1929 Connecticut Aggies football team

The 1929 Connecticut Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Connecticut Agricultural College, now the University of Connecticut, in the New England Conference during the 1929 college football season. The Aggies were led by seventh year head coach Sumner Dole, and completed the season with a record of 4–4.[1][2] The team played its home games at Gardner Dow Field in Storrs, Connecticut.

1929 Connecticut Aggies football
ConferenceNew England Conference
1929 record4–4 (1–2 New England)
Head coach
Home stadiumGardner Dow Field
1929 New England Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
New Hampshire $ 2 –0 –0  7 –2 –0
Rhode Island State 1 –1 –0  5 –2 –1
Connecticut 1 –2 –0  4 –4 –0
Maine 1 –2 –0  2 –5 –0
Massachusetts 0 –0 –0  3 –4 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Amherst*
L 0–7[3]
October 5at Wesleyan*
W 13–0[4]
October 12Maine
W 20–7[5]
October 19at Tufts*Medford, MAL 0–7[6]
October 26Coast Guard*
  • Gardner Dow Field
  • Storrs, CT
W 19–0[7]
November 2Vermont*
  • Gardner Dow Field
  • Storrs, CT
W 34–0[8]
November 9New Hampshire
  • Gardner Dow Field
  • Storrs, CT
L 0–75,000[9]
November 16at Rhode Island State
L 6–193,500[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References
  1. 2015 UConn Football Media Guide (PDF). UConn Huskies. p. 119. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  2. "Connecticut Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  3. Albert W. Keane (September 29, 1929). "Powerful Amherst Eleven Turns Back Fighting Conn. Aggie Team, 7 to 0". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Henry C. Niles (October 6, 1929). "Connecticut Aggies Raid Andrus Field to Defeat Wesleyan Eleven, 13 to 0". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. William J. Lee (October 13, 1929). "Conn. Aggies Drive Through Maine Eleven For Decisive Grid Victory, 20 to 7". The Hartford Courant. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Conn. Aggies Bow To Tufts In Second Period, 7 To 0". The Hartford Courant. October 20, 1929. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Conn. Aggies Slow In Starting, Stop Coast Guard". The Hartford Courant. October 27, 1929. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Henry C.Niles (November 3, 1929). "Lamoureux Runs Wild as Conn. Aggies Bury Vermont Under Five Touchdowns". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Ronald P. Melcher (November 10, 1929). "Wildcats, Held In Check By Aggies, Break Through In Final Minutes To Win, 7-0". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1.
  10. "Surprising Rhode Island Eleven Upsets Connecticut Aggies by 19 to 6 Score". The Hartford Courant. November 17, 1929. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
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