1929 Southern Conference football season

The 1929 Southern Conference football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Conference as part of the 1929 college football season. The season began on September 21. Led by captain Bill Banker, the Tulane Green Wave posted a 9–0, undefeated record.

1929 Southern Conference football season
LeagueNCAA
SportCollege football
DurationSeptember 21, 1929
through December 7, 1929
Number of teams23
Regular Season
Season championsTulane
1929 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
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

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
Non-conference matchup; SoCon member won
Non-conference matchup; SoCon member lost
Non-conference matchup; tie
Conference matchup

SoCon teams in bold.

Week One

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
September 21NewberryClemsonRiggs FieldCalhoun, South CarolinaW 680
September 21Hampden-SydneyVMILexington, VirginiaW 190

Week Two

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
September 27Birmingham–SouthernAuburnMontgomery, AlabamaW 70
September 27Washington (MD)MarylandByrd StadiumCollege Park, MarylandW 347
September 27Henderson-BrownMississippi A&MDavis Wade StadiumStarkville, MississippiL 70
September 28Mississippi CollegeAlabamaDenny StadiumTuscaloosa, AlabamaW 5506,000
September 28ClemsonDavidsonCharlotte, North CarolinaW 32–14
September 28Florida SouthernFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaW 540
September 28OglethorpeGeorgiaSanford FieldAthens, GeorgiaL 136
September 28Louisiana CollegeLSUTiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LouisianaW 580
September 28Wake ForestNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, North CarolinaW 480
September 28Tennessee TechSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TennesseeW 460
September 28ErskineSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaW 267
September 28CentreTennesseeShields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, TennesseeW 400
September 28Northwestern StateTulaneTulane StadiumNew Orleans, LouisianaW 406
September 28Ole MissVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TennesseeVAN 197
September 28Randolph-MaconVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaW 276
September 28VMIRichmondCity StadiumRichmond, VirginiaW 400
September 28RoanokeVirginia TechBlacksburg, VirginiaW 190
September 28LynchburgWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 646

Week Three

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 4Washington & LeeNorth Carolina StateRiddick StadiumRaleigh, North CarolinaW&L 276
October 5Ole MissAlabamaDenny StadiumTuscaloosa, AlabamaALA 22712,000
October 5AuburnClemsonRiggs FieldCalhoun, South CarolinaCLEM 267
October 5VMIFloridaPlant FieldTampa, FloridaFLA 127
October 5FurmanGeorgiaSanford FieldAthens, GeorgiaW 270
October 5Mississippi A&MGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlantaGT 2713
October 5MaryvilleKentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KentuckyW 400
October 5Louisiana-LafayetteLSUTiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LouisianaW 580
October 5North CarolinaMarylandByrd StadiumCollege Park, MarylandUNC 430
October 5TransylvaniaSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TennesseeT 66
October 5TennesseeChattanoogaChattanooga, TennesseeW 200
October 5OuachitaVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TennesseeW 266
October 5VirginiaSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaUVA 60
October 5Hampden-SydneyVirginia TechBlacksburg, VirginiaW 376

Week Four

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 11North Carolina StateClemsonFlorence, South CarolinaCLEM 260
October 11FloridaAuburnCramton BowlMontgomery, AlabamaFLA 190
October 12ChattanoogaAlabamaDenny StadiumTuscaloosa, AlabamaW 4605,000
October 12YaleGeorgiaSanford StadiumAthens, GeorgiaW 150
October 12South CarolinaMarylandByrd StadiumCollege Park, MarylandSCAR 266
October 12SewaneeLSUTiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LouisianaLSU 2714
October 12North CarolinaGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlantaUNC 187
October 12Ole MissTennesseeShields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, TennesseeTENN 527
October 12Mississippi A&MTulaneTulane StadiumNew Orleans, LouisianaTUL 340
October 12VanderbiltMinnesotaMemorial StadiumMinneapolisL 156
October 12SwarthmoreVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaW 127
October 12The CitadelVMILexington, VirginiaW 137
October 12Virginia TechPennFranklin FieldPhiladelphiaL 148
October 12Washington & LeeKentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KentuckyUK 206

Week Five

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 17Wake ForestNorth Carolina StateRiddick StadiumRaleigh, North CarolinaW 86
October 18ClemsonWoffordSpartanburg, South CarolinaW 300
October 18Ole MissLoyolaNew OrleansW 2624
October 18PresbyterianSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaW 41–0
October 19AlabamaTennesseeShields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, TennesseeTENN 60
October 19VanderbiltAuburnBirmingham, AlabamaVAN 412
October 19FloridaGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlantaGT 19–6
October 19GeorgiaNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, North CarolinaUGA 1912
October 19Mississippi A&MLSUJackson, MississippiLSU 316
October 19GallaudetMarylandByrd StadiumCollege Park, MarylandW 136
October 19CumberlandSewaneeMcGee FieldSewanee, TennesseeW 336
October 19Louisiana-LafayetteTulaneTulane StadiumNew OrleansW 600
October 19VMIVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaVMI 207
October 19William & MaryVirginia TechRichmond, VirginiaW 2514
October 19Washington & LeeWest VirginiaCharleston, West VirginiaL 266

Week Six

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 24ClemsonSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaCLEM 2114
October 26SewaneeAlabamaLegion FieldBirmingham, AlabamaALA 357
October 26HowardAuburnW 60
October 26GeorgiaFloridaFairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FloridaFLA 18–6
October 26Georgia TechTulaneTulane StadiumNew OrleansTUL 2014
October 26KentuckyCentreDanville, KentuckyW 330
October 26Louisiana TechLSUTiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LouisianaW 537
October 26MarylandVMIRichmond, VirginiaVMI 76
October 26Ole MissSMUDallasL 520
October 26Virginia TechNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, North CarolinaUNC 3813
October 26North Carolina StateMichigan StateSpartan StadiumEast Lansing, MichiganL 406
October 26MaryvilleVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TennesseeW 330
October 26St. John'sVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaW 327
October 26TennesseeWashington & LeeMaher Field • Roanoke, VirginiaTENN 390

Week Seven

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
October 31South CarolinaThe CitadelCounty Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, South CarolinaW 2714
November 2AuburnTennesseeShields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, TennesseeTENN 270
November 2ClemsonKentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KentuckyUK 446
November 2FloridaHarvardHarvard StadiumAllston, MassachusettsL 140
November 2Notre DameGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlantaL 266
November 2ArkansasLSUState Fair StadiumShreveport, LouisianaL 320
November 2VirginiaMarylandByrd StadiumCollege Park, MarylandT 1313
November 2SewaneeOle MissHemingway StadiumOxford, MississippiT 66
November 2Mississippi CollegeMississippi A&MDavis Wade StadiumStarkville, MississippiW 60
November 2North Carolina StateNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, North CarolinaUNC 320
November 2TulaneGeorgiaMcClung StadiumColumbus, GeorgiaTUL 2115
November 2AlabamaVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TennesseeVAN 13015,000
November 2VMIDavidsonDavidson, North CarolinaW 126
November 2Virginia TechWashington & LeeLynchburg, VirginiaVT 366

Week Eight

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 9KentuckyAlabamaCramton BowlMontgomery, AlabamaALA 2413
November 9AuburnTulaneTulane StadiumNew OrleansTUL 520
November 9ClemsonVMINorfolk, VirginiaVMI 120
November 9GeorgiaNYUYankee StadiumBronx, New YorkL 2719
November 9Georgia TechVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TennesseeVAN 237
November 9LSUDukeDuke StadiumDurham, North CarolinaL 326
November 9MarylandYaleYale BowlNew Haven, ConnecticutT 1313
November 9Ole MissPurdueLafayette, IndianaL 277
November 9Michigan StateMississippi A&MJackson, MississippiL 3319
November 9DavidsonNorth Carolina StateRiddick StadiumRaleigh, North CarolinaL 130
November 9North CarolinaSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaUNC 400
November 9SewaneeRhodesMemphis, TennesseeL 90
November 9Carson-NewmanTennesseeShields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, TennesseeW 730
November 9Virginia TechVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaVT 3212
November 9St. John'sWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 186

Week Nine

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 16AlabamaGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlantaALA 140
November 16AuburnGeorgiaSanford StadiumAthens, GeorgiaUGA 240
November 16ClemsonFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaFLA 137
November 16KentuckyVMILexington, VirginiaUK 2312
November 16Ole MissLSUTiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LouisianaLSU 136
November 16Virginia TechMarylandNorfolk, VirginiaMD 240
November 16MillsapsMississippi A&MDavis Wade StadiumStarkville, MississippiT 00
November 16DavidsonNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, North CarolinaW 267
November 16North Carolina StateDukeDuke StadiumDurham, North CarolinaL 1912
November 16South CarolinaFurmanManly Field • Greenville, South CarolinaW 20
November 16SewaneeTulaneTulane StadiumNew OrleansTUL 180
November 16VanderbiltTennesseeShields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, TennesseeTENN 130
November 16VirginiaWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaT 1313

Week Ten

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 23The CitadelClemsonRiggs FieldCalhoun, South CarolinaW 130
November 23FloridaSouth CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaFLA 207
November 23SewaneeVanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TennesseeVAN 266

Week Eleven

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
November 28GeorgiaAlabamaLegion FieldBirmingham, AlabamaUGA 12025,000
November 28FurmanClemsonRiggs FieldCalhoun, South CarolinaW 76
November 28Washington & LeeFloridaFairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FloridaFLA 257
November 28AuburnGeorgia TechGrant FieldAtlantaGT 196
November 28TennesseeKentuckyStoll FieldLexington, KentuckyT 66
November 28TulaneLSUTiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LouisianaTUL 210
November 28Johns HopkinsMarylandByrd StadiumCollege Park, MarylandW 398
November 28Mississippi A&MOle MissHemingway StadiumOxford, MississippiT 77
November 28VirginiaNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, North CarolinaUNC 417
November 28VMIVirginia TechRoanoke, VirginiaVMI 166
November 30South CarolinaNorth Carolina StateRiddick StadiumRaleigh, North CarolinaSCAR 206

Week Twelve

DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceReference
December 7OregonFloridaMadison Square Garden Stadium • Miami, FloridaW 206
December 7Georgia TechGeorgiaSanford StadiumAthens, GeorgiaUGA 126
December 7MarylandMcDanielBaltimoreL 120
December 7North CarolinaDukeDuke StadiumDurham, North CarolinaW 487
December 7South CarolinaTennesseeShields–Watkins FieldKnoxville, TennesseeTENN 540

Awards and honors

All-Americans

All-Southern team

The following includes the composite All-Southern team of more than 50 coaches and sports writers compiled by the Associated Press.[1]

Position Name First-team selectors Team
QB Bobby Dodd AP, UP, AJ Tennessee
HB Gene McEver AP, UP, AJ, CP Tennessee
HB Bill Banker AP, UP, AJ, CP Tulane
FB Tony Holm AP, UP, AJ, CP Alabama
E Vernon "Catfish" Smith AP, UP Georgia
T Fred Sington AP, AJ, CP Alabama
G Ray Farris AP, UP, AJ North Carolina
C Lloyd Roberts AP, UP, AJ Tulane
G Bull Brown AP, AJ Vanderbilt
T Dick Abernathy AP Vanderbilt
E Dale Van Sickel AP, CP Florida

References

  1. "All-Southern Grid Teams Picked". The Morning Herald. December 4, 1929. Retrieved March 5, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
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