1929 Sewanee Tigers football team

1929 Sewanee Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–5–2 (0–4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumHardee Field
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Tulane $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Tennessee 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
North Carolina 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Florida 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Vanderbilt 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Kentucky 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
VMI 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Duke 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
LSU 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Alabama 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Clemson 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
VPI 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Virginia 1 – 3 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
Maryland 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
Washington and Lee 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Ole Miss 0 – 4 – 2 1 – 6 – 2
Mississippi A&M 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 5 – 2
Sewanee 0 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 2
NC State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Auburn 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Sewanee Tigers football team represented the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1929 college football season. Led by W. H. Kirkpatrick in his first and only season as head coach, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 2–5–2 with a mark of 0–4–1 in conference play.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Tennessee Tech*
W 46–01,500[2]
October 5Transylvania*
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
T 6–6[3]
October 12at LSU
L 14–277,000[4]
October 19Cumberland (TN)*
  • Hardee Field
  • Sewanee, TN
W 33–6[5]
October 26at Alabama
L 7–35[6][7]
November 2at Ole Miss
T 6–6[8]
November 9at Southwestern (TN)*
L 0–95,000[9]
November 16at Tulane
L 0–18[10]
November 28at Vanderbilt
L 6–26[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1929 Sewanee Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "Tigers beat T.P.I. in opening battle". The Chattanooga Sunday Times. September 29, 1929. Retrieved April 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Transy eleven holds Sewanee to 6 to 6 tie". The Courier-Journal. October 6, 1929. Retrieved April 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "L.S.U. backs whip Sewanee boys, 27–14". The Miami Herald. October 13, 1929. Retrieved April 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Boyd shines as Sewanee romps over Bulldogs". Nashville Tennessean. October 20, 1929. Retrieved April 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tide awakens to maul Sewanee, 35–7". The Tennessean. October 27, 1929. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Alabama defeats Sewanee, 35–7". The Birmingham News. October 27, 1929. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Sewanee scores in last quarter to tie Ole Miss". The Shreveport Times. November 3, 1929. Retrieved April 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Great Southwestern team defeats Sewanee, score 9–0". The Commercial Appeal. November 10, 1929. Retrieved April 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tulane, led by Banker defeats Sewanee, 18–0". The Tampa Tribune. November 17, 1929. Retrieved April 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Vandy beats Sewanee by 26 to 6 score". The Knoxville Journal. November 29, 1929. Retrieved April 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.