American college football season
The1929 Arizona Wildcats football team represented theUniversity of Arizona as anindependent during the1929 college football season . In their fifteenth season under head coachPop McKale , the Wildcats compiled a 7–1 record and outscored their opponents 182 to 22, with sixshutouts . The team captain was Wendell P. Acuff.[ 1]
The 1929 team was the first to play at the newArizona Stadium inTucson ; the first game was a 35–0 victory overCaltech on October 12.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Rose Bowl , a 16–7 victory overOccidental in the season opener on Friday, September 27.[ 5] [ 6]
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 27 atOccidental W 16–720,000 [ 5] [ 6] October 12 Caltech W 35–08,000 [ 2] [ 3] [ 7] October 19 Texas Mines Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ W 19–0[ 8] [ 9] October 26 New Mexico A&M Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ W 28–02,500 [ 10] [ 11] November 2 Arizona State Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (rivalry ) W 26–0[ 12] November 9 vs.Pomona L 12–157,000 [ 13] [ 14] November 23 atNew Mexico W 6–03,000 [ 15] [ 16] [ 17] November 28 Whittier Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ W 40–07,000 [ 18]
^ "Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF) . University of Arizona. 2016. pp. 102, 104. RetrievedSeptember 7, 2016 .^a b "Dedicate new Ariz. stadium" .Prescott Sunday Courier . Arizona. Associated Press. October 13, 1929. p. 1.^a b "Arizona downs Cal Tech 35–0" .Prescott Sunday Courier . Arizona. Associated Press. October 13, 1929. p. 5.^ 2016 Media Guide, p 97. ^a b "Arizona squad wins on Coast" .Prescott Evening Courier . Arizona. Associated Press. September 28, 1929. p. 4.^a b "Arizona Bumps Occidental Footballers, 16–7: Night Contest Makes Big Hit" .Los Angeles Times . September 28, 1929. p. 9 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "8000 Students, Alumni, Town Folks, Dedicate New Stadium" .The Arizona Daily Star . October 13, 1929. pp. 1– 2 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Arizona beats Texas Miners" .Prescott Sunday Courier . Arizona. Associated Press. October 20, 1929. p. 4.^ "Arizona Defeats Texas Miners in Hard Fight" .The Arizona Daily Star . October 20, 1929. pp. 14– 15 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Arizona downs N. Mex. Aggies" .Prescott Sunday Courier . Arizona. Associated Press. October 27, 1929. p. 5.^ "Wildcats Crush New Mexico Aggies by 28 to 0: Plucky Visitors Powerless to Stop Cat Team" .The Arizona Daily Star . October 27, 1929. p. 12 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Wildcats Defeat Tempe Teachers by 26–0" .The Arizona Daily Star . November 3, 1929. p. 12 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Pomona downs Arizona eleven" .Prescott Sunday Courier . Arizona. Associated Press. November 10, 1929. p. 5.^ "Pomona Pulls Surprise Win on Arizona: Sagehens Use Breaks and Great Game of Offensive Football to Defeat Cats" .The Arizona Daily Star . November 10, 1929. p. 10 – viaNewspapers.com .^ Deacon Arledge (November 24, 1929)."New Mexico Holds Arizona to 6 to 0 Score in Their Annual Clash, Here" .Albuquerque Journal . p. 6 – viaNewspapers.com . ^ "Arizona beats Lobos, 6 to 0" .Prescott Sunday Courier . Arizona. Associated Press. November 24, 1929. p. 7.^ "Wildcats Defeat New Mexico Lobos by 6 to 0: Touchdown in First Period Is Margin of Win" .The Arizona Daily Star . November 24, 1929. p. 12 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Wildcats Wind Up Season by Beating Poets: Six Touchdowns Give Arizona Team 40 Points to Visitors' Zero" .The Arizona Daily Star . November 29, 1929. pp. 1, 10 – viaNewspapers.com .
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