1929 Arizona Wildcats football team

1929 Arizona Wildcats football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1
Head coach
CaptainWendell P. Acuff
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
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
St. Ignatius (CA)   –   4 – 3 – 1
Santa Barbara State   –   4 – 4 – 1
New Mexico   –   2 – 4 – 2
Regis   –   3 – 7 – 0
Humboldt State   –   1 – 4 – 1
Arizona State   –   0 – 6 – 0
Columbia (OR)   –     –  

The 1929 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona as an independent during the 1929 college football season. In their fifteenth season under head coach Pop McKale, the Wildcats compiled a 7–1 record and outscored their opponents 182 to 22, with six shutouts. The team captain was Wendell P. Acuff.[1]

The 1929 team was the first to play at the new Arizona Stadium in Tucson; the first game was a 35–0 victory over Caltech on October 12.[2][3][4] The team also participated in the first night game played at the Rose Bowl, a 16–7 victory over Occidental in the season opener on Friday, September 27.[5][6]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Occidental
W 16–720,000[5][6]
October 12Caltech
W 35–08,000[2][3][7]
October 19Texas Mines
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 19–0[8][9]
October 26New Mexico A&M
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 28–02,500[10][11]
November 2Arizona State
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ (rivalry)
W 26–0[12]
November 9vs. Pomona
L 12–157,000[13][14]
November 23at New Mexico
W 6–03,000[15][16][17]
November 28Whittier
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 40–07,000[18]

References

  1. ^ "Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. 2016. pp. 102, 104. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Dedicate new Ariz. stadium". Prescott Sunday Courier. (Arizona). Associated Press. October 13, 1929. p. 1.
  3. ^ a b "Arizona downs Cal Tech 35–0". Prescott Sunday Courier. (Arizona). Associated Press. October 13, 1929. p. 5.
  4. ^ 2016 Media Guide, p 97.
  5. ^ a b "Arizona squad wins on Coast". Prescott Evening Courier. (Arizona). Associated Press. September 28, 1929. p. 4.
  6. ^ a b "Arizona Bumps Occidental Footballers, 16–7: Night Contest Makes Big Hit". Los Angeles Times. September 28, 1929. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "8000 Students, Alumni, Town Folks, Dedicate New Stadium". The Arizona Daily Star. October 13, 1929. pp. 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Arizona beats Texas Miners". Prescott Sunday Courier. (Arizona). Associated Press. October 20, 1929. p. 4.
  9. ^ "Arizona Defeats Texas Miners in Hard Fight". The Arizona Daily Star. October 20, 1929. pp. 14–15 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Arizona downs N. Mex. Aggies". Prescott Sunday Courier. (Arizona). Associated Press. October 27, 1929. p. 5.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Wildcats Defeat Tempe Teachers by 26–0". The Arizona Daily Star. November 3, 1929. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Pomona downs Arizona eleven". Prescott Sunday Courier. (Arizona). Associated Press. November 10, 1929. p. 5.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ Deacon Arledge (November 24, 1929). "New Mexico Holds Arizona to 6 to 0 Score in Their Annual Clash, Here". Albuquerque Journal. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Arizona beats Lobos, 6 to 0". Prescott Sunday Courier. (Arizona). Associated Press. November 24, 1929. p. 7.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "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.