1928 Western State Teachers Hilltoppers football team

1928 Western State Teachers Hilltoppers football
ConferenceMichigan Collegiate Conference
Record5–2 (2–1 MCC)
Head coach
CaptainDick Frankowski
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Michigan Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan State Normal $ 3 0 0 7 1 0
Western State Teachers (MI) 2 1 0 5 2 0
Central State (MI) 1 2 0 6 3 0
Detroit City College 0 3 0 2 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1928 Western State Teachers Hilltoppers football team represented Western State Teachers College (later renamed Western Michigan University) as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Earl Martineau, the Hilltoppers compiled a 5–2 record and outscored their opponents, 119 to 32.[1][2] Center Dick Frankowski was the team captain.[3]

Coach Martineau left Western State after the 1928 season to accept an assistant coaching position at Purdue. In five years at Western State, Martineau compile a 26–10–2 record.

  1. ^ "Football Records: Annual Results". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "Football Records: Year-By-Year Results - 1920 - 29". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "Football History: All-Time Captains". Western Michigan University. Retrieved July 5, 2016.