1929 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1929 Alabama Crimson Tide football Southern Conference SoCon 6–3 4–3 Wallace Wade 7th Single-wing Billy Hicks Denny StadiumLegion FieldCramton Bowl The 1929 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1929 college football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 36th overall and 8th season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The team was led by head coach Wallace Wade, in his seventh year, and played their home games at Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, at Legion Field in Birmingham and at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of six wins and three losses (6–3 overall, 4–3 in the SoCon). The Crimson Tide opened the season with a 55–0 victory over Mississippi College. The game also marked the first for Alabama at Denny Stadium, as it replaced Denny Field as the home field for the Crimson Tide. They followed the win with consecutive victories over Ole Miss and Chattanooga before they traveled to Knoxville for their first road game of the season. Against Tennessee, the Crimson Tide lost for a second year in a row, falling 6–0. A blocked punt set-up Tennessee's touchdown and Alabama turned the ball over on downs twice inside the Volunteer ten-yard line. They rebounded the next week with a victory over Sewanee in their first Legion Field game of the season, but lost to Vanderbilt in the week that followed 13–0. Alabama then closed the season with victories over Kentucky and Georgia Tech and a loss against Georgia in the season finale. Schedule September 28 w y Mississippi College Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL 55–0 6,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10819602/ The Clarion-Ledger Alabama does usual thing to Choctaws September 29, 1929 February 15, 2021 Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/70989679/alabama-smothers-choctaws-for-55-to-0/ The Montgomery Advertiser Alabama smothers Choctaws for 55 to 0 triumph September 29, 1929 February 15, 2021 Newspapers.com October 5 w y Ole Miss Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL rivalry 22–7 12,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70990771/bamas-tide-surges-to-227-win-over/ The Clarion-Ledger Bama's Tide surges to 22–7 win over Ole Miss October 6, 1929 February 15, 2021 Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/70991235/bama-down-ole-miss-by-227-score/ The Huntsville Times Bama down Ole Miss by 22–7 score October 6, 1929 February 15, 2021 Newspapers.com October 12 w y Chattanooga Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL 46–0 5,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70993053/crimson-tide-scores-at-will-against/ Chattanooga Daily Times Crimson Tide scores at will against courageous Moccasins, to triumph, 46 to 0 October 13, 1929 February 15, 2021 Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/70994086/crimson-tide-roars-to-460-triumph/ The Montgomery Advertiser Crimson Tide roars to 46–0 triumph over Chattanooga eleven October 13, 1929 February 15, 2021 Newspapers.com October 19 l y Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN rivalry 13–15 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70995232/tennessee-volunteers-defeat-alabama/ The Knoxville Journal Tennessee Volunteers defeat Alabama October 20, 1929 February 15, 2021 Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/70996069/vols-set-alabama-back/ The Birmingham News Vols set Alabama back October 20, 1929 February 15, 2021 Newspapers.com October 26 w Sewanee Legion Field Birmingham, AL 35–7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70998236/tide-awakens-to-maul-sewanee-357/ The Tennessean Tide awakens to maul Sewanee, 35–7 October 27, 1929 February 15, 2021 Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/70999050/alabama-defeats-sewanee-357/ The Birmingham News Alabama defeats Sewanee, 35–7 October 27, 1929 February 15, 2021 Newspapers.com November 2 l y Vanderbilt Dudley Field Nashville, TN 0–13 15,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71004140/vanderbilt-achieves-great-triumph-in/ Nashville Banner Vanderbilt achieves great triumph in defeat of Alabama November 3, 1929 February 15, 2021 Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/71005091/commodores-defeat-tide-13-to-0/ The Birmingham News Commodores defeat Tide, 13 to 0 November 3, 1929 February 15, 2021 Newspapers.com November 9 w Kentucky Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL 24–13 8,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71006388/alabama-beats-kentucky-24-to-13/ The Lexington Herald Alabama beats Kentucky, 24 to 13 November 10, 1929 February 15, 2021 Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/71007051/holm-scores-3-touchdowns-as-bama/ The Montgomery Advertiser Holm scores 3 touchdowns as 'Bama triumphs, 24–13 November 10, 1929 February 15, 2021 Newspapers.com November 16 w y Georgia Tech Grant Field Atlanta, GA rivalry 14–0 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71008300/tony-holm-stars-as-alabama-defeats/ The Atlanta Constitution Tony Holm stars as Alabama defeats Tech, 14 to 0 November 17, 1929 February 15, 2021 Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/71009209/alabama-overpowers-georgia-tech-eleven/ The Birmingham News Alabama overpowers Georgia Tech eleven, 14–0 November 17, 1929 February 15, 2021 Newspapers.com November 28 l Georgia Legion Field Birmingham, AL rivalry 0–12 20,448 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71010516/red-and-black-batters-down-powerful/ The Atlanta Constitution Red and black batters down powerful Crimson Tide to win, 12–0 November 29, 1929 February 15, 2021 Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/71011080/mehre-eleven-sweeps-over-crimson-tide/ The Birmingham News Mehre eleven sweeps over Crimson Tide, 12–0 November 29, 1929 February 15, 2021 Newspapers.com References General http://www.rolltide.com/datadump/fls_files/files/football/1920s/1929.pdf 1929 Season Recap RollTide.com University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics March 25, 2012 PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20120604185754/http://www.rolltide.com/datadump/fls_files/files/football/1920s/1929.pdf 2012-06-04 dead Specific Alabama Category:Alabama Crimson Tide football seasons Alabama Crimson Tide football