1929 Western Maryland Green Terror football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1929 Western Maryland Green Terror football Independent 11–0 Dick Harlow 4th Single-wing Charlie Havens The 1929 Western Maryland Green Terror football team was an American football team that represented Western Maryland College (now known as McDaniel College) as an independent during the 1929 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Dick Harlow, the team compiled a perfect 11–0 record and shut out eight of its eleven opponents.http://www.mcdaniel.edu/athletics/stats/records/foot/05mg.pdf 2005 McDaniel College Football Media Guide 41 March 24, 2020 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110716111759/http://www.mcdaniel.edu/athletics/stats/records/foot/05mg.pdf July 16, 2011 Charlie Havens was the team's captain. Football Captains https://mcdanielathletics.com/sports/2022/7/28/fball-captains.aspx McDaniel College March 27, 2024 Western Maryland played home games at Hoffa Field on Westminster, Maryland. The 1929 season preceded the era of the AP poll, but Western Maryland was the only undefeated team to play an 11-game schedule. After the season the Associated Press wrote: "Western Maryland With 11 Straight Victories Leads the List. Fourteen teams remained unbeaten at the close of the football season, Western Maryland leading the major teams with eleven straight victories, according to The Associated Press."December 10, 1929 14 Elevens Unbeaten The New York Times Associated Press Key players included Stoney Willis, Rip Engle, Havens, and Paul L. Bates. Western Maryland's 1929 season was part of a 27-game undefeated streak that started in 1928 and continued into 1931. Harlow was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Schedule y y September 28 Baltimore Westminster, MD W 34-0 October 5 at Georgetown Georgetown Field Washington, DC W 7-0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-w-md-upsets/189783476/ The Philadelphia Inquirer W. Md. upsets Dope; Beats Georgetown October 6, 1929 January 25, 2026 Newspapers.com October 12 at 1929 St. Thomas Tomcats St. Thomas (PA) Scranton, PA W 12-6 October 19 vs Temple Baltimore Stadium Baltimore, MD W 23-0 10,000 Western Maryland Beats Temple The Baltimore Sun W. Wilson Wingate October 20, 1929 Sports 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52120497/western-maryland-beats-temple/ Newspapers.com October 26 at 1929 Albright Lions Albright Albright Stadium Reading, PA W 21-6 November 2 vs 1929 St. John's Johnnies St. John's (MD) Baltimore Stadium Baltimore, MD W 20-0 November 11 vs 1929 Loyola Greyhounds Loyola (MD) Baltimore Stadium Baltimore, MD W 33-7 November 16 at 1929 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Mount St. Mary's Echo Field Emmitsburg, MD W 6-0 November 23 vs 1929 Saint Francis Red Flash Saint Francis (PA) Altoona, PA W 7-0 November 28 at 1929 Muhlenberg Mules Muhlenberg Muhlenberg Field Allentown, PA W 7-0 December 7 vs Maryland Baltimore Stadium Baltimore, MD W 12-0 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call-western-maryland-regist/136408778/ Allentown Morning Call Western Maryland registers tenth victory of season, beating Maryland December 8, 1929 December 6, 2023 Newspapers.com References Western Maryland Category:McDaniel Green Terror football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Western Maryland Green Terror football