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1929 Tulane

9–⁠0 (6–⁠0 Southern Conference), coached by Bernie Bierman.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 1929, game by game: won vs. Northwestern State 40–6; won vs. Texas A&M 13–10; won vs. Mississippi State 34–0; won vs. Louisiana 60–0; won vs. Georgia Tech 20–14; won at Georgia 21–15; won vs. Auburn 52–0; won vs. Sewanee 18–0; won at LSU 21–0+60Won 40–6 vs. Northwestern State+34Northwestern St…Won 13–10 vs. Texas A&M+3Texas A&MWon 34–0 vs. Mississippi State+34Mississippi Sta…Won 60–0 vs. Louisiana+60LouisianaWon 20–14 vs. Georgia Tech+6Georgia TechWon 21–15 at Georgia+6GeorgiaWon 52–0 vs. Auburn+52AuburnWon 18–0 vs. Sewanee+18SewaneeWon 21–0 at LSU+21LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsNorthwestern StateW 40–⁠694%
Oct 5vsTexas A&MW 13–⁠1054%
Oct 12vsMississippi StateW 34–⁠075%
Oct 19vsLouisianaW 60–⁠095%
Oct 26vsGeorgia TechW 20–⁠1442%
Nov 2atGeorgiaW 21–⁠1543%
Nov 9vsAuburnW 52–⁠086%
Nov 16vsSewaneeW 18–⁠085%
Nov 28atLSUW 21–⁠057%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat LSU 21–⁠0; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1929.

Southern Conference champions6–⁠0 in the conference

Record
9–⁠0
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
279–⁠45
Coach
Bernie Bierman
Elo
1631 +126 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
11.1 No. 24 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bill Banker
Offense
Single-wing

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.