1929 BYU Cougars football team

1929 BYU Cougars football
Conference	Rocky Mountain Conference
Record	5–3 (4–2 RMC)
Head coach	G. Ott Romney (2nd season)
Seasons ←  1928 1930  →

1929 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Utah $	6	–	0	–	0			7	–	0	–	0
Colorado	4	–	1	–	1			5	–	1	–	1
Denver	4	–	1	–	1			5	–	1	–	1
Montana State	2	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
BYU	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Colorado Teachers	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Colorado College	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Colorado Agricultural	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Utah State	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Colorado Mines	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Western State (CO)	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Wyoming	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1929 BYU Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Brigham Young University (BYU) as a member of the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1929 college football season. In their second season under head coach G. Ott Romney, the Cougars compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 4–2 against conference opponents, tied for fourth place in the RMC, and outscored opponents by a total of 140 to 115. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28		at Nevada *	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	W 10–7	> 4,000	[3]
October 5	1:30 p.m.	at Cal Aggies *	Sacramento Stadium Sacramento, CA	L 0–19	5,000	[4] [5] [6]
October 12		Montana State	Provo, UT	L 12–13
October 18		vs. Utah State	Lorin Farr Park Ogden, UT (rivalry)	W 7–6		[7]
October 26		Western State (CO)	Provo, UT	W 33–12
November 2		at Utah	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT (rivalry)	L 13–45	8,000	[8]
November 11		Colorado Teachers	Provo, UT	W 25–13
November 23		Wyoming	Provo, UT	W 40–0
*Non-conference game All times are in Mountain time

References

1. "1929 BYU Cougars Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
2. "BYU Football 2015 Almanac" (PDF). Brigham Young University. 2015. p. 166. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2019. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
3. Carol W. Cross (September 29, 1929). "Nevada Plays In Hard Luck, Loses 10 to 7". Nevada State Journal. pp. 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Aggies And Mormons Should Supply Thrilling Combat At Stadium". The Sacramento Bee . Sacramento, California. October 4, 1929. p. 32. Retrieved May 1, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
5. "Cougars Drop Coast Contest". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. Ogden, Utah. October 6, 1929. p. 14. Retrieved February 28, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Aggies Win From B. Y. U. At Stadium". The Sacramento Bee . Sacramento, California. October 7, 1929. p. 14. Retrieved May 1, 2022– via Newspapers.com .
7. Al Warden (October 19, 1929). "Brigham Young Gridders Stage Rally To Trim Aggies". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Utes Vanquish Cougars 45 to 13 as Aggies Win Over Colorado 10 to 0". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 3, 1929. pp. A1, C6 – via Newspapers.com.