1929 Connecticut Aggies football team

1929 Connecticut Aggies football
Conference	New England Conference
Record	4–4 (1–2 New England)
Head coach	Sumner Dole (7th season)
Home stadium	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields

1929 New England Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New Hampshire $	2	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Rhode Island State	1	–	1	–	0			5	–	2	–	1
Connecticut	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Maine	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Massachusetts	0	–	0	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1929 Connecticut Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Connecticut Agricultural College, now the University of Connecticut, in the New England Conference during the 1929 college football season. The Aggies were led by seventh-year head coach Sumner Dole, and completed the season with a record of 4–4.^[1] The team played its home games at Gardner Dow Athletic Fields in Storrs, Connecticut.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	at Amherst*	Pratt Field Amherst, MA	L 0–7		[2]
October 5	at Wesleyan*	Andrus Field Middletown, CT	W 13–0		[3]
October 12	Maine	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT	W 20–7		[4]
October 19	at Tufts*	Medford, MA	L 0–7		[5]
October 26	Coast Guard*	Gardner Dow Field Storrs, CT	W 19–0		[6]
November 2	Vermont*	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT	W 34–0		[7]
November 9	New Hampshire	Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT	L 0–7	5,000	[8]
November 16	at Rhode Island State	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI (rivalry)	L 6–19	3,500	[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 119. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
2. Albert W. Keane (September 29, 1929). "Powerful Amherst Eleven Turns Back Fighting Conn. Aggie Team, 7 to 0". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Henry C. Niles (October 6, 1929). "Connecticut Aggies Raid Andrus Field to Defeat Wesleyan Eleven, 13 to 0". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. William J. Lee (October 13, 1929). "Conn. Aggies Drive Through Maine Eleven For Decisive Grid Victory, 20 to 7". The Hartford Courant. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Conn. Aggies Bow To Tufts In Second Period, 7 To 0". The Hartford Courant. October 20, 1929. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Conn. Aggies Slow In Starting, Stop Coast Guard". The Hartford Courant. October 27, 1929. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
7. Henry C.Niles (November 3, 1929). "Lamoureux Runs Wild as Conn. Aggies Bury Vermont Under Five Touchdowns". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Ronald P. Melcher (November 10, 1929). "Wildcats, Held In Check By Aggies, Break Through In Final Minutes To Win, 7-0". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1.
9. "Surprising Rhode Island Eleven Upsets Connecticut Aggies by 19 to 6 Score". The Hartford Courant. November 17, 1929. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.