1928 Texas Tech Matadors football team

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1928 Texas Tech Matadors football
1928 Texas Tech football team
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeT formation
Base defense7–2–2
CaptainRansom Walker
Home stadiumTech Field
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown     8 2 0
West Virginia     8 2 0
Howard     6 1 2
Loyola (LA)     7 3 0
Navy     5 3 1
East Tennessee State Teachers     4 3 0
Delaware State     1 1 1
Duke     5 5 0
Georgia Normal     5 5 0
Miami (FL)     4 4 1
Texas A&I     4 4 0
Texas Tech     4 4 1
Catholic University     4 5 0
Mississippi State Teachers     4 5 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers     3 4 1
Texas Mines     3 4 1
Wesley     3 4 0
Appalachian State     3 6 0
Delaware     2 6 0
Wake Forest     2 6 2
Davidson     2 8 0
George Washington     1 7 0
1928 season schedule
A card showing the 1928 season schedule

The 1928 Texas Tech Matadors football team represented Texas Technological College—now known as Texas Tech University—as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Ewing Y. Freeland, the Matadors compiled a 4–4–1 record and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 79 to 47.[1] The team played its home games at Tech Field.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29SchreinerW 7–0
October 6at TexasL 0–12[2]
October 13St. Edward's
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 13–6
October 203:00 p.m.McMurry
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
W 3–0[3][4][5][6]
October 27at TCUL 6–286,000
November 2at Daniel BakerBrownwood, TXT 0–0[7][8]
November 10Abilene Christian
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
L 0–7
November 17Simmons (TX)
  • Tech Field
  • Lubbock, TX
L 0–19
November 29at West Texas StateCanyon, TXW 18–66,000

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Texas Tech Football 2017 Media Guide". Texas Tech University. 2017. p. 102. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  2. ^ "Texas Tech hard match for Steers". The Brownsville Herald. October 7, 1928. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Matadors And Indians On Edge For Grid Battle Today". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. October 20, 1928. p. 6. Retrieved July 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Tech Game (continued)". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. October 20, 1928. p. 7. Retrieved July 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Carney, Allan (October 21, 1928). "DeWitt's Placement Kick Beats McMurry For Tech, 3-0". Sunday Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. p. 4. Retrieved July 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Carney, Allan (October 21, 1928). "Tech Wins Again (continued)". Sunday Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. p. 5. Retrieved July 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Tech Matadors And Hill Billie Battle To Scoreless Tie". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. November 3, 1928. p. 6. Retrieved July 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Tech Game (continued)". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. November 3, 1928. p. 7. Retrieved July 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.