1929 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1929 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference SIAC 9–0 5–0 Cleve Abbott 7th Ben Stevenson Alumni Bowl Black college national co-championSIAC champion The 1929 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team represented Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute—now Tuskegee University—in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1929 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Cleve Abbott, Tuskegee compiled a 9–0 record, won the SIAC championship, shut out seven of 10 opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 249 to 45. The team was recognized as the black college national champion. Ben Stevenson was the team captain. Schedule y y October 5 1929 North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina A&T<ncg> Alumni Bowl Tuskegee, AL W 21–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-tuskegee-annex/196449078/ The Montgomery Advertiser Tuskegee annexes opening tilt, 21–0, over A.&T. team October 6, 1929 April 27, 2026 Newspapers.com October 11 24th Infantry, Fort Benning<ncg> Alumni Bowl Tuskegee, AL W 24–7 Tuskegee Beats Soldiers, 24–7 The Atlanta Constitution October 12, 1929 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39604693/tuskegee_beats_soldiers_247/ Newspapers.com October 18 vs 1929 Clark Panthers Clark (GA) Legion Field Birmingham, AL W 21–0 7,500 7500 See Tuskegee Defeat Clark Eleven The New York Age October 26, 1929 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39604059/7500_see_tuskegee_defeat_clark_eleven/ Newspapers.com October 26 vs 1929 Wilberforce Green Wave Wilberforce<ncg> Soldier Field Chicago, IL W 6–0 20,000 20,000 Witness First Colored Game in Chicago The New York Age November 2, 1929 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39605077/20000_witness_first_colored_game_in/ Newspapers.com November 2 1929 Miles Golden Bears Miles Alumni Bowl Tuskegee, AL W 39–0 Tuskegee Tames Miles Memorial The Montgomery Advertiser November 3, 1929 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39606124/tuskegee_tames_miles_memorial/ Newspapers.com November 9 at 1929 Morris Brown Wolverines Morris Brown Spiller Field Atlanta, GA W 32–19 Tuskegee Licks Morris Brown The Atlanta Constitution November 10, 1929 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39603686/tuskegee_licks_morris_brown/ Newspapers.comSome press accounts referenced a November 9 game against "Morehouse" rather than Morris Brown. College Football Data Warehouse similarly reports on a game with "Morehouse" ending in a 32–19 victory -- the same score by which Tuskegee defeated "Morris Brown". November 16 Florida A&M Alumni Bowl Tuskegee, AL W 52–0 Tuskegee Swamps Florida A. & M., With Second Team The Montgomery Advertiser November 17, 1929 27 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39606402/tuskegee_swamps_florida_a_m_with/ Newspapers.com November 23 at 1929 Alabama State Hornets Alabama State Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL (rivalry) W 20–0 6,000 Tuskegee Upsets Normal Foe, 20–0 The Montgomery Advertiser November 24, 1929 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39605406/tuskegee_upsets_normal_foe_200/ Newspapers.comTuskegee Wins Southern Title: Beat Ala. State; 6,000 Chilly Fans See Golden Tigers Cinch Championship The New York Age November 30, 1929 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39607580/tuskegee_wins_southern_title/ Newspapers.com November 28 1929 Bluefield Big Blue Bluefield<ncg><hc> Alumni Bowl Tuskegee, AL W 34–0 8,000 Tuskegee Trips Bluefield, 34 to 0 The Montgomery Advertiser November 29, 1929 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39605834/tuskegee_trips_bluefield_34_to_0/ Newspapers.comTuskegee Wins National Title: Powerful Bluefield Eleven Beaten, 34–0, in Final Contest The New York Age December 7, 1929 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39607192/tuskegee_wins_national_title_powerful/ Newspapers.com 2016 Football Media Guide https://goldentigersports.com/documents/2016/8/25/Media_Guide.pdf Tuskegee University Athletics 127 May 19, 2026 References Tuskegee Category:Tuskegee Golden Tigers football seasons Category:Black college football national champions Category:Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Tuskegee Golden Tigers football