1929 Cal Aggies football team
The 1929 Cal Aggies football team represented the Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture—now known as the University of California, Davis—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1929 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Crip Toomey, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 6–2 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the FWC title. The team outscored its opponents 116 to 25 for the season with all six of their victories coming via shutout. The Cal Aggies played home games at Sacramento Stadium in Sacramento, California.
| 1929 Cal Aggies football | |
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Far Western champion | |
| Conference | Far Western Conference |
| Record | 6–2 (5–0 FWC) |
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| Captain | Kermit Schmidt |
| Home stadium | Sacramento Stadium |
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| Cal Aggies $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific (CA) | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chico State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kermit Schmidt, who played for the Cal Aggies from 1926 to 1929 and was the team's captain in 1929, later played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Boston Braves and Cincinnati Reds.[1][2] Schmidt was the first Cal Aggie to play in the NFL. Following Schmidt, no other Aggie played in the NFL until Tom Williams in 1970.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | at Oregon State* | L 0–19 | ||||
| October 5 | 2:30 p.m. | BYU* | W 19–0 | 5,000 | [4][5][6] | |
| October 12 | at San Jose State |
| W 13–0 | [7] | ||
| October 19 | at Pacific (CA) |
| W 20–0 | |||
| October 26 | at Nevada | W 19–0 | ||||
| November 2 | vs. Loyola (CA) | L 0–6 | [9] | |||
| November 11 | 2:30 p.m. | Fresno State |
| W 22–0 | 8,000 | [10][11][12] |
| November 28 | at Chico State |
| W 23–0 | [13] | ||
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Notes
- This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[8]
References
- "2010 UC Davis Aggies Football Media Guide". UC Davis. p. 117. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- "Kermit Schmidt". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- "California-Davis Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- "Aggies And Mormons Should Supply Thrilling Combat At Stadium". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. October 4, 1929. p. 32. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
. - "Cougars Drop Coast Contest". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. Ogden, Utah. October 6, 1929. p. 14. Retrieved February 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Aggies Win From B. Y. U. At Stadium". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. October 7, 1929. p. 14. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- "San Jose Teachers Lose to Cal. Aggies". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 13, 1929. p. 2-D. Retrieved February 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- "University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- "Loyola Trims Cal. Aggies Score 6 To 0". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 2, 1929. p. 11. Retrieved February 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- Adams, Wilbur (November 9, 1929). "Aggies And Fresno State Play In Stadium Monday". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. 33. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- Adams, Wilbur (November 12, 1929). "Hugh Crowd Sees Aggies Defeat Fresno State 22 To 0 In Stadium". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. p. 23. Retrieved May 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- "Davis Gridders Have Easy Time With Teachers". Woodland Daily Democrat. Woodland, California. November 12, 1929. p. 4. Retrieved February 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mustangs End Football Season With 23-0 Win Over Chico State Team". Woodland Daily Democrat. Woodland, California. November 29, 1929. p. 4. Retrieved November 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.