1928 Simmons Cowboys football team

1928 Texas Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1928 Simmons Cowboys football
1928 Simmons Cowboys football
Conference	Texas Conference
1928 record	6–6–1 (2–3 Texas)
Head coach	Frank Bridges (2nd season);
	Seasons ← 1927 1929 →

The 1928 Simmons Cowboys football team represented Simmons University—now known as Hardin–Simmons University—as a member of the Texas Conference during 1928 college football season. Led by Frank Bridges in his second season as head coach, the team went 6–6–1 overall, tying for fourth place in the Texas Conference with a mark of 2–3.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 22	Decatur Baptist*	Abilene, TX?	W 6–0
September 28	vs. Sul Ross*	Big Spring, TX	W 27–7
October 6	vs. TCU*	Buckaroo Stadium^[1] Breckenridge, TX^[2]	L 3–19
October 13	vs. SMU*	Spudder Park^[3] Wichita Falls, TX^[4]^[5]	L 0–6
October 20	at West Texas State*	Canyon, TX	W 25–6
October 27	Daniel Baker*	Abilene, TX	T 6–6
November 2	Austin	Abilene, TX	L 0–6
November 7	at Southwestern (TX)	Georgetown, TX	W 14–7
November 12	Trinity (TX)	Abilene, TX	W 32–6
November 17	at Texas Tech*	Tech Field Lubbock, TX	W 19–0
November 23	St. Edward's	Abilene, TX	L 0–26
November 29	at Texas Mines*	El Paso, TX	L 0–13
December 7	at Howard Payne	Brownwood, TX	L 7–16
*Non-conference game

References[]

^ "Special Train Will Carry Several Hundred Students to Breckenridge". The Simmons Brand. October 6, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
^ "Starting Lineup Uncertain As Cowboys Embark For Frog Game". The Simmons Brand. October 6, 1928. p. 3. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
^ "Simmons Tangles With S.M.U. Today". The Simmons Brand. October 13, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
^ "Lone Touchdown Saves Mustangs From Tie With Fighting Cowboys". The Simmons Brand. October 20, 1928. p. 3. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
^ "Simmons Holds". Breckenridge American. October 14, 1928. p. 2. Retrieved January 11, 2017.

[1] "Special Train Will Carry Several Hundred Students to Breckenridge". The Simmons Brand. October 6, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved January 12, 2017.

[2] "Starting Lineup Uncertain As Cowboys Embark For Frog Game". The Simmons Brand. October 6, 1928. p. 3. Retrieved January 11, 2017.

[3] "Simmons Tangles With S.M.U. Today". The Simmons Brand. October 13, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved January 11, 2017.

[4] "Lone Touchdown Saves Mustangs From Tie With Fighting Cowboys". The Simmons Brand. October 20, 1928. p. 3. Retrieved January 11, 2017.

[5] "Simmons Holds". Breckenridge American. October 14, 1928. p. 2. Retrieved January 11, 2017.

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v t Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football
Venues	Parramore Stadium ( –1958) Public Schools Stadium (1959–1963) Shelton Stadium (1993–present)
People	NFL draftees
	1899–1903 1910–1916 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964–1989

1928 Texas Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Howard Payne $	5	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
St. Edward's	3	–	1	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Austin	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Simmons (TX)	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	6	–	1
Southwestern (TX)	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Trinity (TX)	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion