1929 Southern Conference football season

1929 Southern Conference football season
League NCAA
Sport College football
Duration September 21, 1929
through December 7, 1929
Number of teams 22
Regular Season
Season champions Tulane
1929 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
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

The 1929 Southern Conference football season began on September 21.

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
Non-conference matchup; SoCon member won
Non-conference matchup; SoCon member lost
Non-conference matchup; tie
Conference matchup

SoCon teams in bold.

Week One

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
September 21 NewberryClemson Riggs FieldCalhoun, SCW 680
September 21Hampden-SydneyVMI Lexington, VAW 190

Week Two

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
September 27Birmingham-SouthernAuburn Montgomery, ALW 70
September 27Washington (MD)MarylandByrd StadiumCollege Park, MD W 347
September 27Henderson-BrownMississippi A&MDavis Wade StadiumStarkville, MSL 70
September 28Mississippi CollegeAlabama Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, ALW 5506,000
September 28Clemson DavidsonCharlotte, NC W 32–14
September 28Florida SouthernFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FL W 540
September 28OglethorpeGeorgia Sanford FieldAthens, GA L 136
September 28Louisiana CollegeLSU Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LAW 580
September 28Wake ForestNorth Carolina Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC W 480
September 28Tennessee TechSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TN W 460
September 28ErskineSouth CarolinaColumbia, SCW 267
September 28CentreTennesseeShields-Watkins FieldKnoxville, TNW 400
September 28Northwestern State Tulane Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LAW 406
September 28Ole Miss VanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNVAN 197
September 28Randolph-MaconVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VA W 276
September 28VMIRichmondCity StadiumRichmond, VAW 400
September 28RoanokeVirginia TechBlacksburg, VA W 190
September 28LynchburgWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VAW 646

Week Three

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 4Washington & LeeNorth Carolina State Riddick StadiumRaleigh, NC W&L 276
October 5Ole MissAlabamaDenny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL ALA 22712,000
October 5AuburnClemson Riggs FieldCalhoun, SCCLEM 267
October 5VMIFloridaPlant FieldTampa, FL FLA 127
October 5Furman GeorgiaSanford FieldAthens, GA W 270
October 5Mississippi A&MGeorgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GA GT 2713
October 5MaryvilleKentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KY W 400
October 5Louisiana-LafayetteLSUTiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA W 580
October 5North CarolinaMarylandByrd StadiumCollege Park, MD UNC 430
October 5TransylvaniaSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TN T 66
October 5Tennessee ChattanoogaChattanooga, TNW 200
October 5OuachitaVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TN W 266
October 5Virginia South CarolinaColumbia, SCUVA 60
October 5Hampden-SydneyVirginia TechBlacksburg, VA W 376

Week Four

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 11North Carolina StateClemson Florence, SCCLEM 260
October 11FloridaAuburnCramton BowlMontgomery, AL FLA 190
October 12ChattanoogaAlabama Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, ALW 460 5,000
October 12YaleGeorgia Sanford StadiumAthens, GA W 150
October 12South CarolinaMarylandByrd StadiumCollege Park, MD SCAR 266
October 12SewaneeLSU Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LALSU 2714
October 12North CarolinaGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlanta, GA UNC 187
October 12 Ole MissTennesseeShields-Watkins FieldKnoxville, TN TENN 527
October 12Mississippi A&MTulane Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LATUL 340
October 12VanderbiltMinnesotaMemorial StadiumMinneapolis, MNL 156
October 12SwarthmoreVirginia Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, VAW 127
October 12The CitadelVMILexington, VA W 137
October 12Virginia TechPennFranklin FieldPhiladelphia, PA L 148
October 12Washington & LeeKentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KYUK 206

Week Five

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 17Wake ForestNorth Carolina StateRiddick StadiumRaleigh, NC W 86
October 18 Clemson WoffordSpartanburg, SC W 300
October 18Ole MissLoyolaNew Orleans, LA W 2624
October 18PresbyterianSouth Carolina Columbia, SC W 41–0
October 19Alabama TennesseeShields-Watkins FieldKnoxville, TNTENN 60
October 19VanderbiltAuburn Birmingham, ALVAN 412
October 19Florida Georgia TechGrant FieldAtlanta, GAGT 19–6
October 19Georgia North Carolina Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NCUGA 1912
October 19Mississippi A&MLSUJackson, MS LSU 316
October 19GallaudetMaryland Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MDW 136
October 19CumberlandSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TNW 336
October 19Louisiana-LafayetteTulaneTulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA W 600
October 19VMIVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VA VMI 207
October 19William & MaryVirginia TechRichmond, VAW 2514
October 19Washington & LeeWest VirginiaCharleston, WVL 266

Week Six

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 24ClemsonSouth CarolinaColumbia, SCCLEM 2114
October 26SewaneeAlabama Legion FieldBirmingham, ALALA 357
October 26HowardAuburn W 60
October 26 GeorgiaFloridaFairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FL FLA 18–6
October 26Georgia TechTulane Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LATUL 2014
October 26KentuckyCentre Danville, KYW 330
October 26Louisiana TechLSUTiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA W 537
October 26MarylandVMI Richmond, VA VMI 76
October 26Ole MissSMUDallas, TX L 520
October 26Virginia TechNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC UNC 3813
October 26North Carolina StateMichigan StateSpartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI L 406
October 26MaryvilleVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TN W 330
October 26St. John'sVirginia Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, VAW 327
October 26TennesseeWashington & LeeMaher Field • Roanoke, VA TENN 390

Week Seven

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 31South CarolinaThe CitadelCounty Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, SCW 2714
November 2 Auburn TennesseeShields-Watkins FieldKnoxville, TN TENN 270
November 2ClemsonKentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KY UK 446
November 2FloridaHarvardHarvard StadiumAllston, MA L 140
November 2Notre DameGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlanta, GA L 266
November 2ArkansasLSUState Fair StadiumShreveport, LA L 320
November 2VirginiaMaryland Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MDT 1313
November 2SewaneeOle Miss Hemingway StadiumOxford, MST 66
November 2Mississippi CollegeMississippi A&MDavis Wade StadiumStarkville, MS W 60
November 2North Carolina StateNorth Carolina Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NCUNC 320
November 2TulaneGeorgiaMcClung StadiumColumbus, GATUL 2115
November 2AlabamaVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TN VAN 13015,000
November 2VMIDavidsonDavidson, NCW 126
November 2Virginia TechWashington & Lee Lynchburg, VAVT 366

Week Eight

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 9KentuckyAlabamaCramton BowlMontgomery, ALALA 2413
November 9AuburnTulaneTulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA TUL 520
November 9ClemsonVMINorfolk, VA VMI 120
November 9GeorgiaNYUYankee StadiumBronx, NYL 2719
November 9 Georgia TechVanderbilt Dudley FieldNashville, TN VAN 237
November 9LSUDukeDuke StadiumDurham, NC L 326
November 9MarylandYale Yale BowlNew Haven, CTT 1313
November 9Ole MissPurdueLafayette, IN L 277
November 9Michigan StateMississippi A&MJackson, MS L 3319
November 9 DavidsonNorth Carolina StateRiddick StadiumRaleigh, NC L 130
November 9North CarolinaSouth CarolinaColumbia, SCUNC 400
November 9SewaneeRhodesMemphis, TNL 90
November 9Carson-NewmanTennesseeShields-Watkins FieldKnoxville, TN W 730
November 9Virginia TechVirginia Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, VA VT 3212
November 9St. John's Washington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VA W 186

Week Nine

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 16AlabamaGeorgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GAALA 140
November 16AuburnGeorgia Sanford StadiumAthens, GAUGA 240
November 16ClemsonFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FL FLA 137
November 16KentuckyVMILexington, VA UK 2312
November 16Ole MissLSUTiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA LSU 136
November 16Virginia TechMaryland Norfolk, VAMD 240
November 16MillsapsMississippi A&M Davis Wade StadiumStarkville, MST 00
November 16DavidsonNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC W 267
November 16North Carolina StateDukeDuke StadiumDurham, NC L 1912
November 16South CarolinaFurmanManly Field • Greenville, SC W 20
November 16SewaneeTulaneTulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA TUL 180
November 16VanderbiltTennesseeShields-Watkins FieldKnoxville, TN TENN 130
November 16VirginiaWashington & Lee Wilson Field • Lexington, VAT 1313

Week Ten

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 23The CitadelClemsonRiggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 130
November 23FloridaSouth CarolinaColumbia, SC FLA 207
November 23SewaneeVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TNVAN 266

Week Eleven

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 28GeorgiaAlabamaLegion FieldBirmingham, ALUGA 12025,000
November 28FurmanClemsonRiggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 76
November 28Washington & LeeFloridaFairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FLFLA 257
November 28AuburnGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlanta, GA GT 196
November 28TennesseeKentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KY T 66
November 28TulaneLSUTiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA TUL 210
November 28Johns HopkinsMaryland Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MDW 398
November 28Mississippi A&MOle MissHemingway StadiumOxford, MST 77
November 28VirginiaNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC UNC 417
November 28VMIVirginia TechRoanoke, VAVMI 166
November 30South CarolinaNorth Carolina StateRiddick StadiumRaleigh, NC SCAR 206

Week Twelve

Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
December 7OregonFlorida Madison Square Garden Stadium • Miami, FLW 206
December 7Georgia TechGeorgiaSanford StadiumAthens, GA UGA 126
December 7MarylandMcDanielBaltimore, MDL 120
December 7North CarolinaDukeDuke StadiumDurham, NC W 487
December 7South CarolinaTennesseeShields-Watkins FieldKnoxville, TNTENN 540

Awards and honors

All-Americans

All-Southern team

The composite All-Southern team of more than 50 coaches and sports writers compiled by the Associated Press included:[1]

Position Name Height Weight (lbs.) Class Hometown Team
QB Bobby Dodd 6'1" 170 Jr. Kingsport, Tennessee Tennessee
HB Gene McEver 5'10" 185 Jr. Bristol, Virginia Tennessee
HB Bill Banker Sr. Lake Charles, Louisiana Tulane
FB Tony Holm 6'1" 214 Sr. Birmingham, Alabama Alabama
E Vernon "Catfish" Smith 6'2" 190 So. Macon, Georgia Georgia
T Fred Sington 6'2" 215 Jr. Birmingham, Alabama Alabama
G Ray Farris 185 Sr. North Carolina
C Lloyd Roberts Jr. Tulane
G Bull Brown 200 Sr. Vanderbilt
T Dick Abernathy 6'2" 203 Sr. Vanderbilt
E Dale Van Sickel 5'10" 170 Sr. Gainesville, Florida Florida

References

  1. "All-Southern Grid Teams Picked". The Morning Herald. December 4, 1929. Retrieved March 5, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
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