1929 Duke Blue Devils football team

1929 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–6 (2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainHenry Kistler
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
1929 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Tulane $6–0–09–0–0
Tennessee6–0–19–0–1
North Carolina7–1–09–1–0
Florida6–1–08–2–0
Vanderbilt5–1–07–2–0
Kentucky3–1–16–1–1
Georgia4–2–06–4–0
VMI4–2–08–2–0
Duke2–1–04–6–0
LSU3–2–06–3–0
Alabama4–3–06–3–0
Clemson3–3–08–3–0
VPI2–3–05–4–0
Georgia Tech3–5–03–6–0
South Carolina2–5–06–5–0
Virginia1–3–24–3–2
Maryland1–3–14–4–2
Washington and Lee1–4–13–5–1
Ole Miss0–4–21–6–2
Mississippi A&M0–3–11–5–2
Sewanee0–4–12–5–2
NC State0–5–01–8–0
Auburn0–7–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1929 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Jimmy DeHart, the team compiled a 4–6 record (2–1 against conference opponents) and was outscored by a total of 260 to 153. Henry Kistler was the team captain.[1][2]

Home games were played at the new Duke Stadium, on its campus in Durham, North Carolina.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 at Mercer
W 19–6 [3]
October 5 Pittsburghdagger
L 7–52 20,000 [4][5]
October 19 at Navy
L 13–45 [6]
October 26 at Villanova
L 12–58 [7]
November 2 2:00 p.m.at Boston College
L 12–20 [8]
November 9 LSU
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 32–6 [9]
November 16 NC State
W 19–12 [10]
November 23 Wake Forest
W 20–0 750 [11]
November 30 at Davidson
L 12–13 [12]
December 7 North Carolina
L 7–48 13,000 [13]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ↑ "1929 Duke Blue Devils Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Duke Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Duke University. 2016. p. 95. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 1, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Duke's Devils pass way to 19–6 win over Mercer". The News and Observer. September 29, 1929. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Panthers help Duke U. inaugurate new gridiron stadium at Durham". Pittsburgh-Post Gazette. October 5, 1929. p. 18.
  5. ↑ Hannum, Max E. (October 6, 1929). "Pitt swamps Duke, 52-7". Pittsburgh Press. p. 1, sports.
  6. ↑ "Duke tumbles before second half of Cadets". The Charlotte Observer. October 20, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Duke no match for romping Wildcats". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 27, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Eagles Expect to Meet Strong Forward-Passing Attack From Duke but Figure on Getting Decision". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 2, 1929. p. 10. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ↑ "Blue Devils trim Louisiana U., 32–6". The Roanoke Times. November 10, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Duke pushed hard for victory over N.C. State, 19–12". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 17, 1929. Retrieved May 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "750 See Duke Trample Wake Forest, 20-0". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. Associated Press. November 24, 1929. p. C3. Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ↑ "Captain Brock leads Davidson to 13 to 12 victory over Duke". The Charlotte News. November 29, 1929. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "N. Carolina crushes Duke for title, 48–7". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. December 8, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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