1928 Murray State Thoroughbreds football team

The 1928 Murray State Thoroughbreds team represented Murray State Normal School and Teachers College—now known as Murray State University—as a member of the Mississippi Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1928 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Carlisle Cutchin, the Thoroughbreds compiled an overall record of 9–0–1 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the MVC title.[2]

1928 Murray State Thoroughbreds football
MVC champion
ConferenceMississippi Valley Conference
Record9–0–1 (6–0 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Miller[1]
Home stadiumCollege Field
1928 Mississippi Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Murray State $ 6 –0 –09 –0 –1
West Tennessee State Teachers 4 –1 –15 –3 –2
Bethel (TN) 3 –1 –24 –3 –2
Lambuth 3 –3 –04 –5 –0
Delta State 2 –2 –06 –2 –0
Tennessee Junior 2 –4 –02 –6 –0
Jonesboro College 1 –3 –11 –6 –1
Will Mayfield 1 –3 –01 –7 –1
Sunflower Junior 0 –2 –00 –2 –0
Bethel (KY) 0 –3 –00 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 282:30 p.m.at Southern Illinois*
T 0–0[3][4]
October 5Cape Girardeau*Murray, KYW 12–0
October 123:00 p.m.Bethel (KY)Murray, KYW 39–0[5][6]
October 19Tennessee JuniorMurray, KYW 34–6[7]
October 27at Lambuth
W 13–0[8]
November 3at Middle Tennessee State Teachers*Murfreesboro, TNW 14–6
November 10State Normal (AL)*Murray, KYW 86–0[9]
November 172:30 p.m.Jonesboro A&M
  • College Field
  • Murray, KY
W 71–7[10][11]
November 242:30 p.m.at West Tennessee State Teachers
W 40–0[12][13]
December 1Will MayfieldMurray, KYW 119–6[14][15]

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References
  1. "Trailing World Sport Events". The Southeast Missourian. July 17, 1936. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  2. "Miss. Valley Conference Takes Up Routine Matters". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. December 15, 1928. p. 25. Retrieved May 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. "Normal Vs. Murray, Ky". The Daily Independent. Murphysboro, Illinois. September 28, 1928. p. 2. Retrieved July 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "Normal And Murray, Ky. Tie". The Daily Independent. Murphysboro, Illinois. September 29, 1928. p. 2. Retrieved July 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "Murray Teachers Will Play Bethel". The Paducah Evening Sun. Paducah, Kentucky. October 13, 1928. p. 2. Retrieved July 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Teachers Beat Bethel, 39 To 0". The News-Democrat. Paducah, Kentucky. October 13, 1928. p. 6. Retrieved July 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Murray Normal Tops Tennessee Júnior College". The Paducah Evening Sun. Paducah, Kentucky. October 20, 1928. p. 4. Retrieved July 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "Murray Normal Wins Over Lambuth, 13-0". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. October 28, 1928. p. 21, section 1. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. "Murray Teachers Beat Alabama Team, 86-0". The News-Democrat. Paducah, Kentucky. November 11, 1928. p. 11. Retrieved July 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. "Murray Teachers Meet With Jonesboro". The Paducah Evening Sun. Paducah, Kentucky. November 17, 1928. p. 3. Retrieved July 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  11. "Normal Beats Jonesboro 71-1[sic]". The News-Democrat. Paducah, Kentucky. November 18, 1928. p. 11. Retrieved July 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. Mount, Wilson (November 24, 1928). "West Tenn. Teachers Tackle Murray Teachers Today". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 17. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  13. Mount, Wilson (November 24, 1928). "Local Teachers Bow To Murray, Ky., 40-0". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 24. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  14. "Murray Normal Ends Season This Afternoon With Tilt With Will-Mayfield Eleven". The Paducah Evening Sun. Paducah, Kentucky. December 1, 1928. p. 4. Retrieved July 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  15. "Murray Teachers Slaughter Will-Mayfield, 119 To 6". The News-Democrat. Paducah, Kentucky. December 2, 1928. p. 12. Retrieved July 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  16. "Murray Normal To Meet Grid Teams Of Six States". The Paducah Evening Sun. Paducah, Kentucky. August 24, 1928. p. 10. Retrieved July 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  17. "2022 Murray State Football Record Book" (PDF). Murray State University. p. 26. Retrieved July 8, 2023.


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