1929 Sewanee

2–⁠5–⁠2 (0–⁠4–⁠1 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Sewanee in 1929, game by game: won vs. Tennessee Tech 46–0; tied vs. Transylvania 6–6; lost at LSU 14–27; won vs. Cumberland (TN) 33–6; lost at Alabama 7–35; tied at Ole Miss 6–6; lost at Rhodes 0–9; lost at Tulane 0–18; lost at Vanderbilt 6–26+46−28Won 46–0 vs. Tennessee Tech+46Tennessee TechTied 6–6 vs. Transylvania0TransylvaniaLost 14–27 at LSU-13LSUWon 33–6 vs. Cumberland (TN)+27Cumberland (TN)Lost 7–35 at Alabama-28AlabamaTied 6–6 at Ole Miss0Ole MissLost 0–9 at Rhodes-9RhodesLost 0–18 at Tulane-18TulaneLost 6–26 at Vanderbilt-20Vanderbilt
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Vanderbilt 26–⁠6; 21st in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 46 on file).

Record
2–⁠5–⁠2
Conference
0–⁠4–⁠1 21st in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
118–⁠133
Coach
—
Elo
1342 −59 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−11.9 No. 81 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.