1928 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team

1928 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football
IIAC champion
ConferenceIllinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record7–0–1 (5–0–1 IIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSchahrer Field
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern Illinois + 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 1
Millikin + 5 – 0 – 1 6 – 0 – 2
Augustana (IL) 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Bradley 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Monmouth (IL) 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Southern Illinois 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 2
McKendree 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Illinois Wesleyan 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Carthage 2 – 2 – 1 2 – 3 – 2
Lake Forest 1 – 1 – 0 2 – 4 – 1
Illinois College 4 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Eureka 3 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
North Central 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Mount Morris 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 1
Western Illinois 2 – 3 – 2 2 – 3 – 3
St. Viator 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Illinois State Normal 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Knox (IL) 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Wheaton (IL) 0 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Northern Illinois State 0 – 2 – 1 0 – 6 – 1
Shurtleff 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 4 – 1
Lincoln (IL) 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1928 Eastern Illinois Blue and Gray football team represented Eastern Illinois State Teachers College (now known as Eastern Illinois University) as a member of the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1928 college football season. The team was led by seventeenth-year head coach Charles Lantz and played its home games at Schahrer Field. The Blue and Gray finished the season with a 7–0–1 record overall and a 5–0–1 record in conference play, making them conference co-champions with Millikin.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6Millikin
T 12–12[3]
October 13Shurtleff
  • Schahrer Field
  • Charleston, IL
W 30–7[4]
October 20Indiana State*
  • Schahrer Field
  • Charleston, IL
W 19–0[5]
October 27at Rose Poly*Terre Haute, INW 39–2[6]
November 3at St. ViatorBourbonnais, ILW 26–0[7]
November 10Illinois State Normal
  • Schahrer Field
  • Charleston, IL (rivalry)
W 19–0[8]
November 17at Southern Illinois
W 18–0[9]
November 23Lincoln (IL)
  • Schahrer Field
  • Charleston, IL
W 75–0[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Illinois University Athletics. p. 46. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "How They Finished". Decatur Herald. Decatur, Illinois. December 2, 1928. p. 25. Retrieved November 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Sink, Bob (October 7, 1928). "Charleston Eleven Plays J.M.U. Surprising Draw Game". Decatur Herald. p. 20. Retrieved November 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Shurtleff Beaten By Charleston Eleven In 'Little 19' Debut". Alton Evening Telegraph. October 15, 1928. p. 6. Retrieved November 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lantz' Eleven Easily Downs Ind. Teachers". Decatur Herald. October 21, 1928. p. 23. Retrieved November 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Charleston In Top-Heavy Win Over Rose Poly". Decatur Herald. October 28, 1928. p. 26. Retrieved November 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Charleston Teaches Batter St. Viator Line for 26-0 Win". Chicago Tribune. November 4, 1928. p. 2:7. Retrieved November 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cogdal's Redbirds Meet Defeat at Hands of Charleston Normal". The Pantagraph. November 11, 1928. p. 1C. Retrieved November 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Charleston Team Beats Normal Eleven". Carbondale Free Press. November 19, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved November 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Normal Rides Over Lincoln". Decatur Herald. November 24, 1928. p. 20. Retrieved November 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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