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1929 Duke Blue Devils football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–6 (2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainHenry Kistler
Home stadiumDuke Stadium
Seasons← 19281930 →
1929 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Tulane $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Tennessee 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
North Carolina 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Florida 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Vanderbilt 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Kentucky 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
VMI 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Duke 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
LSU 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Alabama 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Clemson 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
VPI 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Virginia 1 – 3 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
Maryland 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
Washington and Lee 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Ole Miss 0 – 4 – 2 1 – 6 – 2
Mississippi A&M 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 5 – 2
Sewanee 0 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 2
NC State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Auburn 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 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.

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
October 5 PittsburghL 7–52 20,000
October 19 at Navy L 13–45
October 26 at Villanova L 12–58
November 2 2:00 p.m.at Boston College L 12–20
November 9 LSU
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 32–6
November 16 NC State W 19–12
November 23 Wake Forest W 20–0 750
November 30 at Davidson L 12–13
December 7 North Carolina L 7–48 13,000
  • Homecoming

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. 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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