1929 Duke Blue Devils football team

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]

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

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

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 at Mercer
W 19–6 [3]
October 5 Pittsburgh L 7–52 20,000 [4][5]
October 19 at Navy L 13–45 [6]
October 26 at Villanova L 12–58 [7]
November 2 2:00 p.m.at Boston College L 12–20 [8]
November 9 LSU
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 32–6 [9]
November 16 NC State
W 19–12 [10]
November 23 Wake Forest
W 20–0 750 [11]
November 30 at Davidson L 12–13 [12]
December 7 North Carolina
L 7–48 13,000 [13]
  •  Homecoming

References edit

  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. ^ "Duke tumbles before second half of Cadets". The Charlotte Observer. October 20, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Duke no match for romping Wildcats". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 27, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "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  .
  9. ^ "Blue Devils trim Louisiana U., 32–6". The Roanoke Times. November 10, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Duke pushed hard for victory over N.C. State, 19–12". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 17, 1929. Retrieved May 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "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  .
  12. ^ "Captain Brock leads Davidson to 13 to 12 victory over Duke". The Charlotte News. November 29, 1929. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "N. Carolina crushes Duke for title, 48–7". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. December 8, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.