1929 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football | |
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Black college national co-champion SIAC champion | |
Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 9–0 (– 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.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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October 5 | North Carolina A&T | Tuskegee, AL | W 21–0 | ||
October 11 | 24th Infantry / Fort Benning | Tuskegee, AL | W 24–7 | [1] | |
October 18 | vs. Clark (GA) | W 21–0 | 7,500 | [2] | |
October 26 | vs. Wilberforce | W 6–0 | 20,000 | [3] | |
November 2 | Miles Memorial | Tuskegee, AL | W 39–0 | [4] | |
November 9 | at Morris Brown | W 32–19 | [5] [6] | ||
November 16 | Florida A&M | Tuskegee, AL | W 52–0 | [7] | |
November 23 | at Alabama State | W 20–0 | 6,000 | [8] [9] | |
November 28 | Bluefield |
| W 34–0 | 8,000 | [10] [11] |
1929 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football | |
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Black college national co-champion SIAC champion | |
Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 9–0 (– 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.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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October 5 | North Carolina A&T | Tuskegee, AL | W 21–0 | ||
October 11 | 24th Infantry / Fort Benning | Tuskegee, AL | W 24–7 | [1] | |
October 18 | vs. Clark (GA) | W 21–0 | 7,500 | [2] | |
October 26 | vs. Wilberforce | W 6–0 | 20,000 | [3] | |
November 2 | Miles Memorial | Tuskegee, AL | W 39–0 | [4] | |
November 9 | at Morris Brown | W 32–19 | [5] [6] | ||
November 16 | Florida A&M | Tuskegee, AL | W 52–0 | [7] | |
November 23 | at Alabama State | W 20–0 | 6,000 | [8] [9] | |
November 28 | Bluefield |
| W 34–0 | 8,000 | [10] [11] |