▁was ▁an ▁important ▁def ensive ▁presence ▁for ▁the ▁team ▁during ▁the ▁season ▁and ▁a ▁sk illed ▁passer . ▁He ▁scored ▁in ▁all ▁ 1 3 ▁games , ▁aver aging ▁ 7 . 1 ▁points ▁per ▁game . ▁ ▁Soph om ore ▁center ▁Don ▁D utton , ▁Mes mers ▁high ▁school ▁team mate , ▁also ▁joined ▁the ▁team ▁this ▁year . ▁He ▁started ▁every ▁game ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁strong ▁re bound er ▁and ▁off ensive ▁player . ▁His ▁average ▁of ▁ 8 . 8 ▁points ▁per ▁game ▁was ▁the ▁highest ▁for ▁a ▁Ge or get own ▁center ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 7 - 0 8 ▁season . ▁ ▁The ▁teams ▁ 1 2 - 1 ▁record ▁was ▁the ▁best ▁Ge or get own ▁finish ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 9 - 2 0 ▁team ' s ▁ 1 3 - 1 ▁season . ▁Its ▁only ▁loss ▁was ▁to ▁nation ally ▁ren owned ▁New ▁York ▁University , ▁and ▁its ▁February ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁victory ▁over ▁Navy ▁was ▁Ge or get own s ▁first ▁win ▁over ▁Navy ▁since ▁January ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁bringing ▁to ▁an ▁end ▁a ▁ 1 5 - game ▁Ho ya ▁losing ▁stre ak ▁against ▁the ▁Mid ship men . ▁ ▁R oster ▁S ources ▁ ▁Ge or get own ▁players ▁did ▁not ▁wear ▁numbers ▁on ▁their ▁j er se ys ▁this ▁season . ▁The ▁first ▁number ed ▁j er se ys ▁in ▁Ge or get