1929 Chattanooga Moccasins football team

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

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.

Schedule

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

  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.