1929 Duke Blue Devils football team

The 1929 Duke Blue Devils football team was an American football team that represented Duke University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1929 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Jimmy DeHart, the team compiled a 4–6 record (2–1 against conference opponents) and was outscored by a total of 260 to 153. Henry Kistler was the team captain.^[1][2]

1929 Duke Blue Devils football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–6 (2–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Jimmy DeHart (4th season)
Captain	Henry Kistler
Home stadium	Duke Stadium
Seasons ← 1928 1930 →

1929 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Tulane $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Tennessee	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	1
North Carolina	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Florida	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Vanderbilt	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Kentucky	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
VMI	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Duke	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
LSU	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Alabama	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Clemson	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
VPI	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Virginia	1	–	3	–	2			4	–	3	–	2
Maryland	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
Washington and Lee	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Ole Miss	0	–	4	–	2			1	–	6	–	2
Mississippi A&M	0	–	3	–	1			1	–	5	–	2
Sewanee	0	–	4	–	1			2	–	5	–	2
NC State	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Auburn	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System

Home games were played at the new Duke Stadium, on its campus in Durham, North Carolina.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28		at Mercer	Centennial Stadium Macon, GA	W 19–6		[3]
October 5		Pittsburgh	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	L 7–52	20,000	[4][5]
October 19		at Navy	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 13–45		[6]
October 26		at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 12–58		[7]
November 2	2:00 p.m.	at Boston College	Fenway Park Boston, MA	L 12–20		[8]
November 9		LSU	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	W 32–6		[9]
November 16		NC State	Duke Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	W 19–12		[10]
November 23		Wake Forest	Duke Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	W 20–0	750	[11]
November 30		at Davidson	Richardson Field Davidson, NC	L 12–13		[12]
December 7		North Carolina	Duke Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	L 7–48	13,000	[13]
Homecoming