1928 Centre Colonels football team

1928 Centre Colonels football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–8 (1–3 SIAA)
Head coach
  • Boise Potthoff (1st season)
Home stadiumCheek Field
1928 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chattanooga $ 8 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Mississippi College 6 – 1 – 2 7 – 1 – 2
Western Kentucky State Normal 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Southern College 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
Transylvania 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Wofford 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Furman 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Millsaps 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Howard (AL) 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Centenary 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 2
Louisiana College 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Southwestern (TN) 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Birmingham–Southern 2 – 2 – 3 3 – 2 – 4
Mercer 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Georgetown (KY) 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
SW Louisiana 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Kentucky Wesleyan 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Stetson 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Newberry 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Spring Hill 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Oglethorpe 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Presbyterian 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Louisiana Normal 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Union (TN) 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
1 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Louisiana Tech 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Rollins 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 4 – 0
Louisville 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Erskine 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1928 Centre Colonels football team represented Centre College as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1928 college football season. Led by Boise Potthoff in his first and only season as head coach, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 6–3 and with a mark of 1–3 in SIAA play.[1] The team played home games at Cheek Field in Danville, Kentucky.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 222:30 p.m.Transylvania
L 0–64,000[2][3]
September 292:30 p.m.Western Kentucky State Normal
  • Cheek Field
  • Danville, KY
L 0–292,000[4][5][6]
October 62:30 p.m.at Tennessee*
L 7–41[7][8]
October 132:00 p.m.at Missouri*
L 0–608,500[9][10]
October 202:30 p.m.at Kentucky Wesleyan
L 0–63,000[11][12]
October 272:30 p.m.at Kentucky*
L 0–85,000–6,000[13][14][15]
November 3at Marshall*
W 20–6[16]
November 102:00 p.m.at Louisville
W 7–0[17][18]
November 171:30 p.m.at St. Xavier*
L 7–206,000[19][20][21]
November 242:00 p.m.at Vanderbilt*
L 0–26[22][23]

References

  1. ^ Renregar, Horace C. (December 10, 1928). "Powerful Chattanooga Eleven Heads List in Intercollegiate Play". Orlando Evening Star. Orlando, Florida. Associated Press. p. 7. Retrieved September 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Game Tomorrow At 2:30 O'clock". Danville Daily Messenger. Danville, Kentucky. September 21, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Pioneers Crush The Centre Colonels And Win 6 To 0". The Lexington Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. September 23, 1928. p. 9. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Colonels Face Real Test In Western Team". The Lexington Herald. Lexington, Kentucky. September 29, 1928. p. 10. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Hoover, Frank K. (September 30, 1928). "Western Teachers Defeat Centre in Impressive Fashion, 12 to 0". The Lexington Herald. Lexington, Kentucky. pp. 4, 9. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Pedagogues Open Season By Defeating Centre Colonels". College Heights Herald. Bowling Green, Kentucky. October 1, 1928. p. 6. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Godwin, Frank (October 6, 1928). "Vols Clash With Praying Colonels Here Today". The Knoxville Journal. Knoxville, Tennessee. p. 12. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Tennessee employs varies attack to beat Centre, 41–7". The Courier-Journal. October 7, 1928. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tigers Open With Centre Tomorrow". Columbia Daily Tribune. Columbia, Missouri. October 12, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Tigers In A Romp". The Kansas City Star. Kansas City, Missouri. October 14, 1928. p. 2B. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Purples Ready For Colonels". The Winchester Sun. Winchester, Kentucky. October 19, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Wesleyan Achieves 6-0 Win Over Centre". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. October 21, 1928. p. 1, section 7. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ Dunne, Neville (October 27, 1928). "Centre-State Teams Clash On A Soggy Field". The Lexington Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. p. 5. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ Dunne, Neville (October 28, 1928). "Wildcats Meet Worthy Foe In Centre, Held To 8 To 0". The Lexington Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. p. 9. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Centre fights hard and holds University of Kentucky Wildcats to 8-to-0 victory". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 28, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Centre Scores Initial Victory At Huntington". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. November 4, 1928. pp. 1, 4 (section 6). Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ^ Ray, William (November 10, 1928). "U. of L. and Centre to Clash at du Pont Stadium Today". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. p. 13. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ^ Ray, William (November 11, 1928). "Colonels Trim Cards 7-0 In First 3 Minutes of Play". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. pp. 1, 3 (section 7). Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  19. ^ "St. Xavier Face Centre Today; Musketeer Line-Up Changed". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. November 17, 1928. p. 12. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  20. ^ Smith, Lou (November 18, 1928). "Late Attack—Wins For St. Xavier". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. p. 32. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  21. ^ "Musketeers defeat Centre, 20 to 7". The Kentucky Post. November 18, 1928. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ McGill, Ralph (November 24, 1928). "Vanderbilt Is One of Four S. C. Teams in Action Today". Nashville Banner. Nashville, Tennessee. p. 7. Retrieved August 2, 2025 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  23. ^ "Vanderbilt blanks Centre by 26 to 0". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 25, 1928. Retrieved December 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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