1930 Heidelberg Student Princes football team

1930 Heidelberg Student Princes football
ConferenceOhio Athletic Conference
Record8–0 (2–0 OAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1929
1931 →
1930 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Muskingum $ 3 0 1 6 1 1
Akron 5 1 0 7 1 0
Wooster 4 1 1 5 3 1
Xavier 2 1 0 6 4 0
Otterbein 3 2 0 4 3 1
Case 3 3 0 5 4 0
Mount Union 3 3 0 4 5 1
Marietta 2 2 0 3 5 0
Oberlin 2 4 0 2 6 0
Western Reserve 1 3 0 1 7 0
Ohio Northern 1 4 0 3 5 0
Baldwin–Wallace 1 5 0 1 6 0
Kenyon 0 4 1 1 6 1
Hiram 0 5 0 0 8 0
Heidelberg * 2 0 0 8 0 0
Dayton * 2 0 0 4 3 2
Capital * 4 0 1 5 1 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – did not compete for championship

The 1930 Heidelberg Student Princes football team was an American football team that represented Heidelberg College as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1930 college football season. In their first year under head coach Ted Turney, the Student Princes compiled an 8–0 record, shut out six of eight opponents (including five consecutive shutouts to finish the season), and outscored all opponents by a total of 292 to 20.[1][2] They concluded the 1930 season as the only college football team in Ohio with a perfect record.[3] They did not qualify for the OAC championship as they played only two games against conference opponents.

The team was led on offense by quarterback Dwight Haley with 83 points scored and fullback Otto Vokaty with 79 points scored.[3]

The 1930 season was the first perfect season in Heidelberg football history. Other perfect seasons followed in 1948, 1955, and 1972.[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4at Ohio Wesleyan*Delaware, OHW 25–13
October 11Ohio State JV*Tiffin, OHW 28–0
October 18at Wittenberg*Springfield, OHW 12–7
October 24at Toledo*Toledo, OHW 58–0
November 1Ohio NorthernTiffin, OHW 45–0
November 8Adrian*Tiffin, OHW 57–0
November 15at AkronAkron, OHW 26–012,006[5][6]
November 22John Carroll*Tiffin, OHW 41–0[7]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ a b "1930 - Heidelberg (OH)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "2019 Ohio Athletic Conference Football Record Book" (PDF). Ohio Athletic Conference. 2019. p. 43. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Heidelberg Ends Year Only Ohio Undefeated Team". The Coshocton Tribune. November 23, 1930. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Heidelberg (OH) Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
  5. ^ "Akron Dropped By Heidelberg". The Mansfield News. November 16, 1930. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "12,006 See Akron-Heidelberg". Akron Beacon Journal. November 18, 1930. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Heidelberg Routs Carroll, 41 To 0". The Sandusky Register. November 22, 1930. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.