 1927

1929 ->

1928 Eastern college football independents records

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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 Providence College football team was an American football team that represented Providence College as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Archie Golembeski, the team compiled a 1–5–3 record.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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September 29| at Williams|

* Weston Field
* Williamstown, MA

| L 13–20| [1]
October 6| at Norwich|

* Sabine Field
* Northfield, VT

| T 6–6| [2]
October 13| at Army|

* Michie Stadium
* West Point, NY

| L 0–44| [3]
October 20| Manhattan| Providence, RI| W 18–7| [4]
October 27| at Temple|

* Temple Stadium
* Philadelphia, PA

| L 0–41| [5]
November 3| at St. John's|

* Ebbets Field
* Brooklyn, NY

| T 0–0| [6]
November 10| Coast Guard| Providence, RI| T 6–6| [7]
November 17| at Springfield|

* Pratt Field
* Springfield, MA

| L 6–13| [8]
November 24| at Holy Cross|

* Fitton Field
* Worcester, MA

| L 0–44| [9]

## References

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1. ^ "Win for Williams". The Morning Call. September 30, 1928. Retrieved May 4, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Providence plays Norwich to tie". The Burlington Free Press & Times. October 8, 1928. Retrieved May 4, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Army puts Providence to rout by 44–0 count". Daily News. October 14, 1928. Retrieved May 4, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Breaks of game give Providence 18 to 7 victory". The Hartford Courant. October 21, 1928. Retrieved May 4, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Temple and Villanova score wins: Providence eleven proves easy meat for wild-eyed Owl". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 28, 1928. Retrieved May 4, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "St. John's holds Providence to scoreless tie". The Brooklyn Citizen. November 4, 1928. Retrieved May 4, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Intercepted forward pass gives Coast Guard even break". The Hartford Courant. November 11, 1928. Retrieved May 4, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Springfield defeats Providence, 13 to 6". The Hartford Courant. November 18, 1928. Retrieved May 4, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Scrubs carry Holy Cross to 44–0 victory". The Hartford Courant. November 25, 1928. Retrieved May 4, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.

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Providence Friars football

Venues|

* Hendricken Field
* Cycledrome

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

Seasons|

* 1921
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