1929 Long Island Golden Tornado football team

The 1929 Long Island Golden Tornado football team represented Long Island University as a member of the Metropolitan Collegiate Conference during the 1929 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Herbert Raubenheimer, the Golden Tornado compiled an overall record of 5–5 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the Metropolitan Collegiate Conference title.[1] The team played home games at Hawthorne Field in Brooklyn. Milt Anker was the team's captain.[2]

1929 Long Island Golden Tornado football
Metropolitan champion
ConferenceMetropolitan Collegiate Conference
Record5–5 (4–0 Metropolitan)
Head coach
CaptainMilt Anker
Home stadiumHawthorne Field
1929 Metropolitan Collegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Long Island $ 4 –0 –05 –5 –0
Brooklyn City College 3 –1 –03 –4 –1
New York Aggies 2 –2 –03 –2 –1
Cooper Union 1 –3 –01 –7 –0
Wagner College 0 –4 –01 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

In Long Island's season finale against Brooklyn City College on November 29, a scoring system devised by Pop Warner was used where one point was awarded for each first down gained by the offensive team. Tries after touchdowns were eliminated as was the kickoff in the second half. Instead play resumed where it had ended in the first half.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at RPI*Troy, NYL 0–13[4]
October 5Rider*
L 0–19[5][6]
October 12at Coast Guard*New London, CTL 0–25[7]
October 19at Wagner College
W 37–0[8]
October 26at Upsala*East Orange, NJL 0–14[9]
November 2Buffalo*
  • Hawthorne Field
  • Brookyn, NY
L 0–12[10]
November 9New York Aggies
  • Hawthorne Field
  • Brookyn, NY
W 13–6[11]
November 16Montclair Teachers*
  • Hawthorne Field
  • Brookyn, NY
W 18–6[12][13]
November 23Cooper Union
  • Hawthorne Field
  • Brookyn, NY
W 13–12[14]
November 29at Brooklyn City College
W 22–113,000[15]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "Champion L. I. U. Grid Team Dined". The Brooklyn Daily Times. Brooklyn, New York. December 1, 1929. p. 2A. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. "Golden Tornado In Splendid Shape". The Brooklyn Daily Times. Brooklyn, New York. September 13, 1929. p. 3A. Retrieved May 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. Kearns, Frank (November 30, 1929). "Sports In View and Review". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. p. 11. Retrieved May 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. "R. P. I. Conquers Long Island U." The Brooklyn Daily Times. Brooklyn, New York. September 29, 1929. p. 2A. Retrieved May 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. "Long Island U. and Rider Clash In Brooklyn Collegiate Opening". Brooklyn Citizen. Brooklyn, New York. October 6, 1929. p. 8. Retrieved May 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Rider Wallops L. I. U. By 19 to 0". The Brooklyn Daily Times. Brooklyn, New York. October 6, 1929. p. 2A. Retrieved May 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Coast Guard Academy Crushes Long Island With Aerials, 25 to 0". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. October 13, 1929. p. B13. Retrieved May 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "Long Island U. Beats Wagner By 37 To 0". The Brooklyn Daily Times. Brooklyn, New York. October 20, 1929. p. 2A. Retrieved May 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. "Upsala Vanquishes L. I. U. By 14-0 Tally". The Brooklyn Daily Times. Brooklyn, New York. October 27, 1929. p. 2A. Retrieved May 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  10. "Long Island Loses To Buffalo, 13 to 0". The Brooklyn Daily Times. November 3, 1929. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "L. I. U. Forwards Beat Aggies, 13-6". The Brooklyn Daily Times. Brooklyn, New York. November 10, 1929. p. 2A. Retrieved May 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  12. "L. I. U. Gridders Defeat Montclair". The Brooklyn Daily Times. Brooklyn, New York. November 17, 1929. p. 3A. Retrieved May 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  13. "L. I. U. Turns Back Montclair, 18–6". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. November 16, 1929. p. 21. Retrieved May 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  14. "Long Island U. Eleven Ekes Out 13-12 Win Over Cooper Union". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. November 24, 1929. p. 2C. Retrieved May 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  15. "Long Island U. Eleven Downs Brooklyn City". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Brooklyn, New York. November 30, 1929. p. 11. Retrieved May 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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