1928 College Football Season

NATIONAL CHAMPION

CONSENSUS TITLE
CHAMPIONGeorgia Tech10–0 overall

MAJOR BOWL RESULTS

1 BOWL GAME
DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 1, 1929Rose BowlGeorgia Tech 8, California 7

1928 STANDINGS

6 CONFERENCES + INDEPENDENTS

BIG 6

Nebraska finished atop the 1928 Big 6 standings at 5–0 in conference play (7–1–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Nebraska5–07–1–1–
Missouri3–24–3–
Oklahoma3–24–3–
Iowa State2–2–12–4–1–
Kansas1–3–12–3–2–
Kansas State0–52–5–

PACIFIC COAST

USC finished atop the 1928 Pacific Coast standings at 4–0–1 in conference play (8–0–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
USC4–0–18–0–1–
Oregon4–27–2–
Stanford4–1–16–1–1–
Washington State4–34–3–
California3–0–24–1–2GT 8–7 CAL
Washington2–44–4–
Oregon State2–33–3–
UCLA0–42–4–1–

ROCKY MOUNTAIN

Colorado State finished atop the 1928 Rocky Mountain standings at 6–2 in conference play (4–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Colorado State6–24–2
Colorado5–13–1
Utah State4–2–14–3
Utah4–0–14–0–1
BYU1–3–12–3–1
Wyoming0–51–5

SOUTHERN

Georgia Tech finished atop the 1928 Southern standings at 7–0 in conference play (9–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Georgia Tech7–09–0GT 8–7 CAL
Tennessee6–0–19–0–1–
Florida6–17–1–
Alabama6–26–3–
Vanderbilt4–28–2–
Clemson4–27–3–
Virginia Tech4–15–2–
Tulane3–3–15–3–1–
Ole Miss3–35–3–
North Carolina3–2–25–3–2–
LSU3–1–14–2–1–
South Carolina2–2–15–2–2–
Georgia2–44–5–
Maryland2–3–14–3–1–
Kentucky2–2–14–3–1–
NC State1–4–14–5–1–
Virginia1–62–6–1–
Mississippi State1–41–4–1–
Auburn0–71–8–

SOUTHWEST

Texas finished atop the 1928 Southwest standings at 5–1 in conference play (6–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Texas5–16–2
TCU3–26–2
Baylor3–25–2
SMU2–2–15–3–1
Arkansas2–15–2
Texas A&M1–3–14–3–1
Rice0–51–6

WESTERN

Illinois finished atop the 1928 Western standings at 4–1 in conference play (6–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALL
Illinois4–16–1
Minnesota4–24–2
Wisconsin3–1–17–1–1
Iowa3–26–2
Ohio State3–25–2–1
Northwestern2–35–3
Indiana2–44–4
Purdue2–2–14–2–1
Michigan2–33–4–1

INDEPENDENTS

West Virginia finished atop the 1928 independents at 7–1.

TEAMOVERALL
West Virginia7–1
Army6–2
Pittsburgh5–2–1
Duke5–5
Notre Dame4–4
Navy4–2–1
Syracuse4–4–1
Boston College3–0
Wake Forest2–6–2
Penn State2–5–1
Michigan State2–3–1
New Mexico1–0
Tulsa1–0
Hawai'i0–1
North Dakota State0–1
Arizona0–1–1
Fresno State0–1
Miami0–1
Nevada0–2
Oklahoma State0–4
Texas Tech0–2
North Texas0–3
Sam Houston0–1
Louisiana0–1