1929 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

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The 1929 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1929 college football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 36th overall and 8th season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The team was led by head coach Wallace Wade, in his seventh year, and played their home games at Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, at Legion Field in Birmingham and at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of six wins and three losses (6–3 overall, 4–3 in the SoCon).

ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–3 (4–3 SoCon)
Headcoach
OffensiveschemeSingle-wing
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1929 Alabama Crimson Tide football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–3 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainBilly Hicks
Home stadiumDenny Stadium
Legion Field
Cramton Bowl
Seasons
← 1928
1930 â†’
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1929 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Tulane $6–0–09–0–0
Tennessee6–0–19–0–1
North Carolina7–1–09–1–0
Florida6–1–08–2–0
Vanderbilt5–1–07–2–0
Kentucky3–1–16–1–1
Georgia4–2–06–4–0
VMI4–2–08–2–0
Duke2–1–04–6–0
LSU3–2–06–3–0
Alabama4–3–06–3–0
Clemson3–3–08–3–0
VPI2–3–05–4–0
Georgia Tech3–5–03–6–0
South Carolina2–5–06–5–0
Virginia1–3–24–3–2
Maryland1–3–14–4–2
Washington and Lee1–4–13–5–1
Ole Miss0–4–21–6–2
Mississippi A&M0–3–11–5–2
Sewanee0–4–12–5–2
NC State0–5–01–8–0
Auburn0–7–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System
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The Crimson Tide opened the season with a 55–0 victory over Mississippi College. The game also marked the first for Alabama at Denny Stadium, as it replaced Denny Field as the home field for the Crimson Tide. They followed the win with consecutive victories over Ole Miss and Chattanooga before they traveled to Knoxville for their first road game of the season.

Against Tennessee, the Crimson Tide lost for a second year in a row, falling 6–0. A blocked punt set-up Tennessee's touchdown and Alabama turned the ball over on downs twice inside the Volunteer ten-yard line. They rebounded the next week with a victory over Sewanee in their first Legion Field game of the season, but lost to Vanderbilt in the week that followed 13–0. Alabama then closed the season with victories over Kentucky and Georgia Tech and a loss against Georgia in the season finale.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Mississippi College*
W 55–06,000[1][2]
October 5Ole Missdagger
  • Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)
W 22–712,000[3][4]
October 12Chattanooga*
  • Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
W 46–05,000[5][6]
October 19at Tennessee
L 13–1520,000[7][8]
October 26Sewanee
W 35–7[9][10]
November 2at Vanderbilt
L 0–1315,000[11][12]
November 9Kentucky
W 24–138,000[13][14]
November 16at Georgia Tech
W 14–020,000[15][16]
November 28Georgia
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL (rivalry)
L 0–1220,448[17][18]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
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