1929 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1929 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–1–1 (3–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainEd Covington
Home stadiumStoll Field
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Tulane $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Tennessee 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
North Carolina 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Florida 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Vanderbilt 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Kentucky 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
VMI 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Duke 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
LSU 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Alabama 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Clemson 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
VPI 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Virginia 1 – 3 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
Maryland 1 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
Washington and Lee 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Ole Miss 0 – 4 – 2 1 – 6 – 2
Mississippi A&M 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 5 – 2
Sewanee 0 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 2
NC State 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Auburn 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1929 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Harry Gamage, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 6–1–1 with a mark of 3–1–1 in conference play, placing sixth in the SoCon.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Maryville (TN)*
W 40–08,000[1]
October 14Washington and Lee
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
W 20–6[2]
October 19Carson–Newman*
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
W 58–0[3]
October 26at Centre*
W 33–0[4]
November 2Clemson
  • Stoll Field
  • Lexington, KY
W 44–6[5]
November 9at Alabama
L 13–248,000[6][7]
November 16at VMI
W 23–12[8]
November 28Tennessee
T 6–620,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "Highlanders beaten by Kentucky 40 to 0". The Knoxville Journal. October 6, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Kentucky Cats show 'class' against W. & L." The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 15, 1929. Retrieved February 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Kentucky reserves whitewash Parsons". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 20, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Fine offense is displayed by Kentucky". The Atlanta Journal. October 27, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Kentucky swamps Clemson, 44–6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 3, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Alabama beats Kentucky, 24 to 13". The Lexington Herald. November 10, 1929. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Holm scores 3 touchdowns as 'Bama triumphs, 24–13". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 10, 1929. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "University of Kentucky stages comeback in last half to defeat Keydets 23 to 12". Richmond Times Dispatch. November 17, 1929. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wildcats blast Vols' title hopes". The Lexington Herald. November 29, 1929. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "1929 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results".
  11. ^ Sam Blackman (July 2001). Clemson: Where the Tigers Play. p. 25. ISBN 9781582613697.


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