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1929 NC State

1–⁠8 (0–⁠5 Southern Conference), coached by Gus Tebell.

Schedule and results

NC State in 1929, game by game: lost vs. Washington and Lee 6–27; lost at Clemson 0–26; won vs. Wake Forest 8–6; lost at Michigan State 6–40; lost at North Carolina 0–32; lost vs. Davidson 0–13; lost at Duke 12–19; lost at Villanova 6–24; lost vs. South Carolina 6–20+7−34Lost 6–27 vs. Washington and Lee-21Washington and …Lost 0–26 at Clemson-26ClemsonWon 8–6 vs. Wake Forest+2Wake ForestLost 6–40 at Michigan State-34Michigan StateLost 0–32 at North Carolina-32North CarolinaLost 0–13 vs. Davidson-13DavidsonLost 12–19 at Duke-7DukeLost 6–24 at Villanova-18VillanovaLost 6–20 vs. South Carolina-14South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 4vsWashington and LeeL 6–⁠2766%
Oct 11atClemsonL 0–⁠2627%
Oct 17vsWake ForestW 8–⁠661%
Oct 26atMichigan StateL 6–⁠4048%
Nov 2atNorth CarolinaL 0–⁠3219%
Nov 9vsDavidsonL 0–⁠1366%
Nov 16atDukeL 12–⁠1930%
Nov 23atVillanovaL 6–⁠2424%
Nov 30vsSouth CarolinaL 6–⁠2038%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Carolina 20–⁠6; tied for 22nd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 123rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
1–⁠8
Conference
0–⁠5 tied for 22nd in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
44–⁠207
Coach
Gus Tebell
Elo
1318 −178 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−24.2 No. 94 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1929 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulane6–⁠09–⁠0
Tennessee6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
North Carolina7–⁠19–⁠1
Florida6–⁠18–⁠2
Vanderbilt5–⁠17–⁠2
Kentucky3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
VMI4–⁠28–⁠2
Georgia4–⁠26–⁠4
Duke2–⁠14–⁠6
LSU3–⁠26–⁠3
Alabama4–⁠36–⁠3
Clemson3–⁠38–⁠3
Virginia Tech2–⁠35–⁠4
Georgia Tech3–⁠53–⁠6
Virginia1–⁠3–⁠24–⁠3–⁠2
Maryland1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠4–⁠2
South Carolina2–⁠56–⁠5
Washington and Lee1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠4–⁠21–⁠6–⁠2
Mississippi State0–⁠3–⁠11–⁠5–⁠2
Sewanee0–⁠4–⁠12–⁠5–⁠2
Auburn0–⁠72–⁠7
NC State0–⁠51–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.