1929 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1929 Auburn Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (commonly known as Auburn University) as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1929 college football season. Under head coaches George Bohler and Johnny Floyd, Auburn compiled a 2–7 record.[1]

1929 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–7 (0–7 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrake Field
Legion Field
Cramton Bowl
Seasons
 1928
1930 
1929 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Tulane $600900
Tennessee601901
North Carolina710910
Florida610820
Vanderbilt510720
Kentucky311611
Georgia420640
VMI420820
Duke210460
LSU320630
Alabama430630
Clemson330830
VPI230540
Georgia Tech350360
South Carolina250650
Virginia132432
Maryland131442
Washington and Lee141351
Ole Miss042162
Mississippi A&M031152
Sewanee041252
NC State050180
Auburn070270
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Birmingham–Southern*W 7–07,500[2]
October 5at ClemsonL 7–26[3]
October 11Floridadagger
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL (rivalry)
L 0–19[4]
October 19VanderbiltL 2–41[5]
October 26Howard (AL)*W 6–0[6]
November 2at TennesseeL 0–27[7]
November 9at TulaneL 0–5210,000[8]
November 16at GeorgiaL 0–24> 3,000[9]
November 28at Georgia TechL 6–19[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. "1929 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  2. "Hatfield's 18-yard sprint gives 7 to 0 win". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 28, 1929. Retrieved December 7, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Clemson whips Auburn, 26 to 7". The Miami Herald. October 6, 1929. Retrieved December 7, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "'Gators flash power to beat Auburn, 19–0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 12, 1929. Retrieved December 7, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Vanderbilt shows powerful attack in swamping Auburn, 41 to 2". The Birmingham News. October 20, 1929. Retrieved December 7, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Auburn downs Howard, 6 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 27, 1929. Retrieved April 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Plainsmen make game stand but bow in mud, 27–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 3, 1929. Retrieved August 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Tulane carries on by beating Auburn". The Commercial Appeal. November 10, 1929. Retrieved December 7, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Georgia trounces fighting Auburn team, 24 to 0". The Pensacola Journal. November 16, 1929. Retrieved December 7, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Plainsmen hold Georgia Tech to 19 to 6 triumph". The Nashville Tennessean. November 29, 1929. Retrieved December 7, 2023 via Newspapers.com.