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.

Regular season Index to colors and formattingNon-conference matchup; SoCon member wonNon-conference matchup; SoCon member lostNon-conference matchup; tieConference matchup SoCon teams in bold.

Week One Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference September 21Clemson Riggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaW 68–0 September 21VMI Alumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 19–0

Week Two Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceSeptember 27Birmingham–SouthernAuburn Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AlabamaW 7–07,500September 27MarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland W 34–7 September 27Mississippi A&MScott Field • Starkville, MississippiL 7–0 September 28Mississippi CollegeAlabama Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaW 55–06,000 September 28ClemsonDavidsonCentral H.S. Stadium • Charlotte, North CarolinaW 32–14 September 28DukeMercerCentennial Stadium • Macon, GeorgiaW 19–6 September 28FloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, Florida W 54–0 September 28OglethorpeGeorgia Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia L 13–6 September 28LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 58–0 September 28Wake ForestNorth Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina W 48–010,000September 28SewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee W 46–01,500September 28South CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaW 26–75,000September 28TennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 40–08,000September 28Louisiana NormalTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaW 40–610,000September 28Ole MissVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 19–7 September 28VirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaW 27–6 September 28RichmondVMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 40–0 September 28RoanokeVPIMiles Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia W 19–0 September 28Washington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 64–6

Week Three Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 4Washington & LeeNC State Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina W&L 27–6 October 5Ole MissAlabamaDenny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaALA 22–712,000October 5AuburnClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaCLEM 26–7 October 5PittsburghDukeDuke Stadium • Durham, North Carolina L 7–52 October 5VMIFloridaPlant Field • Tampa, Florida FLA 12–710,000October 5Furman GeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GeorgiaW 27–0 October 5Mississippi A&MGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, Georgia GT 27–1312,000October 5KentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky W 40–08,000October 5Southwestern LouisianaLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana W 58–0 October 5North CarolinaMarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandUNC 43–06,000October 5SewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee T 6–6 October 5TennesseeChattanoogaChamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TennesseeW 20–010,000 October 5VanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeW 26–6 October 5Virginia South CarolinaMelton Field • Columbia, South CarolinaUVA 6–0 October 5Hampden–SydneyVPIMiles Stadium • Blacksburg, VirginiaW 37–6

Week Four Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference October 11NC StateClemsonPee Dee Fairgrounds • Florence, South CarolinaCLEM 26–0 October 11FloridaAuburnCramton Bowl • Montgomery, AlabamaFLA 19–0 October 12ChattanoogaAlabamaDenny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AlabamaW 46–05,000 October 12YaleGeorgiaSanford Stadium • Athens, GeorgiaW 15–030,000-35,000October 12South CarolinaMarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandSCAR 26–6 October 12SewaneeLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaLSU 27–14 October 12North CarolinaGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaUNC 18–725,000October 12 Ole MissTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 52–7 October 12Mississippi A&MTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaTUL 34–0 October 12VanderbiltMinnesotaMemorial Stadium • MinneapolisL 15–625,000October 12Virginia Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaW 12–7 October 12The CitadelVMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 13–7 October 12VPIPennFranklin Field • Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaL 14–8 October 12Washington & LeeKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyUK 20–6

Week Five Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 17Wake ForestNC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaW 8–6 October 18 ClemsonSnyder Field • Spartanburg, South Carolina W 30–0 October 18Ole MissLoyola (LA)Loyola University Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaW 26–24 October 18South Carolina Melton Field • Columbia, South CarolinaW 41–0 October 19Alabama TennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 6–020,000October 19VanderbiltAuburnLegion Field • Birmingham, AlabamaVAN 41–2 October 19 DukeNavyThompson Stadium • Annapolis, MarylandL 13–45 October 19FloridaGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaGT 19–67,000October 19Georgia North CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaUGA 19–1224,000October 19Mississippi A&MLSUMunicipal Stadium • Jackson, MississippiLSU 31–6 October 19MarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandW 13–6 October 19SewaneeHardee Field • Sewanee, TennesseeW 33–6 October 19Southwestern LouisianaTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaW 60–0 October 19VMIVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia]VMI 20–7 October 19William & MaryVPICity Stadium • Richmond, VirginiaW 25–1412,000October 19Washington & LeeWest VirginiaLaidley Field • Charleston, West VirginiaL 26–615,000

Week Six Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 24ClemsonSouth CarolinaState Fairgrounds • Columbia, South CarolinaCLEM 21–14 October 26SewaneeAlabamaLegion Field • Birmingham, AlabamaALA 35–7 October 26Howard (AL)AuburnDrake Field • Auburn, AlabamaW 6–0 October 26 GeorgiaFloridaFairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FloridaFLA 18–620,000 October 26DukeVillanovaVillanova Stadium • Villanova, PennsylvaniaL 12–58 October 26Georgia TechTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaTUL 20–1420,000October 26KentuckyCheek Field • Danville, KentuckyW 33–0 October 26Louisiana TechLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaW 53–7 October 26MarylandVMICity Stadium • Richmond, VirginiaVMI 7–67,000October 26Ole MissSMUFair Park Stadium • Dallas, Texas L 52–0 October 26VPINorth CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaUNC 38–138,000October 26NC StateMichigan StateCollege Field • East Lansing, Michigan L 40–6 October 26Maryville (TN)VanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeW 33–0 October 26VirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaW 32–7 October 26TennesseeWashington & LeeMaher Field • Roanoke, VirginiaTENN 39–0

Week Seven Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceOctober 31South CarolinaThe CitadelCounty Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, South CarolinaW 27–14 November 1TulaneGeorgiaMcClung Stadium • Columbus, GeorgiaTUL 21–1515,000 November 2 Auburn TennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 27–0 November 2ClemsonKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyUK 44–6 October 26DukeBoston CollegeFenway Park • Boston, MassachusettsL 12–20 November 2FloridaHarvardHarvard Stadium • Boston, Massachusetts L 14–035,000November 2Notre DameGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaL 26–622,000November 2ArkansasLSUState Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LouisianaL 32–0 November 2VirginiaMarylandByrd Stadium • College Park, MarylandT 13–13 November 2SewaneeOle MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiT 6–6 November 2Mississippi CollegeMississippi A&MScott Field • Starkville, MississippiW 6–0 November 2NC StateNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaUNC 32–0 November 2AlabamaVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 13–015,000November 2VMIDavidsonRichardson Field • Davidson, North CarolinaW 12–6 November 2VPIWashington & LeeMunicipal Stadium • Lynchburg, VirginiaVPI 36–6

Week Eight Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 9KentuckyAlabamaCramton Bowl • Montgomery, AlabamaALA 24–138,000 November 9AuburnTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaTUL 52–010,000November 9ClemsonVMILeague Park • Norfolk, VirginiaVMI 12–0 November 9GeorgiaNYUYankee Stadium • Bronx, New YorkL 27–1942,000 November 9 Georgia TechVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 23–7 November 9LSUDukeDuke Stadium • Durham, North CarolinaDUKE 32–6 November 9MarylandYaleYale Bowl • New Haven, ConnecticutT 13–1345,000November 9Ole MissPurdueRoss–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, IndianaL 27–7 November 9Michigan StateMississippi A&MMunicipal Stadium • Jackson, Mississippi L 33–192,000November 9DavidsonNC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaL 13–0 November 9North CarolinaSouth CarolinaMelton Field • Columbia, South CarolinaUNC 40–07,000November 9SewaneeFargason Field • Memphis, TennesseeL 9–05,000November 9TennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeW 73–0 November 9VPIVirginiaLambeth Field • Charlottesville, VirginiaVPI 32–12 November 9St. John's (MD) Washington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaW 18–6

Week Nine Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 16AlabamaGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaALA 14–0 November 16AuburnGeorgiaSanford Field • Athens, GeorgiaUGA 24–03,000November 16ClemsonFloridaFleming Field • Gainesville, FloridaFLA 13–712,000November 16KentuckyVMIAlumni Field • Lexington, VirginiaUK 23–12 November 16Ole MissLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaLSU 13–6 November 16VPIMarylandLeague Park • Norfolk, VirginiaMD 24–0 November 16Mississippi A&MScott Field • Starkville, MississippiT 0–0 November 16North CarolinaDavidsonRichardson Field • Davidson, North CarolinaW 26–77,000November 16NC StateDukeDuke Stadium • Durham, North CarolinaDUKE 19–12 November 16South CarolinaFurmanManly Field • Greenville, South CarolinaW 2–0 November 16SewaneeTulaneTulane Stadium • New Orleans, LouisianaTUL 18–0 November 16VanderbiltTennesseeShields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TennesseeTENN 13–0 November 16VirginiaWashington & LeeWilson Field • Lexington, VirginiaT 13–137,000

Week Ten Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 23The CitadelClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaW 13–0 November 23Wake ForestDukeDuke Stadium • Durham, North CarolinaW 20–0750November 23FloridaSouth CarolinaMelton Field • Columbia, South CarolinaFLA 20–7 November 23SewaneeVanderbiltDudley Field • Nashville, TennesseeVAN 26–6

Week Eleven Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance ReferenceNovember 28GeorgiaAlabamaLegion Field • Birmingham, AlabamaUGA 12–020,488November 28FurmanClemsonRiggs Field • Calhoun, South CarolinaW 7–6 November 28Washington & LeeFloridaFairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FloridaFLA 25–712,000November 28AuburnGeorgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GeorgiaGT 19–6 November 28TennesseeKentuckyStoll Field • Lexington, KentuckyT 6–620,000November 28TulaneLSUTiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LouisianaTUL 21–023,000November 28MarylandBaltimore Stadium • Baltimore, MarylandW 39–812,000November 28Mississippi A&MOle MissHemingway Stadium • Oxford, MississippiT 7–7 November 28VirginiaNorth CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North CarolinaUNC 41–730,000November 28VMIVPIMaher Field • Roanoke, VirginiaVMI 16–6 November 30DukeDavidsonDavidson Field • Davidson, North CarolinaL 13–12 November 30South CarolinaNC StateRiddick Stadium • Raleigh, North CarolinaSCAR 20–6

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