1929 West Tennessee State Teachers football team

The 1929 West Tennessee State Teachers football team was an American football team that represented West Tennessee State Teachers College (now known as the University of Memphis) as a member of the Mississippi Valley Conference during the 1929 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Zach Curlin, West Tennessee State Teachers compiled an overall record of 8–0–2 with a mark of 5–0–1 in conference play, winning the MVC title.^[1]

1929 West Tennessee State Teachers football
MVC champion
Conference	Mississippi Valley Conference
Record	8–0–2 (5–0–1 MVC)
Head coach	Zach Curlin (6th season)
Captains	Slick Headden Joe Koch
Home stadium	Hodges Field, Memorial Field
Seasons ← 1928 1930 →

1929 Mississippi Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
West Tennessee State Teachers $	5	–	0	–	1			8	–	0	–	2
Murray State	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Delta State	2	–	1	–	2			5	–	1	–	2
Lambuth	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	0
Caruthersville Junior	2	–	2	–	1			2	–	2	–	1
Tennessee Junior	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Bethel (TN)	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Will Mayfield	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Sunflower Junior	0	–	1	–	1			0	–	1	–	1
Jonesboro College	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	8:00 p.m.	Sunflower Junior	Hodges Field Memphis, TN	W 20–0	1,500	[2][3]
October 4	8:00 p.m.	Cape Girardeau*	Hodges Field Memphis, TN	T 0–0		[4][5]
October 11	8:00 p.m.	Caruthersville Junior	Hodges Field Memphis, TN	W 26–0		[6][7]
October 19		at Tennessee Junior	Martin, TN	W 13–2		[8][9]
October 25	8:00 p.m.	Cumberland (TN)*	Hodges Field Memphis, TN	W 12–6		[10][11]
November 1	8:00 p.m.	at Jonesboro A&M*	Kays Field Jonesboro, AR (rivalry)	W 6–0		[12][13][14]
November 8		at Bethel (TN)	McKenzie, TN	W 10–0		[15][16]
November 15	3:00 p.m.	Delta State	Memorial Field Memphis, TN	T 0–0		[17][18]
November 23		at Murray State	Murray, KY	W 27–13		[19]
November 28	2:00 p.m.	Little Rock*	Memorial Field Memphis, TN	W 32–6		[20][21]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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