Year: | 1928 |
Team: | Purdue Boilermakers |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
Short Conf: | Big Ten |
Record: | 5–2–1 |
Conf Record: | 2–2–1 |
Head Coach: | James Phelan |
Hc Year: | 7th |
Captain: | Harvey S. Olson |
Stadium: | Ross–Ade Stadium |
The 1928 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1928 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach James Phelan, the Boilermakers compiled a 5–2–1 record, finished in sixth place in the Big Ten Conference with a 2–2–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 143 to 41. Harvey S. Olson was the team captain.[1] [2]