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Kentucky Football Team History

Kentucky Wildcats

University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Founded: 1865
Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium
Capacity: 67,500
Colors: Blue & White
Coach: Harry G. Gamage
Conference: Southern-

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1881 <-- 1928 <- 1929 -> 1930 --> 2024

1929 Season Highlights

Harry G. Gamage enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Kentucky.

1929 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Maryville	40	0	W
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Washington & Lee	20	6	W
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Carson-Newman	58	0	W
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Centre	33	0	W
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Clemson	44	6	W
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Alabama	13	24	L	@ Montgomery, AL
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Virginia Military Institute	23	12	W
Thu., Nov. 28	vs. Tennessee	6	6	T

1929 Season Totals
Record	6-1 -1
Points Scored	237
Scoring Average	29.6
Points Allowed	54
Defense Average	6.8
Opponents Record	23-6
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-0 -1
Away Record	2-1

1929 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1929 Southern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
North Carolina	9-1	346	60					Charles C. Chuck Collins
Tennessee	9-0-1	330	13					Robert R. Bob Neyland
Tulane	9-0	279	45					Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Clemson	8-3	236	110					Josh C. Cody
Florida	8-2	187	73					Charles W. Bachman
Vanderbilt	7-2	187	56					Dan McGugin
Alabama	6-3	196	58					Wallace W. Wade
Georgia	6-4	155	97					Harry J. Mehre
Kentucky	6-1-1	237	54					Harry G. Gamage
Louisiana State	6-3	246	118					Russell T. Russ Cohen
South Carolina	6-5	163	174					W.L. Billy Laval
Virginia Tech	5-4	170	128					Andy Gustafson
Duke	4-6	153	260					James Jimmy DeHart
Maryland	4-4-2	148	135					H.C. Curley Byrd
Virginia	4-3-2	129	139					Earl C. Abell
Georgia Tech	3-6	105	138					William A. Bill Alexander
Auburn	2-7	28	208					George Bohler
Mississippi	1-6-2	73	222					Homer Hazel
Mississippi State	1-5-2	51	139					John W. Hancock
North Carolina State	1-8	44	207					G.K. Gus Tebell

1929 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1929 All Southern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.