Sam Houston State Football Team History 
Sam Houston State Bearkats  
 
	
		
		
		 
		Sam Houston State  
 
  Huntsville, TX   
Founded: 1879 Stadium: Elliot T. Bowers Stadium Capacity: 14,000 Colors: Orange & White Coach: J.W. Jones Conference: Texas Intercollegiate Athletic- 
 
	 
  
	
	
	
	
	
				
				 
				
				  
				
				 
				
				 
				
				 
			
		    	
				 
  
				
				 
				
				  
	  
 
 
 
 
	
		
1928 Season Highlights  
 J.W. Jones enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Sam Houston State.  
    
		
		
1928 Season  
 Date   
 Opponent   Score   
   
 Sat., Sep. 22   @ Centenary (LA)  
    
   	 0  
   	 46  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Sep. 29   @
Rice 
  
    
   	 6  
   	 24  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Fri., Oct. 5   vs. Abilene Christian  
    
   	 0  
   	 6  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Fri., Oct. 12   vs. West Texas A&M  
    
   	 6  
   	 0  
     W   
    
   	   
   	      @ Daniel Baker (TX)  
    
   	 0  
   	 17  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 3   @ Texas A&M-Commerce  
    
   	 13  
   	 0  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Fri., Nov. 9   vs. Saint Marys (TX)  
    
   	 19  
   	 6  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 17   @ Howard Payne (TX)  
    
   	 14  
   	 44  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 24   @ Texas A&M-Kingsville  
    
   	 13  
   	 0  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Thu., Nov. 29   vs. Stephen F. Austin  
    
   	 19  
   	 2  
     W   
    
   	   
   	  
 
 
		   	
	
1928 Season Totals  
  Record 5-5
  
  Points Scored 90  
  Scoring Average 9.0  
  Points Allowed 145  
  Defense Average 14.5  
  Opponents Record 2-7
  
  Conference Record 0-0  
  Home Record 3-1
  
  Away Record 2-4
     
  
 
		
1928 NCAA Final Rankings  
 Rank   
 Record   
 Source   
  was not ranked.   
  
        
 
        
  
        
        
    
 
1928 All American Awards  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Award   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
 
1928 All Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
  
   
  
	
	  
Some records may be incomplete.  
	 
 
 
 
 
    
      Great Moments in College Football History
	  
 The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.