1928 Texas Tech Matadors football team

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.

1928 Texas Tech Matadors football
1928 Texas Tech football team
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4–1
Head coach	Ewing Y. Freeland (4th season)
Offensive scheme	T formation
Base defense	7–2–2
Captain	Ransom Walker
Home stadium	Tech Field
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

A card showing the 1928 season schedule

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29		Schreiner	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	W 7–0
October 6		at Texas	War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 0–12		^[2]
October 13		St. Edward's	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	W 13–6
October 20	3:00 p.m.	McMurry	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	W 3–0		^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]
October 27		at TCU	Clark Field Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	L 6–28	6,000
November 2		at Daniel Baker	Brownwood, TX	T 0–0		^[7]^[8]
November 10		Abilene Christian	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	L 0–7
November 17		Simmons (TX)	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	L 0–19
November 29		at West Texas State	Canyon, TX	W 18–6	6,000
All times are in Central time

References

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  .
4. "Tech Game (continued)". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. October 20, 1928. p. 7. Retrieved July 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
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  .
6. Carney, Allan (October 21, 1928). "Tech Wins Again (continued)". Sunday Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas. p. 5. Retrieved July 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
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  .
8. "Tech Game (continued)". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. Lubbock, Texas. November 3, 1928. p. 7. Retrieved July 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .