1929 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team

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1929 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record9–0 (– SIAC)
Head coach
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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.

Ben Stevenson was the team captain.

Schedule

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

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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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