1928 Wesley Wildcats football team

1928 Wesley Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4
Head coach
  • Josh S. Faulkner (3rd season)
CaptainBill Melson[1]
1928 Southern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown   –   8 – 2 – 0
West Virginia   –   8 – 2 – 0
Howard   –   6 – 1 – 2
Loyola (LA)   –   7 – 3 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 3 – 1
East Tennessee State Teachers   –   4 – 3 – 0
Delaware State   –   1 – 1 – 1
Duke   –   5 – 5 – 0
Georgia Normal   –   5 – 5 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   4 – 4 – 1
Texas A&I   –   4 – 4 – 0
Texas Tech   –   4 – 4 – 1
Catholic University   –   4 – 5 – 0
Mississippi State Teachers   –   4 – 5 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers   –   3 – 4 – 1
Texas Mines   –   3 – 4 – 1
Wesley   –   3 – 4 – 0
Appalachian State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Delaware   –   2 – 6 – 0
Wake Forest   –   2 – 6 – 2
Davidson   –   2 – 8 – 0
George Washington   –   1 – 7 – 0

The 1928 Wesley Wildcats football team represented Wesley Collegiate Institute (later known as Wesley College) in the 1928 college football season as an independent. Led by coach Josh S. Faulkner his third and final year, the Wildcats compiled a 3–4 record. Bill Melson was team captain. Between October 26 and 27, Wesley scheduled four games, but had to cancel three due to date conflicts.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6at Tome SchoolCecil County, MDL 6–30
October 12Newark High School
W 13–0[2]
October 19Middletown High SchoolW 13–6 or 13–0[3]
October 20at West Nottingham AcademyColora, MDCancelled
October 26Dover High School
  • Dover Baseball Park
  • Dover, DE
Cancelled
October 27Seaford High School
  • Dover Baseball Park
  • Dover, DE
Cancelled [4]
October 27Union Gardens AA
  • Dover Baseball Park
  • Dover, DE
Cancelled
October 27Silverbrook
  • Dover Baseball Park
  • Dover, DE
W 13–6[5]
November 9at Wilmington High SchoolWilmington, DEL 7–21[6]
November 16Goldey College
  • Dover Baseball Park
  • Dover, DE
L 0–12[7]
November 23at Ridley Park ScholasticsL 6–26[8]

References

  1. ^ "Wilmington Boy Wesley Captain". The Evening News. October 24, 1928 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Wesley Defeats Newark On Grid". The Evening Journal. October 13, 1928 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Middletown Defeated By Wesley Collegiate". Every Evening. October 20, 1928 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Football Games At Dover Today, Tomorrow". The Morning News. October 26, 1928 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wesley Triumphs Over Silverbrooks". The Evening Journal. October 29, 1928 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wesley Defeated By Highlets; Tower Hill, Goldey Are Winners". Every Evening. November 10, 1928 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Goldey Passes Beat Wesley". The Evening Journal. November 17, 1928 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wesley Easy For Ridley Park High". The Evening Journal. November 24, 1928 – via Newspapers.com.
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