1929 Arizona Wildcats football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1929 Arizona Wildcats football Independent 7–1 Pop McKale 15th Wendell P. Acuff Arizona Stadium 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.Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide University of Arizona September 7, 2016 102, 104 2016 http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/arizona.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/8/24/2016_Arizona_FB_Media_Guide.pdf September 21, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160921192006/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/arizona.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/8/24/2016_Arizona_FB_Media_Guide.pdf dead 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pqxaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0k8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4020%2C61951 Prescott Sunday Courier Arizona Associated Press Dedicate new Ariz. stadium October 13, 1929 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pqxaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0k8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6183%2C82412 Prescott Sunday Courier Arizona Associated Press Arizona downs Caltech 35–0 October 13, 1929 52016 Media Guide, p 97. The team also participated in the first night game played at the Rose Bowl, a 16–7 victory over 1929 Occidental Tigers Occidental in the season opener on Friday, September 27.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-h5TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-YEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6123%2C6051250 Prescott Evening Courier Arizona Associated Press Arizona squad wins on Coast September 28, 1929 4Arizona Bumps Occidental Footballers, 16–7: Night Contest Makes Big Hit Los Angeles Times September 28, 1929 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24331883/arizona_bumps_occidental_footballers/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 27 at 1929 Occidental Tigers Occidental Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA W 16–7 20,000 October 12 1929 Caltech Beavers Caltech Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ W 35–0 8,000 8000 Students, Alumni, Town Folks, Dedicate New Stadium The Arizona Daily Star October 13, 1929 1–2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24331831/8000_students_alumni_town_folks/ Newspapers.com October 19 Texas Mines Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ W 19–0 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=raxaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0k8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5612%2C478503 Prescott Sunday Courier Arizona Associated Press Arizona beats Texas Miners October 20, 1929 4Arizona Defeats Texas Miners in Hard Fight The Arizona Daily Star October 20, 1929 14–15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24331771/arizona_defeats_texas_miners_in_hard/ Newspapers.com October 26 New Mexico A&M Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ W 28–0 2,500 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tKxaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0k8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6355%2C883146 Prescott Sunday Courier Arizona Associated Press Arizona downs N. 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Aggies October 27, 1929 5Wildcats Crush New Mexico Aggies by 28 to 0: Plucky Visitors Powerless to Stop Cat Team The Arizona Daily Star October 27, 1929 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24333728/wildcats_crush_new_mexico_aggies_by_28/ Newspapers.com November 2 Arizona State Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (rivalry) W 26–0 Wildcats Defeat Tempe Teachers by 26–0 The Arizona Daily Star November 3, 1929 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24333746/wildcats_defeat_tempe_teachers_by_260/ Newspapers.com November 9 vs 1929 Pomona Sagehens Pomona Phoenix High School Stadium Phoenix, AZ L 12–15 7,000 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=waxaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0k8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6273%2C1720339 Prescott Sunday Courier Arizona Associated Press Pomona downs Arizona eleven November 10, 1929 5Pomona Pulls Surprise Win on Arizona: Sagehens Use Breaks and Great Game of Offensive Football to Defeat Cats The Arizona Daily Star November 10, 1929 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24333755/pomona_pulls_suprise_win_on_arizona/ Newspapers.com November 23 at New Mexico University Field Albuquerque, NM (rivalry) W 6–0 3,000 New Mexico Holds Arizona to 6 to 0 Score in Their Annual Clash, Here Albuquerque Journal Deacon Arledge November 24, 1929 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25313143/new_mexico_holds_arizona_to_6_to_0/ Newspapers.comhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zaxaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0k8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6079%2C2564399 Prescott Sunday Courier Arizona Associated Press Arizona beats Lobos, 6 to 0 November 24, 1929 7Wildcats Defeat New Mexico Lobos by 6 to 0: Touchdown in First Period Is Margin of Win The Arizona Daily Star November 24, 1929 12 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24333800/wildcats_defeat_new_mexico_lobos_by_6/ Newspapers.com November 28 1929 Whittier Poets Whittier Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ W 40–0 7,000 Wildcats Wind Up Season by Beating Poets: Six Touchdowns Give Arizona Team 40 Points to Visitors' Zero The Arizona Daily Star November 29, 1929 1, 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24333790/wildcats_wind_up_season_by_beating/ Newspapers.com References Arizona Category:Arizona Wildcats football seasons Arizona Wildcats football