1929 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team

The 1929 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Tuskegee University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1929 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Cleveland Abbott, Tuskegee compiled a 9–0 record, won the SIAC championship, shut out seven of 10 opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 249 to 45. The team was recognized as the black college national champion.

1929 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1929 record9–0 (– SIAC)
Head coach

Ben Stevenson was the team captain.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5North Carolina A&TTuskegee, ALW 21–0
October 1124th Infantry Tuskegee, AL (Fort Benning)W 24–7[1]
October 18vs. Clark (GA)
W 21–07,500[2]
October 26vs. Wilberforce
W 6–020,000[3]
November 2Miles MemorialTuskegee, ALW 39–0[4]
November 9at Morris Brown
W 32–19[5][6]
November 16Florida A&MTuskegee, ALW 52–0[7]
November 23at Alabama State
W 20–06,000[8][9]
November 28Bluefield
  • Alumni Bowl
  • Tuskegee, AL
W 34–08,000[10][11]

References
  1. "Tuskegee Beats Soldiers, 24-7". The Atlanta Constitution. October 12, 1929. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "7500 See Tuskegee Defeat Clark Eleven". The New York Age. October 26, 1929. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "20,000 Witness First Colored Game in Chicago". The New York Age. November 2, 1929. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tuskegee Tames Miles Memorial". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 3, 1929. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tuskegee Licks Morris Brown". The Atlanta Constitution. November 10, 1929. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Some press accounts referenced a November 9 game against "Morehouse" rather than Morris Brown. College Football Data Warehouse similarly reports on a game with "Morehouse" ending in a 32-19 victory -- the same score by which Tuskegee defeated "Morris Brown".
  7. "Tuskegee Swamps Florida A. & M., With Second Team". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 17, 1929. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Tuskegee Upsets Normal Foe, 20-0". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 24, 1929. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Tuskegee Wins Southern Title: Beat Ala. State; 6,000 Chilly Fans See Golden Tigers Cinch Championship". The New York Age. November 30, 1929. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Tuskegee Trips Bluefield, 34 to 0". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 29, 1929. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Tuskegee Wins National Title: Powerful Bluefield Eleven Beaten, 34-0, in Final Contest". The New York Age. December 7, 1929. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
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