1929 New York University

7–⁠3.

Schedule and results

New York University in 1929, game by game: won vs. Vermont 77–0; won vs. West Virginia Wesleyan 26–0; lost at Fordham 0–26; won vs. Penn State 7–0; won vs. Butler 13–6; lost vs. Georgetown 0–14; won vs. Georgia 27–19; won vs. Missouri 14–0; won vs. Rutgers 20–7; lost vs. Carnegie Mellon 0–20+77−26Won 77–0 vs. Vermont+77VermontWon 26–0 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan+26West Virginia W…Lost 0–26 at Fordham-26FordhamWon 7–0 vs. Penn State+7Penn StateWon 13–6 vs. Butler+7ButlerLost 0–14 vs. Georgetown-14GeorgetownWon 27–19 vs. Georgia+8GeorgiaWon 14–0 vs. Missouri+14MissouriWon 20–7 vs. Rutgers+13RutgersLost 0–20 vs. Carnegie Mellon-20Carnegie Mellon
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Carnegie Mellon 20–⁠0.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 58 on file).

Photographs from 1929

  • Beryl M. Follet
    Beryl M. FolletPhoto: Hennepin County Library, No Copyright – United States, via Digital Public Library of America

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Record
7–⁠3
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
184–⁠92
Coach
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Elo
1530 −22 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
2.7 No. 51 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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