1929 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team

The 1929 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the Southwestern Louisiana Institute of Liberal and Technical Learning (now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette) in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association during the 1929 college football season. In their eleventh year under head coach T. R. Mobley, the team compiled a 2–7 record.[1]

1929 Southwestern Louisiana Bulldogs football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–7 (1–5 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumCampus Athletic 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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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28Mississippi State Teachers*
W 7–0[2]
October 5at LSU*L 0–58[3]
October 12Spring Hill
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 6–28[4]
October 19at Tulane*L 0–60[5]
November 2Miami (FL)
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
W 14–0[6]
November 9Louisiana College
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 12–20[7]
November 23Millsaps
  • Campus Athletic Field
  • Lafayette, LA
L 6–7[8]
November 28at Louisiana NormalNatchitoches, LAL 0–6[9]
December 7at Louisiana Tech
L 7–24[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Louisiana Football Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana Athletics Communications Office. 2019. p. 95. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Bulldogs begin grid season with victory over Miss. team, 7–0". The Daily Advertiser. September 30, 1929. Retrieved July 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bulldogs were no match for Louisiana Tigers". The Shreveport Times. October 6, 1929. Retrieved July 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Spring Hill takes hotly contested game from S.L.I." The Birmingham News. October 13, 1929. Retrieved July 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tulane rolls up big score on Bulldogs". The Shreveport Times. October 20, 1929. Retrieved July 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Louisiana team beats Hurricanes, 14 to 0". The Miami Herald. November 3, 1929. Retrieved July 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wildcats beat S.L.I., lead S.I.A.A. scorers". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 11, 1929. Retrieved July 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Majors held close by Southwestern 11". The Clarion-Ledger. November 24, 1929. Retrieved July 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Normal beats Southwestern first time inn six seasons by scoring lonely touchdown". The Shreveport Times. November 29, 1929. Retrieved July 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Red jerseyed gridmen use Southwestern miscues to register decisive victory". The Shreveport Times. December 8, 1929. p. 17. Retrieved July 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.