1929 Duquesne Dukes football team
| 1929 Duquesne Dukes football | |
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Tri-State champion | |
| Conference | Tri-State Conference |
| Record | 9–0–1 (3–0 Tri-State) |
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| Home stadium | Forbes Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 21 | Edinboro* | Pittsburgh, PA | W 12–0 | 4,000 | [2] | ||
| September 28 | Slippery Rock* |
| W 12–0 | 3,000 | [3][4] | ||
| October 5 | at West Virginia* | Morgantown, WV | T 7–7 | ||||
| October 12 | Albion* |
| W 18–0 | [5] | |||
| October 19 | Loyola (IL)* |
| W 7–6 | [6] | |||
| November 1 | Geneva |
| W 27–7 | 20,000 | |||
| November 9 | at Catholic University* | Brookland, Washington, DC | W 19–13 | 5,000 | [7] | ||
| November 15 | Westminster (PA) |
| W 31–7 | 18,000 | [8] | ||
| November 23 | Haskell* |
| W 7–6 | 5,000 | [9] | ||
| November 27 | Waynesburg |
| W 14–7 | [10] | |||
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References
- ^ "Duquesne Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Bluffmen Register Win Over Teachers". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. September 29, 1929. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duquesne Defeats Teachers". The Pittsburgh Press. September 29, 1929. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dukes Defeat Albion". The Pittsburgh Press. October 13, 1929 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final Period Rally Gives Duquesne Win By One Point". The Pittsburgh Press. October 20, 1929 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dukes Win Stubborn Battle, 19-13". The Pittsburgh Press. November 10, 1929. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dukes Overwhelm Westminster, 31 to 7". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 16, 1929. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duquesne Beats Haskell, 7-6". The Pittsburgh Press. November 23, 1929. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dukes Rally To Beat Jackets, 14 to 7". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 28, 1929. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.