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1928 Drake Bulldogs football team

American college football season

Summary

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1928
team	Drake Bulldogs
sport	football
conference	Missouri Valley Conference
short_conf	MVC
record	7–1
conf_record	3–0
head_coach	Ossie Solem
hc_year	8th
stadium	Drake Stadium
champion	MVC champion

The 1928 Drake Bulldogs football team represented Drake University in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1928 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Ossie Solem, the team compiled a 7–1 record (3–0 against MVC opponents), won the MVC championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 141 to 52. The team's only loss was against Knute Rockne's Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Key players included halfback Dick Nesbitt and guard Lester Jones.

Schedule

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References

"1928 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(October 7, 1928). "Night Football Is Inaugurated: Drake Beats Simpson in Game Played Under Floodlights". The Sioux City Sunday Journal.
(October 14, 1928). "Drake Beats Marquette, 26-7: Nesbitt, King Lead Bulldogs at Milwaukee". The Des Moines Register.
Charles Jay Nevada. (October 21, 1928). "Drake Downs Grinnell, 19-7: Forward Pass Attack Scores For Pioneers". The Des Moines Register.
John W. Stahr. (October 28, 1928). "Irish Get Back To Normalcy; Drub Drake; 15,000 Witness One-Sided Tilt At Cartier Lot". The South Bend Tribune.
(November 4, 1928). "Drake Scores 6-0 Victory Over Missouri: Bulldogs Get Touchdown In Last 2 Minutes of Play". Joplin Globe.
. (November 10, 1928). ["Bulldogs, Bears Play Here Today in Valley Tilt"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/127451404/). *[[The Des Moines Register]]*.
Sec Taylor. (November 11, 1928). "Drake Smears Washington U., Winning By 20-0". The Des Moines Register.
Jack Monroe. (November 25, 1928). "Drake Triumphs: Bulldogs Snap Four Year Jinx To Trim Ames". The Des Moines Register.
(November 30, 1928). "Drake Defeats Creighton to Win Valley Title: Nesbitt Scores Touchdown in Final Period". Des Moines Tribune-Capital.

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