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1929 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–6 (2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainHenry Kistler
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
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 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1929 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach James DeHart, the team compiled a 4–6 record (2–1 against conference opponents) and was outscored by a total of 260 to 153. Henry Kistler was the team captain.[1][2]

Home games were played at the new Duke Stadium, on its campus in Durham, North Carolina.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 at Mercer
W 19–6 [3]
October 5 Pittsburghdagger
L 7–52 20,000 [4][5]
October 19 at Navy
L 13–45
October 26 at Villanova
L 12–58
November 2 2:00 p.m.at Boston College
L 12–20 [6]
November 9 LSU
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 32–6
November 16 NC State
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 19–12
November 23 Wake Forest
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 20–0 750 [7]
November 30 at Davidson Davidson, NC L 12–13
December 7 North Carolina
L 7–48
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "1929 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Duke Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Duke University. 2016. p. 95. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "Duke's Devils pass way to 19–6 win over Mercer". The News and Observer. September 29, 1929. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Panthers help Duke U. inaugurate new gridiron stadium at Durham". Pittsburgh-Post Gazette. October 5, 1929. p. 18.
  5. ^ Hannum, Max E. (October 6, 1929). "Pitt swamps Duke, 52-7". Pittsburgh Press. p. 1, sports.
  6. ^ "Eagles Expect to Meet Strong Forward-Passing Attack From Duke but Figure on Getting Decision". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 2, 1929. p. 10. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "750 See Duke Trample Wake Forest, 20-0". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. Associated Press. November 24, 1929. p. C3. Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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