1928 West Tennessee State Teachers football team

The 1928 West Tennessee State Teachers football team was an American football team that represented West Tennessee State Teachers College (now known as the University of Memphis) as a member of the Mississippi Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1928 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Zach Curlin, West Tennessee State Teachers compiled an overall record of 5–3–2 with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, placing second in the MVC.^[1]

1928 West Tennessee State Teachers football
Conference	Mississippi Valley Conference
Record	5–3–2 (4–1–1 MVC)
Head coach	Zach Curlin (5th season)
Captain	Graham Crawford
Home stadium	Hodges Field, Memorial Field
Seasons ← 1927 1929 →

1928 Mississippi Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Murray State $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	1
West Tennessee State Teachers	4	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	2
Bethel (TN)	3	–	1	–	2			4	–	3	–	2
Lambuth	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Delta State	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Tennessee Junior	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Jonesboro College	1	–	3	–	1			1	–	6	–	1
Will Mayfield	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	7	–	1
Sunflower Junior	0	–	2	–	0			0	–	2	–	0
Bethel (KY)	0	–	3	–	0			0	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	3:15 p.m.	Sunflower Junior	Hodges Field Memphis, TN	W 19–0		^[2]^[3]
October 6	3:00 p.m.	Tennessee Junior	Memorial Field Memphis, TN	W 60–0		^[4]^[5]
October 13		at Delta State	Cleveland, MS	W 12–0		^[6]^[7]
October 19		at Will Mayfield	Marble Hill, MO	W 34–0		^[8]^[9]
October 26	3:00 p.m.	Middle Tennessee State Teachers*	Memorial Field Memphis, TN	T 13–13	2,500	^[10]^[11]
November 3	2:45 p.m.	Jonesboro A&M*	Hodges Field Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 19–14		^[12]^[13]
November 10	2:30 p.m.	at Southwestern (TN)*	Fargason Field Memphis, TN	L 0–47	4,000	^[14]^[15]
November 16		Bethel (TN)	Memorial Field Memphis, TN	T 0–0		^[16]^[17]
November 24	2:30 p.m.	Murray State	Memorial Field Memphis, TN	L 0–40		^[18]^[19]
November 29		at Cumberland (TN)*	Lebanon, TN	L 0–6		^[20]^[21]
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

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References

1. "Miss. Valley Conference Takes Up Routine Matters". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. December 15, 1928. p. 25. Retrieved May 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
2. Mount, Wilson (September 28, 1928). "Teachers Will Play Sunflower Ag. Today". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 22. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
3. "Teachers Win Opener From Sunflower '11'". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. September 29, 1928. p. 16. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
4. Mount, Wilson (October 6, 1928). "Junior Volts Play Teachers on Memorial Field Today". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 17. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
5. Mount, Wilson (October 7, 1928). "Versatile Teachers' Attack Beats Junior Vols, 60 To 0". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 26. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
6. Mount, Wilson (October 13, 1928). "West Tenn. Teachers In Cleveland, Miss". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 16. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
7. "Tennessee Teachers Defeat Delta College". Daily Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. October 14, 1928. p. 11. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
8. Mount, Wilson (October 19, 1928). "West Tenn. Teachers Leave For Missouri". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 21. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
9. "Teachers Score 34–0 Win Over Mayfield". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. October 20, 1928. p. 17. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
10. "West Tenn. Teachers Play Middle Tenn. Normal Today". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. October 26, 1928. p. 16. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
11. Mount, Wilson (October 27, 1928). "Middle Tenn. and West Tenn. Teachers In 13-13 Deadlock". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 13. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
12. Mount, Wilson (November 3, 1928). "Teachers Play Ark. Aggies At Hodges This Afternoon". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 17. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
13. Bloom, David (November 4, 1928). "Teachers Take to the Air To Beat Ark. Aggies, 19-14". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 20. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
14. Bloom, David (November 10, 1928). "Lynx and Teachers Clash At Fargason Field Today". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 14. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
15. Bloom, David (November 11, 1928). "Lynx Swarm Over Teachers To Win City Grid Title, 47-0". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 18. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
16. "Teachers Revamped To Tackle Bethel". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 15, 1928. p. 21. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
17. Mount, Wilson (November 17, 1928). "Teachers And Bethel Play Scoreless Tie". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 16. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
18. Mount, Wilson (November 24, 1928). "West Tenn. Teachers Tackle Murray Teachers Today". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 17. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
19. Mount, Wilson (November 24, 1928). "Local Teachers Bow To Murray, Ky., 40-0". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 24. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
20. "Teachers In Lebanon To Play Cumberland". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 29, 1928. p. 13. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
21. "Teachers Beaten By Cumberland, 6 To 0". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. November 30, 1928. p. 24. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
22. "1928 Football Schedule". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved September 15, 2021.