1929 Mississippi College Choctaws football team

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1929 Mississippi College Choctaws football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–6–1 (1–4–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumProvine Field
Municipal Stadium
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Chattanooga $ 7 0 0 8 2 0
Spring Hill 4 0 0 7 1 0
Centre 4 0 1 5 3 1
The Citadel 4 0 1 5 4 1
Louisiana College 3 0 1 6 2 1
Centenary 1 0 0 6 3 1
Louisiana Normal 1 0 2 4 3 2
Furman 4 1 1 5 4 1
Stetson 3 1 0 5 1 0
Millsaps 3 1 2 6 1 3
Southwestern (TN) 2 1 0 5 3 0
Transylvania 2 1 2 6 4 3
Miami (FL) 3 2 0 3 2 0
Erskine 3 2 0 6 3 0
Birmingham–Southern 4 3 0 4 4 0
Western Kentucky State Normal 3 3 0 7 3 0
Howard (AL) 3 3 2 5 4 2
Presbyterian 3 3 0 4 4 1
Georgetown (KY) 2 3 0 4 5 0
Wofford 2 3 0 3 6 0
Oglethorpe 1 2 0 5 4 1
Kentucky Wesleyan 1 3 0 5 4 0
Louisiana Tech 1 3 2 3 4 3
Louisville 1 3 0 3 5 0
Florida Southern 1 3 0 2 5 0
Mercer 2 5 0 2 7 0
Mississippi College 1 4 1 3 6 1
SW Louisiana 1 5 0 2 7 0
Union (TN) 0 5 1 1 5 1
Newberry 0 5 0 0 7 1
Rollins 0 5 0 0 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1929 Mississippi College Choctaws football team was an American football team that represented Mississippi College as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1929 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Stanley L. Robinson, the team compiled a 3–6–1 record.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Alabama*L 0–556,000[2][3]
October 5Mississippi State Teachers*
W 20–0[4]
October 11Howard (AL)
  • Provine Field
  • Clinton, MS
T 0–0[5]
October 18at Millsaps
L 0–7[6]
October 26at Spring HillMobile, ALL 6–25[7]
November 2at Mississippi A&M*L 0–6[8]
November 9at Birmingham–SouthernL 0–20[9]
November 15Louisiana Tech
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 21–6<1,000[10]
November 20at UNAM*
W 28–075,000[11]
November 28at Southwestern (TN)Memphis, TNL 7–20[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1929 Football Schedule". Mississippi College Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "Alabama does usual thing to Choctaws". The Clarion-Ledger. September 29, 1929. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Alabama smothers Choctaws for 55 to 0 triumph". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 29, 1929. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Choctaws under wraps, win from S.T.C. 20–0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 6, 1929. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bulldogs and Chocs in scoreless draw". The Birmingham News. October 12, 1929. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Millsaps trims Chocs". The Clarion-Ledger. October 19, 1929. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Spring Hill runs roughshod over Mississippi College Indians, 25–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 27, 1929. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Choctaws succumb to Aggies after battle on rain soaked field". The Clarion-Ledger. November 3, 1929. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Southern wins, 20–0, from Mississippi". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 10, 1929. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Canoes of Tribesmen paddle swiftly For 21 To 6 loss oo Tech[sic]". The Clarion-Ledger. November 16, 1929. p. 8. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Choctaws win 28–0 before 75,000 in Mexico City". The Clarion-Ledger. November 21, 1929. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Braves score early but lose at Memphis". The Clarion-Ledger. November 29, 1929. Retrieved August 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.