1929 Yale
5–2–1, coached by Mal Stevens. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Vermont 89–0Oct 5
By 89 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | vsVermont | W 89–0 | 91% |
| Oct 12 | at Georgia | L 0–15 | 42% |
| Oct 19 | vs Brown | W 14–6 | 59% |
| Oct 26 | vs Army | W 21–13 | 47% |
| Nov 2 | vs Dartmouth | W 16–12 | 49% |
| Nov 9 | vs Maryland | T 13–13 | 73% |
| Nov 16 | vs Princeton | W 13–0 | 65% |
| Nov 23 | at Harvard | L 6–10 | 48% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Harvard 10–6.
In program history: The 64th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 137 on file).
Photographs from 1929
Famous Yale football coach looks over Georgetown U. Gridironers. Tad Jones, former Yale Coach and one of the leading football authorities in the country, looked over the Georgetown football team at practice today. Jones is shown on left in picture with Lou Little, Coach of the Georgetown teamPhoto: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, Harris & Ewing photograph collection, no known restrictions on publication
Photographs from the Library of Congress’s Prints & Photographs Division, with no known restrictions on publication. Captions as each collection catalogues them.
- Record
- 5–2–1
- Conference
- —
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 172–69
- Coach
- Mal Stevens
- Elo
- 1560 +39 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 4.4 No. 42 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Waldo W. Greene
- Offense
- Single-wing