1929 Arizona Wildcats football team
The 1929 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona as an independent during the 1929 college football season. In their 15th season under head coach Pop McKale, the Wildcats compiled a 7–1 record, shut out six of eight opponents, and outscored their opponents, 182 to 22. The team captain was Wendell P. Acuff.[1]
| 1929 Arizona Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1929 record | 7–1 |
| Head coach | Pop McKale (15th season) |
| Captain | Wendell P. Acuff |
| Home stadium | Arizona Stadium |
| 1929 Western college football independents records | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | – | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | – | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (CA) | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | – | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Barbara State | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | – | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | – | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Humboldt State | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia (OR) | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1929 team was the first to play its home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. The first home game at the new stadium was a 35–0 victory over Cal Tech October 12, 1929.[2] The team also participated in the first night game played at the Rose Bowl, a 16-7 victory over Occidental.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 27 | at Occidental |
| W 16–7 | 20,000 | [3] |
| October 12 | Caltech |
| W 35–0 | 8,000 | [4] |
| October 19 | Texas Mines |
| W 19–0 | [5] | |
| October 26 | New Mexico A&M |
| W 28–0 | 2,500 | [6] |
| November 2 | Arizona State |
| W 26–0 | [7] | |
| November 9 | vs. Pomona |
| L 12–15 | 7,000 | [8] |
| November 23 | at New Mexico | Albuquerque, NM (rivalry) | W 6–0 | 3,000 | [9] |
| November 28 | Whittier |
| W 40–0 | 7,000 | [10] |
References
- "Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. 2016. pp. 102, 104. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- 2016 Media Guide, p 97.
- "Arizona Bumps Occidental Footballers, 16-7: Night Contest Makes Big Hit". Los Angeles Times. September 28, 1929. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- "8000 Students, Alumni, Town Folks, Dedicate New Stadium". The Arizona Daily Star. October 13, 1929. pp. 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Arizona Defeats Texas Miners in Hard Fight". The Arizona Daily Star. October 20, 1929. pp. 14–15 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wildcats Crush New Mexico Aggies by 28 to 0: Plucky Visitors Powerless to Stop Cat Team". The Arizona Daily Star. October 27, 1929. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wildcats Defeat Tempe Teachers by 26-0". The Arizona Daily Star. November 3, 1929. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Pomona Pulls Surprise Win on Arizona: Sagehens Use Breaks and Great Game of Offensive Football to Defeat Cats". The Arizona Daily Star. November 10, 1929. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wildcats Defeat New Mexico Lobos by 6 to 0: Touchdown in First Period Is Margin of Win". The Arizona Daily Star. November 24, 1929. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wildcats Wind Up Season by Beating Poets: Six Touchdowns Give Arizona Team 40 Points to Visitors' Zero". The Arizona Daily Star. November 29, 1929. pp. 1, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
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