1928 Washington Huskies football team

1928 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record7–4 (2–4 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainClarence Dirks
Home stadiumUniversity of Washington Stadium
Uniform
1928 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 USC $ 4 0 1 9 0 1
No. 2 California ^ 3 0 2 6 2 2
No. 4 Stanford 4 1 1 8 3 1
Oregon 4 2 0 9 2 0
Washington State 4 3 0 7 3 0
Oregon State 2 3 0 6 3 0
Idaho 2 3 0 3 4 1
Washington 2 4 0 7 4 0
UCLA 0 4 0 4 4 1
Montana 0 5 0 4 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative (USC declined)
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1928 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Enoch Bagshaw, the team compiled a 7–4 record, finished in eighth place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 188 to 74. Clarence Dirks was the team captain.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Willamette*W 26–03,100[1]
September 29USS Tennessee*
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 41–03,100[2]
October 5Pacific (OR)*
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 43–03,500[3]
October 6Whitman*
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 7–03,103[4]
October 13Montana
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 25–011,058[5]
October 20at OregonL 0–2727,820[6]
October 27Oregon State
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 0–2916,201[7]
November 3at Puget Sound*W 40–015,000[8]
November 10California
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 0–620,000[9]
November 17at StanfordL 0–1220,000[10]
November 29Washington State
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA (rivalry)
W 6–030,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Washington beats Willamette by 26–0 count". The Oregon Statesman. September 30, 1928. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Sailors also defeated 41–0". The Sunday Oregonian. September 30, 1928. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Huskies trample Pacific". The Oregonian. October 6, 1928. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Huskies catch Whitman tartar". The Sunday Olympian. October 7, 1928. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "University of Washington defeats Montana 25 to 0". The Lewistown Democrat-News. October 14, 1928. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Oregon whips Washington by 27 to 0". Oakland Tribune. October 21, 1928. Retrieved June 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Beavers down Huskies, 29–0". The Daily Astorian. October 28, 1928. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Washington beats C.P.S." The Tacoma Sunday Ledger. November 4, 1928. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bears defeat Huskies 6 to 0 in mud battle". Oakland Tribune. November 11, 1928. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cards defeat Washington by 12 to 0". San Francisco Chronicle. November 18, 1928. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Husky cages Cougar in great game, 6–0". The Oregonian. November 30, 1928. Retrieved January 10, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1928 Washington Huskies Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 10, 2026.