1929 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

The 1929 Chattanooga Moccasins football team represented the University of Chattanooga as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1929 college football season.[1] First-year head coach Harold Drew led the team to the SIAA championship.

1929 Chattanooga Moccasins football
SIAA champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–2 (7–0 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainHumpy Heywood
Home stadiumChamberlain Field
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chattanooga $ 7 0 0 8 2 0
Spring Hill 4 0 0 7 1 0
Centre 4 0 1 5 3 1
The Citadel 4 0 1 5 4 1
Louisiana College 3 0 1 6 2 1
Centenary 1 0 0 6 3 1
Louisiana Normal 1 0 2 4 3 2
Furman 4 1 1 5 4 1
Stetson 3 1 0 5 1 0
Millsaps 3 1 2 6 1 3
Southwestern (TN) 2 1 0 5 3 0
Transylvania 2 1 2 6 4 3
Miami (FL) 3 2 0 3 2 0
Erskine 3 2 0 6 3 0
Birmingham–Southern 4 3 0 4 4 0
Western Kentucky State Normal 3 3 0 7 3 0
Howard (AL) 3 3 2 5 4 2
Presbyterian 3 3 0 4 4 1
Georgetown (KY) 2 3 0 4 5 0
Wofford 2 3 0 3 6 0
Oglethorpe 1 2 0 5 4 1
Kentucky Wesleyan 1 3 0 5 4 0
Louisiana Tech 1 3 2 3 4 3
Louisville 1 3 0 3 5 0
Florida Southern 1 3 0 2 5 0
Mercer 2 5 0 2 7 0
Mississippi College 1 4 1 3 6 1
SW Louisiana 1 5 0 2 7 0
Union (TN) 0 5 1 1 5 1
Newberry 0 5 0 0 7 1
Rollins 0 5 0 0 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Middle Tennessee State Teachers*W 40–04,000[2]
September 28at Furman
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 20–78,000[3]
October 5Tennessee*
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 0–2010,000[4]
October 12at Alabama*L 0–465,000[5]
October 19Birmingham–Southern
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 13–7[6]
October 26at Mercer
W 7–0[7]
November 2Rollins
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 1–0 (Rollins forfeit)[8][9]
November 9Howard (AL)
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 20–14[10]
November 16Union (TN)
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 48–0[11]
November 28Oglethorpe
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
W 16–6[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Chattanooga Athletics - 1929 Football Schedule". gomocs.com. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  2. ^ "Moccasins smother Teachers, 40 to 0, in opening defense of S.I.A.A. title". The Chattanooga Times. September 22, 1929. Retrieved April 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Furman beaten, fights right on". The State. September 29, 1929. Retrieved April 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tennessee's "Touchdown Twins" triumph over hard-fighting Moccasins, 20 to 0". The Chattanooga Times. October 6, 1929. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Crimson Tide roars to 46–0 triumph over Chattanooga eleven". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 13, 1929. Retrieved February 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Moccasins come from behind, beat Panthers, 13 to 7, and keep S.I.A.A. slate clean". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 20, 1929. Retrieved February 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Moccasins vanquish hard-fighting Mercer Bears, 7–0". The Chattanooga Times. October 27, 1929. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Chattanooga without game this week". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 1, 1929. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Moccasins lead S.I.A.A. after Rollins forfeits". The Macon News. November 6, 1929. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Chattanooga University gives Howard setback". Nashville Banner. November 10, 1929. Retrieved April 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Chattanooga beats Union in deep mud". The Commercial Appeal. November 17, 1929. Retrieved April 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Oglethorpe goes down before Moccasins, 16–6". The Miami Herald. November 29, 1929. Retrieved February 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.