1929 Simmons Cowboys football team

The 1929 Simmons Cowboys football team represented Simmons University—now known as Hardin–Simmons University—as a member of the Texas Conference during 1929 college football season. Led by Frank Bridges in his third and final season as head coach, the team went 5–4–1 overall, tying for fourth place in the Texas Conference with a mark of 1–3–1.^[1]

1929 Simmons Cowboys football
Conference	Texas Conference
Record	5–4–1 (1–3–1 Texas)
Head coach	Frank Bridges (3rd season)
Captain	Rufus Hyde
Home stadium	Parramore Field
Seasons ← 1928 1930 →

1929 Texas Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Howard Payne $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	2
St. Edward's	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	2
Austin	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Simmons (TX)	1	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Trinity (TX)	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Southwestern (TX)	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Texas B team*	West Texas Fairgrounds Abilene, TX	W 3–0		[2]
October 5	vs. TCU*	Buckaroo Stadium Breckenridge, TX	L 0–20		[3]
October 19	at Daniel Baker*	Brownwood, TX	W 15–0		[4]
October 26	vs. West Texas State*	Butler Field Amarillo, TX	W 14–12	6,000	[5]
November 1	Southwestern (TX)	Parramore Field Abilene, TX	W 13–7		[6]
November 11	at Trinity (TX)	Yoakum Field Waxahachie, TX	T 0–0		[7]
November 16	Austin	Parramore Field Abilene, TX	L 0–6		[8]
November 22	St. Edward's	Parramore Field Abilene, TX	L 0–13		[9]
November 28	Texas Tech*	Parramore Field Abilene, TX	W 21–0	5,000	[10]
December 6	Howard Payne	Parramore Field Abilene, TX	L 0–7		[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming