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1928 Detroit Wolverines

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Record: 7-2-1, Finished 3rd in NFL
NFL Season Summary

Scored 189 points (18.9/g), 1st of 10 in the NFL.
 Allowed 76 points (7.6/g), 5th.
 Differential of 113 points (11.3/g), 1st.
 Expected W-L: 9.0-1.0.

Coached by Roy Andrews

Starters

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters
TB Benny Friedman+ 23 1 10
FB Tiny Feather 26 1 10
BB Ossie Wiberg 24 1 10
WB Len Sedbrook 23 Rook 5
LE Lyle Munn 26 3 9
LT Tom Cobb 25 2 7
LG Les Caywood 25 2 9
C Joe Wostoupal 25 2 8
RG Dosey Howard 26 3 9
RT Bill Owen+ 25 2 9
K Carl Bacchus 24 1 8
 Special Teams Starters
K Carl Bacchus 24 1 8
K Carl Bacchus 24 1 8
K Carl Bacchus 24 1 8
K Carl Bacchus 24 1 8

Roster

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs AV Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Carl Bacchus 24 K 9 8 204 6-0 Missouri 7/31/1904 1 0
Rip Bachor 27 t 1 1 215 6-0 Detroit Mercy 12/10/1901 Rook 0
John Barrett 29 c 5 2 170 5-6 Detroit Mercy 2/25/1899 4 0
Les Caywood 25 LG 9 9 230 6-0 St. John's (NY) 8/18/1903 2 0
Tom Cobb 25 LT 9 7 250 5-11 St. John's (NY) 11/29/1903 2 0
Tiny Feather 26 FB 10 10 197 6-0 Kansas St. 2/23/1902 1 0
Benny Friedman+ 23 TB 10 10 183 5-10 Michigan 3/18/1905 1 0
Dosey Howard 26 RG 9 9 225 6-0 Marietta 8/26/1902 3 0
Pete Jackson 24 5 0 200 5-10 Missouri 8/13/1904 Rook 0
Lyle Munn 26 LE 10 9 186 6-0 Kansas St. 4/13/1902 3 0
Bill Owen+ 25 RT 10 9 211 6-0 Oklahoma St.,Phillips 9/29/1903 2 0
Proc Randels 28 e 10 3 180 6-0 Kansas St. 8/5/1900 2 0
Eddie Scharer 26 7 0 165 5-6 Detroit Mercy,Notre Dame 1/26/1902 2 0
Len Sedbrook 23 WB 9 5 174 5-10 Phillips 1/13/1905 Rook 0
Rex Thomas 27 wb 10 5 174 5-9 Tulsa,St. John's (NY) 1/14/1901 2 0
Ernie Vick 28 c 6 2 190 5-10 Michigan 7/2/1900 3 0
Ossie Wiberg 24 BB 10 10 207 5-11 Nebraska Wesleyan 10/11/1904 1 0
Chet Widerquist 33 t 4 3 219 6-1 Northwestern,Washington & Jefferson 9/23/1895 5 0
Joe Wostoupal 25 C 8 8 208 6-3 Nebraska 8/10/1903 2 0
Team Total 26.0 10 199.4 5-10.9 1.9