1928 Loyola Ramblers football team

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1928 Loyola Ramblers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
Home stadiumLoyola Field
Soldier Field
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Detroit     9 0 0
Butler     6 2 0
John Carroll     6 3 0
Kent State     4 2 2
Marquette     5 3 1
Ball Teachers     3 2 2
Notre Dame     5 4 0
DePaul     4 4 1
Haskell     5 5 0
Saint Louis     4 4 1
Wabash     4 4 1
Loyola (IL)     4 4 0
Lombard     3 4 1
Michigan State     3 4 1
Detroit City College     2 5 1
Valparaiso     1 6 0

The 1928 Loyola Ramblers football team was an American football team that represented Loyola University Chicago as an independent during the 1928 college football season, and the Ramblers finished with a 4–4 record. In his sixth season as head coach, Roger Kiley resigned following their second game to return to a private law practice.[1] Assistant coach Dan Lamont was appointed as head coach for the remainder of the season, and in December was retained as the full time head coach at Loyola.[2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Millikin
L 0–3[3]
October 6at Northwestern reservesW 13–6[4]
October 13vs. HaskellL 0–65,000[5]
October 20Lombard
W 26–0[6]
November 3at DaytonL 7–12[7]
November 10at Saint LouisW 7–0[8]
November 17Quantico Marines
L 6–13[9]
December 1vs. DePaul
  • Soldier Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 7–0[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kiley resigns as coach of Loyola team". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 9, 1928. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Loyola keeps Dan Lamont as gridiron coach". Chicago Daily Tribune. December 24, 1928. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Millikin opens 1928 season with win over Loyola, 3 to 0". Herald and Review. September 30, 1928. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Loyola trims reserves". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 7, 1928. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Loyola in defeat; Haskell eleven is victorious, 6 to 0, in closely fought gridiron battle". The Kansas City Star. October 14, 1928. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Loyola swamps Lombard, 26–0; Downs shines". Chicago Daily Tribune. October 21, 1928. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Flyers defeat Loyola in final quarter". Dayton Daily News. November 4, 1928. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Billiken blunder helps Loyola to win, 7–0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. November 11, 1928. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Marines drive through rain to beat Loyola". Chicago Daily Tribune. November 11, 1928. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Loyola hands DePaul 7 to 0 grid setback". Chicago Daily Tribune. December 2, 1928. Retrieved April 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.