1929 college football season

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The 1929 college football season saw a number of unbeaten and untied teams. Purdue, Tulane, Notre Dame, Western Maryland, and Pittsburgh all finished the regular season with wins over all their opponents. Notre Dame was recognized as national champion by all three of the contemporary major selectors (the Dickinson System, Dunkel System, and Houlgate System[1]). Houlgate would later name USC (10–2) on the basis of post-season play. Eight of nine retrospective selectors later also named Notre Dame and USC as No. 1 teams.

Number of bowls1
BowlgamesJanuary 1, 1930
Champion(s)Notre Dame[a]
USC[b] (not claimed)
Pittsburgh[c]
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1929 college football season
Notre Dame receiving the Albert Russel Erskine Trophy (for being named national champions)
Number of bowls1
Bowl gamesJanuary 1, 1930
Champion(s)Notre Dame[a]
USC[b] (not claimed)
Pittsburgh[c]
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Following the season, Pittsburgh traveled to Pasadena to meet USC in the Rose Bowl, at that time the only postseason college football game, where the Trojans defeated the Panthers, 47–14. Four years later, football historian Parke Davis selected Pittsburgh as the "National Champion Foot Ball Team" for 1929, the only one of 12 major selectors to do so.[2] Pittsburgh claims a 1929 national championship on this basis.[3]

A major change in the rules for 1929 was that a fumbled ball was dead as soon as it struck the ground. Previously, a defending player could run with a recovered fumble, as in the case of Roy Riegels in the 1929 Rose Bowl.[4]

Conference and program changes

Conferences

Programs

The Duke Blue Devils were independent in 1928 and joined the Southern Conference in 1929.[citation needed]

September

September 21 In Dallas, Southern Methodist University (SMU) opened its season with a 13–3 win over North Texas State.

September 28 SMU and Howard Payne College played to a 13–13 tie, and TCU rolled over visiting Daniel Baker College, 61–0. In Los Angeles, USC opened its season against crosstown rival UCLA, rolling over the Bruins 76–0. Pittsburgh beat Waynesburg State, 53–0 California beat Santa Clara 27–6 Pennsylvania beat Franklin & Marshall 14–7 Tulane opened with a win over Northwestern State, 40–6

October

October 5

SMU and Nebraska played to a 0–0 tie in Nebraska. Notre Dame opened its season with a 14–0 win at Indiana TCU beat Hardin Simmons, 20–0 Illinois beat Kansas 25–0, and Purdue beat Kansas State, 26–14 Pittsburgh won at Duke, 52–7 USC beat Oregon State 21–7 Pennsylvania defeated Swarthmore 20–6 California and St. Mary's played to a 0–0 tie. Tulane beat Texas A&M, 13–10

October 12

In Baltimore, Notre Dame defeated Navy, 14–7. SMU beat Austin College, 16–0 In Shreveport, TCU registered another shutout, beating Centenary College 28–0 Nebraska won at Syracuse, 13–6 USC won at Washington, 48–0, and California beat visiting Washington State, 14–0. Purdue beat Michigan 30–16 and Illinois beat Bradley 45–0 Pittsburgh beat West Virginia 27–7 Pennsylvania beat Virginia Tech, 14–8 Tulane beat Mississippi State, 34–0

October 19

Pittsburgh handed Nebraska its first loss, 12–7; TCU surrendered its first points, but beat Texas A&M, 13–7. Illinois and Iowa played to a 7–7 tie. Purdue beat DePauw 26–7 Tulane beat Lafayette College of Louisiana, 60–0 USC scored big again, with a 64–0 win over Occidental. At 4–0–0, the Trojans had outscored their opponents 209–7. In Chicago, Notre Dame defeated Wisconsin 19–0

In Philadelphia, (1–0–1) California and (3–0) Pennsylvania played, with California winning 12–7

October 26 During the weekend between October 24 and October 29, 1929 (see Wall Street Crash of 1929), SMU beat visiting Ole Miss, 52–0 and TCU, with a 131–7 aggregate lead over its opponents, won its fifth straight, a 22–0 win over Texas Tech. In Pittsburgh, the Pitt Panthers beat Allegheny 40–0 and Notre Dame defeated Carnegie Tech 7–0. Illinois beat visiting Michigan 14–0, and Purdue won at Chicago 26–0 The USC offense was held to single digits at Stanford, winning 7–0. California defeated the non-college Olympic Club, 21–19. Pennsylvania beat Lehigh 10–7 and in New Orleans, Tulane beat Georgia Tech, 20–14. Nebraska and Missouri played to a 7–7 tie.

November

November 2 In Los Angeles, USC (5–0–0) hosted California (4–0–1). California handed the Trojans their first loss, 15–7 In Dallas, unbeaten (3–0–2) SMU and unbeaten and untied Texas (5–0–0) both stayed unbeaten, playing to 0–0 tie. Notre Dame beat visiting Georgia Tech 26–6 In Columbus, Georgia, Tulane beat Georgia, 21–15

TCU beat North Texas State, 25–0 Nebraska beat Kansas, 12–6 Purdue won at Wisconsin 13–0, but Illinois lost at Northwestern, 7–0, Pittsburgh beat Ohio State, 18–2 Pennsylvania defeated Navy, 7–2

November 9

SMU won at Texas A&M 12–7 and TCU beat Rice, 24–0 Illinois beat Army, 17–7 and Purdue beat Ole Miss 27–7 Pittsburgh beat Washington & Jefferson 21–0 Notre Dame defeated Drake University Tulane beat Auburn, 52–0 USC beat visiting Nevada, 66–0 and California beat Montana 53–18

At Philadelphia, (5–1–0) Penn State defeated (5–1–0) Pennsylvania, 19–7

November 16

In Chicago, a record crowd of 123,000 turned out at Soldier Field to watch Notre Dame (6–0–0) and USC (6–1–0). Knute Rockne, who had been hospitalized with an infected leg, guided his team from a cot set behind the Notre Dame bench. In the third quarter, the Irish took a 13–6 lead, on—Savoldi's plunge and Frank Carideo's extra point. On the ensuing kickoff, -- Saunders ran the ball back 95 yards for a touchdown, but the point after failed, and Notre Dame held on to win 13–12.[5]

Nebraska and visiting Oklahoma played to a 13–13 draw; at (2–1–3), the Cornhuskers had tied more games than they had won or lost. SMU beat Baylor, 25–6. TCU was (7–0–0) and had outscored its opposition 193–7; Texas (5–0–2) had an aggregate 120–0 lead on its opponents, though its last two games had been scoreless ties. When they met at Austin, Texas scored first, but Cy Leland returned the kickoff 90 yards for a TCU score. At halftime, TCU led 13–12 on the only extra point scored that day, and finished 15–12 [6] Illinois defeated Chicago 20–6 and Purdue beat Iowa 7–0 Pittsburgh beat Carnegie Tech, 34–13 Pennsylvania visited Columbia and won 20–0 California beat Washington 7–0

Tulane defeated Sewanee 18–0

November 23 Nebraska won at Kansas State, 10–6 SMU beat Rice, 34–0 TCU beat Baylor, 34–7 Illinois beat Ohio State, 27–0, and Purdue won at Indiana 32–0 to finish its season unbeaten. Notre Dame won at Northwestern 26–6. USC beat visiting Idaho, 72–0 Stanford (7–2–0) and California met in Palo Alto, with Stanford winning 21–6.

November 28, Thanksgiving Day; Pittsburgh beat Penn State 20–7 Pennsylvania beat Cornell 17–7 Nebraska closed its season with a 31–12 win over Iowa State, to finish at 4–1–3.

November 30 In a season-ending matchup of the Southwest Conference's two best teams at Fort Worth, Texas Christian (9–0–0) hosted Southern Methodist (6–0–3). Although SMU took a 7–0 lead in the third quarter, and held the Frogs once at the goal line, TCU reached the one on its next possession, and scored on third down. Hawks Green's kick staved off an upset, tied the Mustangs 7–7, and gave TCU the conference title.[7]

Notre Dame (8–0–0) closed its season at Yankee Stadium in New York, where it faced Army (6–2–1). The Fighting Irish won 7–0. USC beat Washington State, 27–7 Tulane closed its season with a 21–0 win at LSU, to finish unbeaten at 9–0–0

On December 14, USC defeated Carnegie Tech, 45–13.

1930 Rose Bowl

Main article: 1930 Rose Bowl

USC had been beaten earlier in the year, at Chicago, by Notre Dame. The Trojans and the Fighting Irish were not able to agree on a rematch, and USC was given the right to invite another eastern powerhouse—the unbeaten (9–0–0) Pittsburgh Panthers. Pitt's bid for a claim to the national championship started on the first play of the game, as Toby Uansa ran 68 yards before being tackled at the 11, but the Panthers failed to reach the end zone. Six minutes into the game, Russ Saunders and --- Edelson connected on a 56-yard pass play for USC's first touchdown. By halftime, USC led 26–0. Pitt finally scored in the third quarter to trail 33–7. After seven USC touchdowns, the final score was USC 47, Pitt 14.[8]

Conference standings

Major conference standings

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1929 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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No. 7 Nebraska $3–0–24–1–3
Missouri3–1–15–2–1
Kansas State3–2–03–5–0
Oklahoma2–2–13–3–2
Kansas2–3–04–4–0
Iowa State0–5–01–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System
1929 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Purdue $5–0–08–0–0
No. 5 Illinois3–1–16–1–1
Minnesota3–2–06–2–0
Northwestern3–2–06–3–0
Iowa2–2–24–2–2
Ohio State2–2–14–3–1
Michigan1–3–15–3–1
Indiana1–3–12–6–1
Chicago1–3–07–3–0
Wisconsin1–4–04–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System
1929 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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No. 6 USC ^ +6–1–010–2–0
Stanford +5–1–09–2–0
No. 4 California +4–1–07–1–1
Oregon +4–1–07–3–0
Washington State4–2–010–2–0
UCLA1–3–04–4–0
Oregon State1–4–05–4–0
Idaho1–4–04–5–0
Montana0–4–13–5–1
Washington0–5–12–6–1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from Dickinson System
1929 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Utah $6–0–07–0–0
Colorado4–1–15–1–1
Denver4–1–15–1–1
Montana State2–1–06–2–0
BYU4–2–05–3–0
Colorado Teachers3–2–04–3–0
Colorado College4–3–04–3–0
Colorado Agricultural4–4–05–4–0
Utah State3–4–03–4–0
Colorado Mines1–5–02–5–0
Western State (CO)0–5–02–5–0
Wyoming0–7–01–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1929 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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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
1929 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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No. 8 TCU $4–0–19–0–1
No. 9 SMU3–0–26–0–4
Arkansas3–2–07–2–0
Texas2–2–25–2–2
Baylor2–2–17–3–1
Texas A&M2–3–05–3–0
Rice0–5–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System
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Independents

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1929 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
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No. 3 Pittsburgh â€“ 9–1–0
Colgate â€“ 8–1–0
Fordham â€“ 7–0–2
Bucknell â€“ 8–2–0
No. 11 Penn â€“ 7–2–0
Boston College â€“ 7–2–1
Villanova â€“ 7–2–1
Cornell â€“ 6–2–0
Tufts â€“ 5–1–2
Harvard â€“ 5–2–1
Yale â€“ 5–2–1
NYU â€“ 7–3–0
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 6–3–0
Penn State â€“ 6–3–0
Syracuse â€“ 6–3–0
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 5–2–2
Drexel â€“ 6–3–1
Temple â€“ 6–3–1
Carnegie Tech â€“ 5–3–1
Army â€“ 6–4–1
Providence â€“ 3–3–2
Brown â€“ 5–5–0
Columbia â€“ 4–5–0
CCNY â€“ 2–4–2
Princeton â€“ 2–4–1
Boston University â€“ 3–6–0
Vermont â€“ 2–7–0
Rankings from Dickinson System
1929 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame â€“ 9–0–0
Detroit â€“ 7–1–1
Haskell â€“ 8–2–0
Loyola (IL) â€“ 5–2–1
Michigan State â€“ 5–3–0
John Carroll â€“ 5–3–1
Marquette â€“ 4–3–1
Butler â€“ 4–4–0
Michigan Tech â€“ 2–2–1
Wabash â€“ 4–5–0
Saint Louis â€“ 3–4–1
DePaul â€“ 2–7–0
Kent State â€“ 1–7–0
Valparaiso â€“ 1–7–0
Ball State â€“ 0–7–0
Rankings from Dickinson System
1929 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
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Western Maryland â€“ 11–0–0
Delaware State â€“ 1–0–0
Guilford â€“ 7–1–1
Texas Mines â€“ 6–1–2
Appalachian State â€“ 4–1–3
Navy â€“ 6–2–2
Georgetown â€“ 5–2–2
South Georgia Teachers â€“ 5–2–2
Middle Tennessee State Teachers â€“ 6–3–1
Beacom College â€“ 3–2–0
Wake Forest â€“ 6–5–1
Catholic University â€“ 5–4–0
West Virginia â€“ 4–3–3
Loyola (LA) â€“ 4–4–2
Davidson â€“ 5–5–0
Texas A&I â€“ 3–4–1
East Tennessee State Teachers â€“ 2–5–1
Mississippi State Teachers â€“ 2–6–1
Texas Tech â€“ 1–7–2
Delaware â€“ 0–7–1
George Washington â€“ 0–8–0
1929 Western college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Saint Mary's â€“ 8–0–1
Arizona â€“ 7–1–0
Loyola (CA) â€“ 6–3–0
Santa Clara â€“ 5–3–0
Gonzaga â€“ 4–3–0
Hawaii â€“ 4–3–0
New Mexico A&M â€“ 3–2–3
St. Ignatius (CA) â€“ 4–3–1
Santa Barbara State â€“ 4–4–1
New Mexico â€“ 2–4–2
Regis â€“ 3–7–0
Humboldt State â€“ 1–4–1
Arizona State â€“ 0–6–0
Columbia (OR) â€“  â€“ 
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Minor conferences

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Big Four Conference Tulsa 4–0–1
Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association Virginia State College 6–0
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Kansas State Teachers 5–1
Far Western Conference Northern Branch 2–0
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Iowa Wesleyan 5–0
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Kansas Wesleyan 4–0–1
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Alma 5–0
Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference Coe 4–0
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Saint Thomas (MN) 3–1
Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Northeast Missouri State Teachers 3–0
Nebraska College Athletic Conference Cotner 5–0
Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Association Nebraska State Teachers–Peru —
North Central Intercollegiate Conference North Dakota 4–0
Ohio Athletic Conference Muskingum 5–0
Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference Central State Teachers (OK) 5–0
Pacific Northwest Conference Willamette 4–0
South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference Black Hills Teachers
Dakota Wesleyan		 5–0
4–0–1
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Occidental 4–0
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tuskegee 5–0–0
Southwestern Athletic Conference Wiley (TX) 3–0–1
Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference Howard Payne 5–0
Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association Southwest Texas State Normal 4–2
Tri-Normal League State Normal–Ellensburg 2–0
Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference Milwaukee State Teachers 3–0–1
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Minor conference standings

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1929 Big Four Conference (Oklahoma) football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Tulsa $4–0–16–3–1
Oklahoma Baptist2–3–05–3–0
Oklahoma City2–3–05–5–0
Phillips1–3–14–4–3
  • $ – Conference champion
1929 Buckeye Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Ohio $5–0–09–0–0
Ohio Wesleyan3–1–16–2–1
Miami (OH)3–2–07–2–0
Wittenberg2–2–15–4–1
Cincinnati0–4–14–4–1
Denison0–4–11–6–1
  • $ – Conference champion
1929 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Emporia Teachers $5–1–06–2–0
Washburn4–2–05–6–0
College of Emporia2–2–23–3–2
Wichita2–2–23–3–2
Southwestern (KS)2–4–02–5–1
Hays Teachers2–4–02–5–0
Pittsburg State1–3–21–5–2
  • $ – Conference champion
1929 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
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Virginia State $7–0–08–1–0
Virginia Union5–1–07–1–0
Lincoln (PA)4–2–16–2–1
Hampton3–4–03–5–0
Saint Paul's (VA)3–4–06–4–0
North Carolina A&T2–4–02–6–0
Shaw1–3–04–4–0
Howard0–1–10–7–2
North Carolina College0–6–00–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1929 Eastern Pennsylvania Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Gettysburg $3–0–06–2–1
Franklin & Marshall3–1–06–3–0
Ursinus1–1–12–4–3
Muhlenberg1–3–03–6–0
Dickinson0–3–12–7–1
  • $ – Conference champion
1929 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Cal Aggies $5–0–06–2–0
Nevada2–1–02–5–1
San Jose State2–1–13–3–1
Pacific (CA)1–3–13–4–1
Chico State1–3–03–5–0
Fresno State1–4–01–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1929 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Knox (IL) +5–0–07–1–0
Lombard +3–0–06–1–1
Millikin5–1–07–1–0
Eastern Illinois5–1–06–1–0
Monmouth (IL)5–1–05–4–0
Northern Illinois State4–1–16–1–1
Illinois Wesleyan5–2–05–3–0
Elmhurst2–1–08–1–0
Bradley4–2–06–3–0
Southern Illinois4–2–05–3–1
Shurtleff3–2–05–3–0
Carthage2–2–14–3–1
Eureka3–3–23–3–2
Illinois College3–3–04–4–0
Augustana (IL)3–3–13–4–1
North Central *2–4–13–5–1
Lake Forest1–2–02–5–0
McKendree1–4–04–6–0
Wheaton (IL)1–4–12–6–1
Illinois State Normal1–5–21–5–2
St. Viator0–6–10–7–1
Mount Morris0–6–02–6–0
Western Illinois †0–7–00–8–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * – North Central finished the season 6–0–1 in conference play, but forfeited their share of the title and four wins, over Lake Forest, Augustana, Carthage, and Monmouth, because of an ineligible player.
    † – Western Illinois finished the season 3–4 in conference play, but forfeited three wins, over Shurtleff, Augustana, and Illinois State, because of an ineligible player.
1929 Indiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Butler $2–0–04–4–0
Indiana State5–0–15–2–1
Central Normal6–1–06–2–0
Franklin (IN)5–2–15–2–1
Manchester3–2–05–2–0
Earlham3–2–13–4–1
Rose Poly4–4–04–4–0
Indiana Central4–4–04–4–0
DePauw3–3–04–4–0
Wabash2–2–04–5–0
Hanover1–1–12–3–1
Evansville1–5–01–7–0
Valparaiso0–3–01–7–0
Ball State0–4–00–8–0
Oakland City0–6–00–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1929 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Iowa Wesleyan $5–0–08–0–0
Buena Vista3–1–16–1–2
Columbia (IA)3–1–14–1–1
Luther6–2–06–3–0
Iowa State Teachers3–1–03–4–0
Simpson (IA)4–2–06–3–0
Morningside1–1–04–4–0
Central (IA)2–4–03–4–1
St. Ambrose1–3–03–4–1
Upper Iowa1–3–11–5–1
Parsons1–4–11–6–1
Penn (IA)1–5–01–6–0
Dubuque0–2–02–3–1
Western Union0–2–01–7–1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Upper Iowa's forfeit to Simpson on November 22 was not counted in conference standings.
1929 Metropolitan Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Long Island $4–0–05–5–0
Brooklyn City College3–1–03–4–1
New York Aggies2–2–03–2–1
Cooper Union1–3–01–7–0
Wagner College0–4–01–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1929 Michigan Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Michigan State Normal +2–0–15–1–2
Western State Teachers +2–0–15–2–1
Detroit City College1–2–02–7–0
Central State (MI)0–3–02–3–2
  • + – Conference co-champions
1929 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Alma $5–0–06–1–0
Albion4–1–05–3–0
Hillsdale2–2–15–2–1
Olivet1–3–13–4–1
Hope1–4–01–5–0
Kalamazoo0–3–21–4–3
  • $ – Conference champion
1929 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Kansas Wesleyan $4–0–16–0–2
Bethany (KS)4–1–05–3–1
Baker2–2–15–3–1
McPherson2–3–04–4–0
St. Mary's (KS)1–2–22–5–2
Ottawa0–5–02–6–0
1929 Middle Three Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Lehigh +1–1–04–3–2
Rutgers +1–1–05–4–0
Lafayette +1–1–03–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1929 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Coe $4–0–05–3–0
Lawrence2–0–14–2–1
Ripon2–0–13–3–1
Knox2–1–07–1–0
Carleton2–2–03–4–0
Cornell (IA)2–3–02–6–0
Monmouth (IL)0–2–05–4–0
Hamline0–2–02–6–0
Beloit0–4–02–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1929 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Saint Mary's (MN) $3–0–16–1–1
St. Olaf4–1–07–1–0
St. Thomas (MN)4–2–07–2–0
Gustavus Adolphus3–2–06–2–0
Augsburg3–2–14–2–1
Concordia (MN)1–2–12–3–1
Hamline2–4–02–6–0
Macalester1–4–11–4–1
Saint John's (MN)0–4–00–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1929 Mississippi Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
West Tennessee State Teachers $5–0–18–0–2
Murray State3–1–05–4–0
Delta State2–1–25–1–2
Lambuth3–2–14–5–0
Caruthersville Junior2–2–12–2–1
Tennessee Junior3–4–04–4–0
Bethel (TN)2–3–02–5–0
Will Mayfield1–2–03–4–0
Sunflower Junior0–1–10–1–1
Jonesboro College0–5–00–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1929 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Missouri Valley $4–0–07–0–1
Westminster (MO)5–1–16–2–1
Central (MO)4–2–05–3–0
Tarkio2–1–03–5–0
Missouri Mines1–2–05–3–0
William Jewell1–2–14–3–1
Drury1–3–03–5–0
Central Wesleyan0–3–12–4–2
Culver–Stockton0–4–10–7–1
  • $ – Conference champion
1929 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Kirksville $2–0–15–3–1
Springfield (MO)2–1–16–2–1
Maryville (MO)1–1–13–2–3
Cape Girardeau1–1–03–3–1
Warrensburg0–3–10–8–1
  • $ – Conference champion
1929 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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Drake $3–0–15–3–1
Grinnell1–0–25–1–2
Oklahoma A&M1–1–04–3–2
Washington University0–1–13–4–1
Creighton0–3–02–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1929 Nebraska College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Cotner $5–0–06–1–0
Doane5–1–06–1–0
Hastings3–2–05–4–0
Midland3–2–04–4–2
Nebraska Wesleyan2–3–03–5–1
Nebraska Central1–3–1?–?–?
York (NE)1–4–02–5–0
Grand Island0–5–10–6–2
  • $ – Conference champion
1929 Nebraska Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Chadron State +3–1–08–1–0
Peru State +3–1–06–1–2
Omaha2–2–14–2–3
Wayne State1–1–22–4–3
Kearney State0–3–12–7–1
Dana0–1–01–5–1
  • + – Conference co-champions
1929 New England Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
New Hampshire $2–0–07–2–0
Rhode Island State1–1–05–2–1
Connecticut1–2–04–4–0
Maine1–2–02–5–0
Massachusetts0–0–03–4–1
  • $ – Conference champion
1929 North Central Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
North Dakota $4–0–09–1–0
South Dakota State2–1–15–4–1
North Dakota Agricultural1–1–24–3–2
Morningside1–3–04–4–0
South Dakota0–3–14–4–1
  • $ – Conference champion
1929 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Willamette $5–0–06–2–0
Whitman4–1–05–5–0
College of Idaho3–2–04–4–0
Pacific (OR)2–3–04–4–0
Puget Sound1–4–03–5–1
Linfield0–5–00–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1929 Northwest Ohio League football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Bowling Green +3–0–14–2–1
Toledo +3–0–14–2–1
Defiance2–2–03–4–1
Findlay1–3–03–5–0
Bluffton0–4–00–6–1
  • + – Conference co-champions
1929 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Muskingum $5–0–06–2–0
Heidelberg2–0–04–3–0
Dayton1–0–04–5–0
Akron7–1–09–1–0
Baldwin–Wallace4–1–16–1–1
Wooster5–2–15–2–1
Mount Union4–2–15–3–1
Oberlin3–2–04–4–0
Western Reserve3–2–03–6–0
Marietta2–2–03–5–0
Kenyon2–3–03–6–0
Otterbein3–5–03–5–0
Case1–6–02–7–0
Hiram1–6–01–7–0
Ohio Northern0–4–12–6–1
St. Xavier0–2–06–4–0
Capital0–5–00–5–2
  • $ – Conference champion
1929 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Central State Teachers $5–0–06–1–2
East Central4–1–05–3–0
NW Oklahoma State3–2–06–3–0
SE Oklahoma State2–3–06–4–0
SW Oklahoma State1–4–02–8–1
Northeastern State0–5–02–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1929 Smoky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Emory and Henry $3–0–07–2–1
Milligan3–1–16–1–1
Maryville (TN)2–1–15–3–1
King2–3–05–4–0
Tusculum0–2–12–3–3
Carson–Newman0–3–11–6–2
  • $ – Conference champion
1929 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Spearfish +4–0–05–2–0
Dakota Wesleyan +4–0–15–2–1
Yankton3–1–15–2–1
Augustana (SD)3–1–04–4–0
South Dakota Mines3–2–03–4–0
Northern Normal2–2–14–3–1
Sioux Falls2–2–12–3–2
Eastern Normal1–6–02–6–0
Huron0–4–00–8–1
Southern Normal0–4–20–6–2
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Spearfish and South Dakota Mines played twice. The second game was not counted in the conference standings.
1929 Southern California Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Occidental $4–0–06–2–0
Pomona5–1–06–2–0
Whittier3–2–14–4–1
Redlands2–2–13–4–1
Caltech3–3–03–6–0
San Diego State1–5–03–5–0
La Verne0–5–00–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1929 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Chattanooga $7–0–08–2–0
Spring Hill4–0–07–1–0
Centre4–0–15–3–1
The Citadel4–0–15–4–1
Louisiana College3–0–16–2–1
Centenary1–0–06–3–1
Louisiana Normal1–0–24–3–2
Furman4–1–15–4–1
Stetson3–1–05–1–0
Millsaps3–1–26–1–3
Southwestern (TN)2–1–05–3–0
Transylvania2–1–26–4–3
Miami (FL)3–2–03–2–0
Erskine3–2–06–3–0
Birmingham–Southern4–3–04–4–0
Western Kentucky State Normal3–3–07–3–0
Howard (AL)3–3–25–4–2
Presbyterian3–3–04–4–1
Georgetown (KY)2–3–04–5–0
Wofford2–3–03–6–0
Oglethorpe1–2–05–4–1
Kentucky Wesleyan1–3–05–4–0
Louisiana Tech1–3–23–4–3
Louisville1–3–03–5–0
Southern College1–3–02–5–0
Mercer2–5–02–7–0
Mississippi College1–4–13–6–1
SW Louisiana1–5–02–7–0
Union (TN)0–5–11–5–1
Newberry0–5–00–7–1
Rollins0–5–00–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1929 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Wiley $3–0–16–1–1
Bishop2–1–14–3–1
Prairie View1–1–25–3–1
Samuel Huston0–2–2?–?–?
Texas College0–2–2?–?–?
  • $ – Conference champion
1929 Texas Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Howard Payne $5–0–08–0–2
St. Edward's4–1–05–4–2
Austin3–2–03–6–0
Simmons (TX)1–3–15–4–1
Trinity (TX)1–3–13–5–1
Southwestern (TX)0–5–02–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1929 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Southwest Texas State $4–0–26–1–2
North Texas State Teachers2–0–24–3–2
McMurry3–1–14–1–3
Abilene Christian2–1–16–1–1
Sam Houston State2–1–16–3–1
West Texas State2–2–06–3–1
Stephen F. Austin1–3–11–7–2
Sul Ross0–1–11–3–3
East Texas State0–3–10–6–1
Daniel Baker0–4–03–6–1
  • $ – Conference champion
1929 Tri-State Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Duquesne $3–0–09–0–1
Thiel2–1–02–5–2
Waynesburg2–2–05–4–0
Westminster (PA)2–2–03–4–0
Geneva1–3–02–6–1
Bethany (WV)0–2–01–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
1929 West Virginia Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
New River State $5–0–06–1–1
West Liberty State4–0–08–1–0
Glenville State5–1–16–2–1
Marshall4–1–05–3–1
Potomac State4–1–06–2–0
West Virginia Wesleyan4–1–04–6–0
Broaddus6–3–06–4–0
Salem2–5–02–6–0
Bethany (WV)1–3–01–7–0
Morehead State1–3–04–4–0
Fairmont State1–4–01–7–0
Alderson1–5–02–6–0
Shepherd0–4–02–6–0
Morris Harvey0–8–00–12–0
Davis & Elkins *3–0–010–1–1
Concord *0–2–01–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Did not qualify for conference standings
    Ties did not count in conference standings.
1929 Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Milwaukee State $3–0–17–0–1
Superior State3–1–05–3–0
Whitewater State2–1–14–2–1
Eau Claire State2–1–13–1–1
Oshkosh State3–2–03–4–0
River Falls State3–2–04–3–0
Platteville State2–2–03–3–0
La Crosse State1–3–02–5–0
Stout Institute0–3–10–5–1
Stevens Point State0–4–00–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Superior State forfeited to Eau Claire State and Whitewater State forfeited to Platteville State.
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Rankings

Main article: 1929 college football rankings

Champions (by method)

See also: College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS

Various different rankings (using differing methodologies) have identified Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, or the University of Southern California as the season's champion.[9]

Note: Dickinson System, Dunkel System, Houlgate System, Erskine Trophy poll, and Bonniwell Trophy vote were given contemporarily. All other rankings were given retroactively

Awards and honors

All-Americans

Main article: 1929 College Football All-America Team

The consensus All-America team included:

More information Position, Name ...
Position Name Height Weight (lbs.) Class Hometown Team
QB Frank Carideo 5'7" 175 Jr. Mount Vernon, New York Notre Dame
HB Chris Cagle 5'10" 174 Sr. De Ridder, Louisiana Army
HB Gene McEver 5'10" 185 Jr. Bristol, Virginia Tennessee
FB Ralph Welch 6'1" 200 Sr. Sherman, Texas Purdue
E Joe Donchess 6'0" 175 Sr. Kingston, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh
T Bronko Nagurski 6'2" 217 Sr. International Falls, Minnesota Minnesota
G Jack Cannon 5'11" 193 Sr. Columbus, Ohio Notre Dame
C Ben Ticknor 6'2" 193 Jr. Canton, Massachusetts Harvard
G Ray Montgomery 6'1" 188 Sr. Wheeling, West Virginia Pittsburgh
T Elmer Sleight 6'2" 193 Sr. Sisseton, South Dakota Purdue
E Wes Fesler 6'0" 185 Jr. Youngstown, Ohio Ohio State
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Statistical leaders

Notes

  1. [a]
    Dickinson System (received Rissman Trophy), Dunkel System, Houlgate System, per Erksine poll (received Erskine Trophy), unanimous consensus of board of the Veteran Athletes of Philadelphia (awarded Bonniwell Trophy), Billingsley Report, Boand System, College Football Researchers Association, Helms Athletic Foundation, National Championship Foundation, Poling System, Sagarin Ratings Elo chess method
  2. [b]
    per Berryman QPRS, and Sagarin Ratings Predictor method
  3. [c]
    per Parke H. Davis (Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide)
  4. [d]
    awarded upon unanimous consensus of the board of the Veteran Athletes of Philadelphia
  5. [e]
    for Spalding's Official Foot Ball Guide

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