1929 North Carolina

9–⁠1 (7–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Chuck Collins.

Schedule and results

North Carolina in 1929, game by game: won vs. Wake Forest 48–0; won at Maryland 43–0; won at Georgia Tech 18–7; lost vs. Georgia 12–19; won vs. Virginia Tech 38–13; won vs. NC State 32–0; won at South Carolina 40–0; won vs. Davidson 26–7; won vs. Virginia 41–7; won at Duke 48–7+48−7Won 48–0 vs. Wake Forest+48Wake ForestWon 43–0 at Maryland+43MarylandWon 18–7 at Georgia Tech+11Georgia TechLost 12–19 vs. Georgia-7GeorgiaWon 38–13 vs. Virginia Tech+25Virginia TechWon 32–0 vs. NC State+32NC StateWon 40–0 at South Carolina+40South CarolinaWon 26–7 vs. Davidson+19DavidsonWon 41–7 vs. Virginia+34VirginiaWon 48–7 at Duke+41Duke
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Duke 48–⁠7; 3rd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 127 on file).

Record
9–⁠1
Conference
7–⁠1 3rd in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
346–⁠60
Coach
Chuck Collins
Elo
1694 +170 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
12.7 No. 18 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Ray Farris

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.