American college football season
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.
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. 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.
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 27 at Occidental W 16–7 20,000
October 12 Caltech W 35–0 8,000
October 19 Texas Mines Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ W 19–0
October 26 New Mexico A&M Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ W 28–0 2,500
November 2 Arizona State Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (rivalry ) W 26–0
November 9 vs. Pomona L 12–15 7,000
November 23 at New Mexico W 6–0 3,000
November 28 Whittier Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ W 40–0 7,000
References
"Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. 2016. pp. 102, 104. Retrieved September 7, 2016.^ "Dedicate new Ariz. stadium" . Prescott Sunday Courier . (Arizona). Associated Press. October 13, 1929. p. 1.
^ "Arizona downs Cal Tech 35–0" . Prescott Sunday Courier . (Arizona). Associated Press. October 13, 1929. p. 5.
^ "Arizona squad wins on Coast" . Prescott Evening Courier . (Arizona). Associated Press. September 28, 1929. p. 4.
^ "Arizona Bumps Occidental Footballers, 16–7: Night Contest Makes Big Hit" . Los Angeles Times . September 28, 1929. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com .
"8000 Students, Alumni, Town Folks, Dedicate New Stadium" . The Arizona Daily Star . October 13, 1929. pp. 1–2 – via Newspapers.com ."Arizona beats Texas Miners" . Prescott Sunday Courier . (Arizona). Associated Press. October 20, 1929. p. 4."Arizona Defeats Texas Miners in Hard Fight" . The Arizona Daily Star . October 20, 1929. pp. 14–15 – via Newspapers.com ."Arizona downs N. Mex. Aggies" . Prescott Sunday Courier . (Arizona). Associated Press. October 27, 1929. p. 5."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 ."Wildcats Defeat Tempe Teachers by 26–0" . The Arizona Daily Star . November 3, 1929. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com ."Pomona downs Arizona eleven" . Prescott Sunday Courier . (Arizona). Associated Press. November 10, 1929. p. 5."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 .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 .
"Arizona beats Lobos, 6 to 0" . Prescott Sunday Courier . (Arizona). Associated Press. November 24, 1929. p. 7."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 ."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 .
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