1928 Drake Bulldogs football team

1928 Drake Bulldogs football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record7–1 (3–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Drake $ 3 0 0 7 1 0
Creighton 2 1 0 3 5 1
Grinnell 1 2 0 4 3 1
Oklahoma A&M 0 1 0 1 7 0
Washington University 0 2 0 2 5 1
  • $ – Conference 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.[1] The team's only loss was against Knute Rockne's Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Key players included halfback Dick Nesbitt and guard Lester Jones.

  1. ^ "1928 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 3, 2019.