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1929 Auburn Tigers football team

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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
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 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]

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.