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{{1929 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings}}
{{1929 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings}}
The '''1929 BYU Cougars football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented [[Brigham Young University]] in the [[Rocky Mountain Conference]] (RMC) during the [[1929 college football season]]. In their second season under head coach [[G. Ott Romney]], the Cougars compiled a 5–3 record (4–2 against RMC opponents), finished fourth in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 140 to 115.<ref name=SR>{{cite web|title=1929 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=December 30, 2018|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/brigham-young/1929-schedule.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=BYU Football 2015 Almanac|publisher=[[Brigham Young University]]|year=2015|page=166|accessdate=December 30, 2018|url=https://byucougars.com/dl/sites/default/files/files/webalmanac.pdf}}{{Dead link|date=February 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
The '''1929 BYU Cougars football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented [[Brigham Young University]] (BYU) as a member of the [[Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference|Rocky Mountain Conference]] (RMC) during the [[1929 college football season]]. In their second season under head coach [[G. Ott Romney]], the Cougars compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 4–2 against conference opponents, tied for fourth place in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 140 to 115.<ref name=SR>{{cite web|title=1929 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=December 30, 2018|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/brigham-young/1929-schedule.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=BYU Football 2015 Almanac|publisher=[[Brigham Young University]]|year=2015|page=166|accessdate=December 30, 2018|url=https://byucougars.com/dl/sites/default/files/files/webalmanac.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903141005/https://byucougars.com/dl/sites/default/files/files/webalmanac.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 3, 2019}}</ref>


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
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|September 28|at|[[1929 Nevada Wolf Pack football team|Nevada]]<ncg>|[[Mackay Stadium]]|[[Reno, Nevada|Reno, NV]]|W 10-7|> 4,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Nevada Plays In Hard Luck, Loses 10 to 7|newspaper=Nevada State Journal|author=Carol W. Cross|date=September 29, 1929|pages=1–2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26673783/nevada_plays_in_hard_luck_loses_10_to_7/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|September 28||at|[[1929 Nevada Wolf Pack football team|Nevada]]<ncg>|[[Mackay Stadium]]|[[Reno, Nevada|Reno, NV]]|W 10-7|> 4,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Nevada Plays In Hard Luck, Loses 10 to 7|newspaper=Nevada State Journal|author=Carol W. Cross|date=September 29, 1929|pages=1–2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26673783/nevada_plays_in_hard_luck_loses_10_to_7/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 5|at|[[1929 Cal Aggies football team|Cal Aggies]]<ncg>||[[Sacramento, California|Sacramento, CA]]|L 0-19||<ref>{{cite news|title=B.Y.U. Loses 19-0 Fray In California|newspaper=Sunday Herald (Provo, Utah)|date=October 6, 1929|pages=1, 8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26674033/byu_loses_190_fray_in_california/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 5|1:30 p.m.|at|[[1929 Cal Aggies football team|Cal Aggies]]<ncg>|[[Charles C. Hughes Stadium|Sacramento Stadium]]|[[Sacramento, California|Sacramento, CA]]|L 0-19|5,000|<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Aggies And Mormons Should Supply Thrilling Combat At Stadium |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100814104/the-sacramento-bee/ |newspaper=[[The Sacramento Bee]] |location=[[Sacramento, California]] |date=October 4, 1929 |page=32 |access-date=May 1, 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Cougars Drop Coast Contest|newspaper=The Ogden Standard-Examiner|location=Ogden, Utah|date=October 6, 1929|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17880255/cougars_drop_coast_contest/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|access-date=February 28, 2018}}{{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Aggies Win From B. Y. U. At Stadium |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100814187/the-sacramento-bee/ |newspaper=[[The Sacramento Bee]] |location=[[Sacramento, California]] |date=October 7, 1929 |page=14 |access-date=May 1, 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>


|October 12||[[1929 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana State]]||[[Provo, Utah|Provo, UT]]|L 12-13||
|October 12|||[[1929 Montana State Bobcats football team|Montana State]]||[[Provo, Utah|Provo, UT]]|L 12-13||


|October 18|vs|[[1929 Utah State Aggies football team|Utah State]]|Lorin Farr Park|[[Ogden, Utah|Ogden, UT]] ([[BYU–Utah State football rivalry|rivalry]])|W 7-6||<ref>{{cite news|title=Brigham Young Gridders Stage Rally To Trim Aggies|newspaper=The Ogden Standard-Examiner|author=Al Warden|date=October 19, 1929|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26673214/brigham_young_gridders_stage_rally_to/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 18||vs|[[1929 Utah State Aggies football team|Utah State]]|Lorin Farr Park|[[Ogden, Utah|Ogden, UT]] ([[BYU–Utah State football rivalry|rivalry]])|W 7-6||<ref>{{cite news|title=Brigham Young Gridders Stage Rally To Trim Aggies|newspaper=The Ogden Standard-Examiner|author=Al Warden|date=October 19, 1929|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26673214/brigham_young_gridders_stage_rally_to/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|October 26||{{cfb link|year=1929|team=Western State Mountaineers|title=Western State (CO)}}||Provo, UT|W 33-12||
|October 26|||{{cfb link|year=1929|team=Western State Mountaineers|title=Western State (CO)}}||Provo, UT|W 33-12||


|November 2|at|[[1929 Utah Utes football team|Utah]]||[[Salt Lake City|Salt Lake City, UT]] ([[Holy War (BYU–Utah)|rivalry]])|L 13-45||
|November 2||at|[[1929 Utah Utes football team|Utah]]|[[Robert Rice Stadium|Ute Stadium]]|[[Salt Lake City|Salt Lake City, UT]] ([[Holy War (BYU–Utah)|rivalry]])|L 13-45|8,000|<ref>{{cite news|title=Utes Vanquish Cougars 45 to 13 as Aggies Win Over Colorado 10 to 0|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune|date=November 3, 1929|pages=A1, C6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39016045/utes_vanquish_cougars_45_to_13_as/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


|November 11||{{cfb link|year=1929|team=Colorado Teachers Bears|title=Colorado Teachers}}||Provo, UT|W 25-13||
|November 11|||{{cfb link|year=1929|team=Colorado Teachers Bears|title=Colorado Teachers}}||Provo, UT|W 25-13||


|November 23||[[1929 Wyoming Cowboys football team|Wyoming]]||Provo, UT|W 40-0||
|November 23|||[[1929 Wyoming Cowboys football team|Wyoming]]||Provo, UT|W 40-0||
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Latest revision as of 22:24, 16 August 2023

1929 BYU Cougars football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record5–3 (4–2 RMC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Utah $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
Colorado 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1
Denver 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1
Montana State 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
BYU 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Colorado Teachers 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Colorado College 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Colorado Agricultural 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Utah State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Colorado Mines 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Western State (CO) 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Wyoming 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1929 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1929 college football season. In their second season under head coach G. Ott Romney, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 4–2 against conference opponents, tied for fourth place in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 140 to 115.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Nevada*
W 10–7> 4,000[3]
October 51:30 p.m.at Cal Aggies*
L 0–195,000[4][5][6]
October 12Montana StateProvo, UTL 12–13
October 18vs. Utah State
W 7–6[7]
October 26Western State (CO)Provo, UTW 33–12
November 2at Utah
L 13–458,000[8]
November 11Colorado TeachersProvo, UTW 25–13
November 23WyomingProvo, UTW 40–0

References

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  1. ^ "1929 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  2. ^ "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  3. ^ Carol W. Cross (September 29, 1929). "Nevada Plays In Hard Luck, Loses 10 to 7". Nevada State Journal. pp. 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Aggies And Mormons Should Supply Thrilling Combat At Stadium". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. October 4, 1929. p. 32. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Cougars Drop Coast Contest". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. Ogden, Utah. October 6, 1929. p. 14. Retrieved February 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ "Aggies Win From B. Y. U. At Stadium". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. October 7, 1929. p. 14. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Al Warden (October 19, 1929). "Brigham Young Gridders Stage Rally To Trim Aggies". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Utes Vanquish Cougars 45 to 13 as Aggies Win Over Colorado 10 to 0". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 3, 1929. pp. A1, C6 – via Newspapers.com.


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