1928 Mississippi State Teachers Yellow Jackets football team

The 1928 Mississippi State Teachers Yellow Jackets football team was an American football team that represented the Mississippi State Teachers College (now known as the University of Southern Mississippi) as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In their first year under head coach William B. Saunders, the team compiled a 4–5 record.^[1]

1928 Mississippi State Teachers Yellow Jackets football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–5
Head coach	William B. Saunders (1st season)
Home stadium	Kamper Park
Seasons ← 1927 1929 →

1928 Southern college football independents records

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 29	at Mississippi College	Provine Field Clinton, MS	L 0–83	^[2]
October 5	at Perkinston J.C.	Perkinston, MS	W 12–2	^[3]
October 13	Newton J.C.	Kamper Park Hattiesburg, MS	W 7–0	^[1]
October 19	Pearl River J.C.	Kamper Park Hattiesburg, MS	W 6–0	^[4]
October 26	at Southwestern Louisiana	S.L.I. Stadium Lafayette, LA	L 7–37	^[5]
November 9	Mississippi College Freshmen	Kamper Park Hattiesburg, MS	W 12–6	^[1]
November 16	at Marion Military Institute	Rowell Field Selma, AL	L 6–53	^[6]
November 24	Copiah–Lincoln J.C.	Kamper Park Hattiesburg, MS	L 6–13	^[1]
November 29	Clarke College (MS)	Kamper Park Hattiesburg, MS	L 6–40	^[1]

References

1. "1928 Football Schedule". USM Golden Eagles Athletics. University of Southern Mississippi. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
2. "Track meet held on football field". The Clarion-Ledger. September 30, 1928. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Perkinston Junior College defeated by State Teachers". Sun Herald. October 6, 1928. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "State Teachers win over Poplarville Aggies". Sun Herald. October 20, 1928. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Bulldogs run over Miss. Teachers". The Daily Advertiser. October 29, 1928. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Marion Cadets rout Mississippians, 53 to 6". The Selma Times-Journal. November 17, 1928. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.