1928 College Football Final Rankings

1928 - The Roaring 20's. USC was declared national champions under the Dickinson System. California and Georgia Tech played in the Rose Bowl. (Georgia Tech won by a single point - the difference in the game being a safety.) Our analysis agrees with the Dickinson System. USC had the best season.

1. USC Trojans (9-0-1) - 1.9
2. Detroit Mercy Titans (9-0) - 2.2
3. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (10-0) - 2.9
4. Florida Gators (8-1) - 4.3
5. Carnegie Mellon Tartans (7-1) - 5.4
6. New York University Violets (8-2) - 5.9
7. Tennessee Volunteers (9-0-1) - 6.0
8. Georgetown Hoyas (8-2) - 7.4
9. Utah Utes (5-0-2) - 11.9
10. Vanderbilt Commodores (8-2) - 12.4
11. Texas Longhorns (7-2) - 13.3
12. Colorado State Rams (6-2) - 13.6
13. Alabama Crimson Tide (6-3) - 14.2
14. Wisconsin Badgers (7-1-1) - 14.5
15. Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-2) - 14.6
16. Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-1-1) - 16.9
17. TCU Horned Frogs (8-2) - 17.8
18. Oregon State Beavers (6-3) - 18.3
19. Pittsburgh Panthers (6-2-1) - 19.6
20. Army Black Knights (8-2) - 19.7
21. California Golden Bears (6-2-2) - 19.8
22. Pennsylvania Relays (8-1) - 21.2
23. Colorado Buffaloes (5-1) - 23.0
24. Baylor Bears (8-2) - 24.1
25. Illinois Fighting Illini (7-1) - 25.7
26. Oregon Ducks (9-2) - 27.1
27. Arkansas Razorbacks (7-2) - 28.5
(tie) Harvard Crimson (5-2-1) - 28.5
29. Colgate Raiders (6-3) - 28.6
(tie) LSU Tigers (6-2-1) - 28.6
31. Washington State Cougars (7-3) - 28.8
32. Drake Bulldogs (7-1) - 29.8
33. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (5-4) - 32.3
34. Purdue Boilermakers (5-2-1) - 34.1
35. SMU Mustangs (6-3-1) - 34.6
36. Ohio State Buckeyes (5-2-1) - 35.8
37. Colorado College Tigers (5-3) - 37.4
38. Brown Bears (8-1) - 37.5
39. Northwestern Wildcats (5-3) - 38.0
40. Tulane Green Wave (6-3-1) - 38.2
41. Iowa Hawkeyes (6-2) - 39.3
42. West Virginia Mountaineers (8-2) - 43.6
43. Stanford Cardinal (8-3-1) - 43.8
44. Yale Bulldogs (4-4) - 44.2
45. Kentucky Wildcats (4-3-1) - 45.1
46. Virginia Tech Hokies (7-2) - 46.8
47. Ole Miss Rebels (5-4) - 47.1
48. Washington Huskies (7-4) - 48.2
49. Utah State Aggies (5-3-1) - 48.9
50. Princeton Tigers (5-1-2) - 49.0
51. Oklahoma Sooners (5-3) - 52.5
52. Georgia Bulldogs (4-5) - 53.3
53. Missouri Tigers (4-4) - 53.5
54. Indiana Hoosiers (4-4) - 53.8
55. North Carolina Tar Heels (5-3-2) - 53.9
56. Maryland Terrapins (6-3-1) - 54.1
57. Dartmouth Big Green (5-4) - 57.3
58. Clemson Tigers (8-3) - 57.5
59. Texas A&M Aggies (5-4-1) - 58.6
60. South Carolina Gamecocks (6-2-2) - 60.2
61. Navy Midshipmen (5-3-1) - 60.6
62. Denver Pioneers (4-4-1) - 61.1
63. VMI Keydets (5-3-2) - 63.9
64. NC State Wolfpack (4-5-1) - 65.4
65. Iowa State Cyclones (2-5-1) - 65.7
66. Duke Blue Devils (5-5) - 66.8
67. Northern Colorado Bears (4-4) - 67.6
68. BYU Cougars (3-3-1) - 68.5
69. Marquette Golden Eagles (5-3-1) - 69.2
70. Washington & Lee Generals (2-8) - 69.9
71. Michigan Wolverines (3-4-1) - 71.4
72. Columbia Lions (5-3-1) - 71.6
73. Furman Paladins (5-4) - 73.2
74. Cornell Big Red (3-3-2) - 74.1
75. Michigan State Spartans (3-4-1) - 75.3
76. Virginia Cavaliers (2-6-1) - 78.2
77. Kansas Jayhawks (2-4-2) - 78.6
78. Creighton Bluejays (3-5-1) - 79.4
79. Idaho Vandals (3-4-1) - 79.5
80. Fordham Rams (4-5) - 79.6
81. Syracuse Orange (4-4-1) - 79.7
82. Kansas State Wildcats (3-5) - 79.8
83. UCLA Bruins (4-4-1) - 80.3
84. Mississippi State Bulldogs (2-4-2) - 80.9
85. Montana State Bobcats (4-4-1) - 83.4
86. Grinnell Pioneers (4-3-1) - 83.8
87. Montana Grizzlies (4-5-1) - 87.2
(tie) Penn State Nittany Lions (3-5-1) - 87.2
89. Chicago Maroons (2-7) - 88.3
90. Auburn Tigers (1-8) - 90.0
91. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-6-2) - 91.5
92. Washington & Jefferson Presidents (2-5-2) - 91.6
93. Colorado Mines Orediggers (2-5) - 93.4
94. Davidson Wildcats (2-8) - 94.2
95. Rice Owls (2-7) - 94.4
96. Wyoming Cowboys (2-7) - 97.5
97. Sewanee Tigers (2-7) - 98.4
98. Western State Mountaineers (0-7) - 98.7
99. Washington (MO) Bears (2-5-1) - 99.0
100. Oklahoma State Cowboys (1-7) - 100.6


Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.