# 1929 Southern Conference football season

The 1929 Southern Conference football season was the college football games played by the member schools of the Southern Conference as part of the 1929 college football season. The season began on September 21. Led by captain Bill Banker, the Tulane Green Wave posted a 9–0, undefeated record.

## Regular season

* Index to colors and formatting
* Non-conference matchup; SoCon member won
* Non-conference matchup; SoCon member lost
* Non-conference matchup; tie
* Conference matchup
SoCon teams in bold.

### Week One

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
| September 21 | Newberry | Clemson | Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina | W 68–0 | | |
| September 21 | Hampden–Sydney | VMI | Alumni Field • Lexington, Virginia | W 19–0 | | |

### Week Two

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 27 | Birmingham–Southern | Auburn | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama | W 7–0 | 7,500 |
| September 27 | Washington College | Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland | W 34–7 | |
| September 27 | Henderson-Brown | Mississippi A&M | Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi | L 7–0 | |
| September 28 | Mississippi College | Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama | W 55–0 | 6,000 |
| September 28 | Clemson | Davidson | Central H.S. Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina | W 32–14 | |
| September 28 | Duke | Mercer | Centennial Stadium • Macon, Georgia | W 19–6 | |
| September 28 | Florida Southern | Florida | Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida | W 54–0 | |
| September 28 | Oglethorpe | Georgia | Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia | L 13–6 | |
| September 28 | Louisiana College | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | W 58–0 | |
| September 28 | Wake Forest | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | W 48–0 | 10,000 |
| September 28 | Tennessee Tech | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee | W 46–0 | 1,500 |
| September 28 | Erskine | South Carolina | Columbia, South Carolina | W 26–7 | 5,000 |
| September 28 | Centre | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | W 40–0 | 8,000 |
| September 28 | Louisiana Normal | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana | W 40–6 | 10,000 |
| September 28 | Ole Miss | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee | VAN 19–7 | |
| September 28 | Randolph–Macon | Virginia | Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia | W 27–6 | |
| September 28 | Richmond | VMI | Alumni Field • Lexington, Virginia | W 40–0 | |
| September 28 | Roanoke | VPI | Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia | W 19–0 | |
| September 28 | Lynchburg | Washington & Lee | Wilson Field • Lexington, Virginia | W 64–6 | |

### Week Three

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 4 | Washington & Lee | NC State | Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina | W&L 27–6 | |
| October 5 | Ole Miss | Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama | ALA 22–7 | 12,000 |
| October 5 | Auburn | Clemson | Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina | CLEM 26–7 | |
| October 5 | Pittsburgh | Duke | Duke Stadium • Durham, North Carolina | L 7–52 | |
| October 5 | VMI | Florida | Plant Field • Tampa, Florida | FLA 12–7 | 10,000 |
| October 5 | Furman | Georgia | Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia | W 27–0 | |
| October 5 | Mississippi A&M | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia | GT 27–13 | 12,000 |
| October 5 | Maryville (TN) | Kentucky | Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky | W 40–0 | 8,000 |
| October 5 | Southwestern Louisiana | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | W 58–0 | |
| October 5 | North Carolina | Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland | UNC 43–0 | 6,000 |
| October 5 | Transylvania | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee | T 6–6 | |
| October 5 | Tennessee | Chattanooga | Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, Tennessee | W 20–0 | 10,000 |
| October 5 | Ouachita Baptist | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee | W 26–6 | |
| October 5 | Virginia | South Carolina | Melton Field • Columbia, South Carolina | UVA 6–0 | |
| October 5 | Hampden–Sydney | VPI | Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia | W 37–6 | |

### Week Four

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 11 | NC State | Clemson | Pee Dee Fairgrounds • Florence, South Carolina | CLEM 26–0 | |
| October 11 | Florida | Auburn | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama | FLA 19–0 | |
| October 12 | Chattanooga | Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama | W 46–0 | 5,000 |
| October 12 | Yale | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia | W 15–0 | 30,000-35,000 |
| October 12 | South Carolina | Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland | SCAR 26–6 | |
| October 12 | Sewanee | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | LSU 27–14 | |
| October 12 | North Carolina | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia | UNC 18–7 | 25,000 |
| October 12 | Ole Miss | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | TENN 52–7 | |
| October 12 | Mississippi A&M | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana | TUL 34–0 | |
| October 12 | Vanderbilt | Minnesota | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis | L 15–6 | 25,000 |
| October 12 | Swarthmore | Virginia | Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia | W 12–7 | |
| October 12 | The Citadel | VMI | Alumni Field • Lexington, Virginia | W 13–7 | |
| October 12 | VPI | Penn | Franklin Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | L 14–8 | |
| October 12 | Washington & Lee | Kentucky | Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky | UK 20–6 | |

### Week Five

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 17 | Wake Forest | NC State | Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina | W 8–6 | |
| October 18 | Clemson | Wofford | Snyder Field • Spartanburg, South Carolina | W 30–0 | |
| October 18 | Ole Miss | Loyola (LA) | Loyola University Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana | W 26–24 | |
| October 18 | Presbyterian | South Carolina | Melton Field • Columbia, South Carolina | W 41–0 | |
| October 19 | Alabama | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | TENN 6–0 | 20,000 |
| October 19 | Vanderbilt | Auburn | Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama | VAN 41–2 | |
| October 19 | Duke | Navy | Thompson Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland | L 13–45 | |
| October 19 | Florida | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia | GT 19–6 | 7,000 |
| October 19 | Georgia | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | UGA 19–12 | 24,000 |
| October 19 | Mississippi A&M | LSU | Municipal Stadium • Jackson, Mississippi | LSU 31–6 | |
| October 19 | Gallaudet | Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland | W 13–6 | |
| October 19 | Cumberland (TN) | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, Tennessee | W 33–6 | |
| October 19 | Southwestern Louisiana | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana | W 60–0 | |
| October 19 | VMI | Virginia | Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia] | VMI 20–7 | |
| October 19 | William & Mary | VPI | City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia | W 25–14 | 12,000 |
| October 19 | Washington & Lee | West Virginia | Laidley Field • Charleston, West Virginia | L 26–6 | 15,000 |

### Week Six

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 24 | Clemson | South Carolina | State Fairgrounds • Columbia, South Carolina | CLEM 21–14 | |
| October 26 | Sewanee | Alabama | Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama | ALA 35–7 | |
| October 26 | Howard (AL) | Auburn | Drake Field • Auburn, Alabama | W 6–0 | |
| October 26 | Georgia | Florida | Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida | FLA 18–6 | 20,000 |
| October 26 | Duke | Villanova | Villanova Stadium • Villanova, Pennsylvania | L 12–58 | |
| October 26 | Georgia Tech | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana | TUL 20–14 | 20,000 |
| October 26 | Kentucky | Centre | Cheek Field • Danville, Kentucky | W 33–0 | |
| October 26 | Louisiana Tech | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | W 53–7 | |
| October 26 | Maryland | VMI | City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia | VMI 7–6 | 7,000 |
| October 26 | Ole Miss | SMU | Fair Park Stadium • Dallas, Texas | L 52–0 | |
| October 26 | VPI | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | UNC 38–13 | 8,000 |
| October 26 | NC State | Michigan State | College Field • East Lansing, Michigan | L 40–6 | |
| October 26 | Maryville (TN) | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee | W 33–0 | |
| October 26 | St. John's (MD) | Virginia | Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia | W 32–7 | |
| October 26 | Tennessee | Washington & Lee | Maher Field • Roanoke, Virginia | TENN 39–0 | |

### Week Seven

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 31 | South Carolina | The Citadel | County Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, South Carolina | W 27–14 | |
| November 1 | Tulane | Georgia | McClung Stadium • Columbus, Georgia | TUL 21–15 | 15,000 |
| November 2 | Auburn | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | TENN 27–0 | |
| November 2 | Clemson | Kentucky | Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky | UK 44–6 | |
| October 26 | Duke | Boston College | Fenway Park • Boston, Massachusetts | L 12–20 | |
| November 2 | Florida | Harvard | Harvard Stadium • Boston, Massachusetts | L 14–0 | 35,000 |
| November 2 | Notre Dame | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia | L 26–6 | 22,000 |
| November 2 | Arkansas | LSU | State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, Louisiana | L 32–0 | |
| November 2 | Virginia | Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland | T 13–13 | |
| November 2 | Sewanee | Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi | T 6–6 | |
| November 2 | Mississippi College | Mississippi A&M | Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi | W 6–0 | |
| November 2 | NC State | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | UNC 32–0 | |
| November 2 | Alabama | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee | VAN 13–0 | 15,000 |
| November 2 | VMI | Davidson | Richardson Field • Davidson, North Carolina | W 12–6 | |
| November 2 | VPI | Washington & Lee | Municipal Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia | VPI 36–6 | |

### Week Eight

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 9 | Kentucky | Alabama | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama | ALA 24–13 | 8,000 |
| November 9 | Auburn | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana | TUL 52–0 | 10,000 |
| November 9 | Clemson | VMI | League Park • Norfolk, Virginia | VMI 12–0 | |
| November 9 | Georgia | NYU | Yankee Stadium • Bronx, New York | L 27–19 | 42,000 |
| November 9 | Georgia Tech | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee | VAN 23–7 | |
| November 9 | LSU | Duke | Duke Stadium • Durham, North Carolina | DUKE 32–6 | |
| November 9 | Maryland | Yale | Yale Bowl • New Haven, Connecticut | T 13–13 | 45,000 |
| November 9 | Ole Miss | Purdue | Ross–Ade Stadium • West Lafayette, Indiana | L 27–7 | |
| November 9 | Michigan State | Mississippi A&M | Municipal Stadium • Jackson, Mississippi | L 33–19 | 2,000 |
| November 9 | Davidson | NC State | Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina | L 13–0 | |
| November 9 | North Carolina | South Carolina | Melton Field • Columbia, South Carolina | UNC 40–0 | 7,000 |
| November 9 | Sewanee | Southwestern (TN) | Fargason Field • Memphis, Tennessee | L 9–0 | 5,000 |
| November 9 | Carson–Newman | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | W 73–0 | |
| November 9 | VPI | Virginia | Lambeth Field • Charlottesville, Virginia | VPI 32–12 | |
| November 9 | St. John's (MD) | Washington & Lee | Wilson Field • Lexington, Virginia | W 18–6 | |

### Week Nine

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 16 | Alabama | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia | ALA 14–0 | |
| November 16 | Auburn | Georgia | Sanford Field • Athens, Georgia | UGA 24–0 | 3,000 |
| November 16 | Clemson | Florida | Fleming Field • Gainesville, Florida | FLA 13–7 | 12,000 |
| November 16 | Kentucky | VMI | Alumni Field • Lexington, Virginia | UK 23–12 | |
| November 16 | Ole Miss | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | LSU 13–6 | |
| November 16 | VPI | Maryland | League Park • Norfolk, Virginia | MD 24–0 | |
| November 16 | Millsaps | Mississippi A&M | Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi | T 0–0 | |
| November 16 | North Carolina | Davidson | Richardson Field • Davidson, North Carolina | W 26–7 | 7,000 |
| November 16 | NC State | Duke | Duke Stadium • Durham, North Carolina | DUKE 19–12 | |
| November 16 | South Carolina | Furman | Manly Field • Greenville, South Carolina | W 2–0 | |
| November 16 | Sewanee | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana | TUL 18–0 | |
| November 16 | Vanderbilt | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | TENN 13–0 | |
| November 16 | Virginia | Washington & Lee | Wilson Field • Lexington, Virginia | T 13–13 | 7,000 |

### Week Ten

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 23 | The Citadel | Clemson | Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina | W 13–0 | |
| November 23 | Wake Forest | Duke | Duke Stadium • Durham, North Carolina | W 20–0 | 750 |
| November 23 | Florida | South Carolina | Melton Field • Columbia, South Carolina | FLA 20–7 | |
| November 23 | Sewanee | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee | VAN 26–6 | |

### Week Eleven

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 28 | Georgia | Alabama | Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama | UGA 12–0 | 20,488 |
| November 28 | Furman | Clemson | Riggs Field • Calhoun, South Carolina | W 7–6 | |
| November 28 | Washington & Lee | Florida | Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida | FLA 25–7 | 12,000 |
| November 28 | Auburn | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia | GT 19–6 | |
| November 28 | Tennessee | Kentucky | Stoll Field • Lexington, Kentucky | T 6–6 | 20,000 |
| November 28 | Tulane | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana | TUL 21–0 | 23,000 |
| November 28 | Johns Hopkins | Maryland | Baltimore Stadium • Baltimore, Maryland | W 39–8 | 12,000 |
| November 28 | Mississippi A&M | Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, Mississippi | T 7–7 | |
| November 28 | Virginia | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina | UNC 41–7 | 30,000 |
| November 28 | VMI | VPI | Maher Field • Roanoke, Virginia | VMI 16–6 | |
| November 30 | Duke | Davidson | Davidson Field • Davidson, North Carolina | L 13–12 | |
| November 30 | South Carolina | NC State | Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina | SCAR 20–6 | |

### Week Twelve

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| December 7 | Oregon | Florida | Madison Square Garden Stadium • Miami, Florida | W 20–6 | 17,000 |
| December 7 | Georgia Tech | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia | UGA 12–6 | 25,000 |
| December 7 | Maryland | Western Maryland | Baltimore Stadium • Baltimore, Maryland | L 12–0 | 12,000 |
| December 7 | North Carolina | Duke | Duke Stadium • Durham, North Carolina | UNC 48–7 | 13,000 |
| December 7 | South Carolina | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, Tennessee | TENN 54–0 | 10,000 |

## Awards and honors
### All-Americans

* E – Vernon "Catfish" Smith, Georgia (AP-2; NEA-3)
* E – Dale Van Sickel, Florida (CP-2)
* T – Fred Sington, Alabama (AP-3; UP-2 [g]; INS-2 [g]; NYP-1; DW-2 [g])
* G – Ray Farris, North Carolina (AP-3; NEA-2)
* G – Bull Brown, Vanderbilt (NYS-2; NANA-1)
* HB – Gene McEver, Tennessee (AP-2; UP-1; NEA-1; NANA-1; CP-1; NYP-2; DW-3)
* HB – Bill Banker, Tulane (AP-3; UP-3 [fb]; NEA-2; INS-3; NYP-1; AAB-1; DW-1; LP-1)
* FB – Tony Holm, Alabama (AP-1; INS-2)

### All-Southern team

The following includes the composite All-Southern team of more than 50 coaches and sports writers compiled by the Associated Press.
| Position | Name | First-team selectors | Team |
| QB | Bobby Dodd | AP, UP, AJ | Tennessee |
| HB | Gene McEver | AP, UP, AJ, CP | Tennessee |
| HB | Bill Banker | AP, UP, AJ, CP | Tulane |
| FB | Tony Holm | AP, UP, AJ, CP | Alabama |
| E | Vernon "Catfish" Smith | AP, UP | Georgia |
| T | Fred Sington | AP, AJ, CP | Alabama |
| G | Ray Farris | AP, UP, AJ | North Carolina |
| C | Lloyd Roberts | AP, UP, AJ | Tulane |
| G | Bull Brown | AP, AJ | Vanderbilt |
| T | Dick Abernathy | AP | Vanderbilt |
| E | Dale Van Sickel | AP, CP | Florida |