1929 Duquesne Dukes football team

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1929 Duquesne Dukes football
Tri-State champion
ConferenceTri-State Conference
1929 record9–0–1 (3–0 Tri-State)
Head coach
Home stadiumForbes Field
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Tri-State Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Duquesne $ 3 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 1
Thiel 2 – 1 – 0 2 – 5 – 2
Waynesburg 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Westminster (PA) 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Geneva 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Bethany (WV) 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1929 Duquesne Dukes football team was an American football team that represented Duquesne University as an independent during the 1929 college football season. In its third season under head coach Elmer Layden, Duquesne compiled a 9–0–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 154 to 53.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Edinboro*Pittsburgh, PAW 12–04,000[2]
September 28Slippery Rock*
  • Duquesne campus
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 12–03,000[3][4]
October 5at West Virginia*Morgantown, WVT 7–7
October 12Albion*
W 18–0[5]
October 19Loyola (IL)*
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 7–6[6]
November 1Geneva
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 27–720,000
November 9at Catholic University*daggerBrookland, Washington, DCW 19–135,000[7]
November 15Westminster (PA)
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 31–718,000[8]
November 23Haskell*
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 7–65,000[9]
November 27Waynesburg
  • Forbes Field
  • Pittsburgh, PA
W 14–7[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[]

  1. ^ "Duquesne Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2016-04-18. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  2. ^ Max E. Hannum (September 22, 1929). "Dukes Open Local Grid Season With 14-0 Win: Layden's Men Score Twice". The Pittsburgh Press. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bluffmen Register Win Over Teachers". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. September 29, 1929. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Duquesne Defeats Teachers". The Pittsburgh Press. September 29, 1929. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Dukes Defeat Albion". The Pittsburgh Press. October 13, 1929 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Final Period Rally Gives Duquense Win By One Point". The Pittsburgh Press. October 20, 1929 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Dukes Win Stubborn Battle, 19-13". The Pittsburgh Press. November 10, 1929. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Dukes Overwhelm Westminster, 31 to 7". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 16, 1929. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Duquesne Beats Haskell, 7-6". The Pittsburgh Press. November 23, 1929. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Dukes Rally To Beat Jackets, 14 to 7". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 28, 1929. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
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