1929 Cal Aggies football team

The 1929 Cal Aggies football team represented the Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture[note 1] in the 1929 college football season.[1] The team was known as either the Cal Aggies or California Aggies, and competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2]

1929 Cal Aggies football
Far Western champion
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1929 record6–2 (5–0 FWC)
Head coach
1929 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
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
  • $ – Conference champion

The Aggies were led by second-year head coach Irv "Crip" Toomey. They played home games in Sacramento, California. The Aggies finished as champion of the FWC, with a record of six wins and two losses (6–2, 3–1 FWC). The Aggies outscored their opponents 116–25 for the 1929 season, with all of their victories coming via shutout.

Kermit Schmidt, who played for the Cal Aggies from 1926 to 1929,[2] later played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Boston Braves and Cincinnati Reds.[3] 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.[4]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 28at Oregon State*
L 0–19
October 6BYU*Sacramento, CAW 19–0[5]
October 12at San Jose State[note 3]
W 13–0[6]
October 19at Pacific (CA)[note 4]
W 20–0
October 26at Nevada
W 19–0
November 2at Loyola (CA)[note 6]*
L 0–6[7]
November 11Fresno State[note 7]Sacramento, CAW 22–0[8]
November 28at Chico State[note 8]
W 23–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes
  1. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959.
  2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
  3. San Jose State University was known as State Teachers College at San Jose from 1921 to 1934.
  4. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
  5. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season."University of Nevada, Reno; Mackay Stadium". Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  6. Loyola Marymount University was known as Loyola College of Los Angeles from 1918 to 1929.
  7. California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911 to 1948.
  8. California State University, Chico (Chico State) was known as Chico State Teachers College from 1921 to 1934.

References
  1. https://issuu.com/ucdavisaggies/docs/10fbguide/120
  2. "2010 UC Davis Aggies Football Media Guide". UC Davis. p. 117. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  3. "Kermit Schmidt". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  4. "California-Davis Players/Alumni". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  5. "Cougars Drop Coast Contest". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. Ogden, Utah. October 6, 1929. p. 14. Retrieved February 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "San Jose Teachers Lose to Cal. Aggies". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. October 13, 1929. p. 2-D. Retrieved February 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Loyola Trims Cal. Aggies Score 6 To 0". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. November 2, 1929. p. 11. Retrieved February 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Davis Gridders Have Easy Time With Teachers". Woodland Daily Democrat. Woodland, California. November 12, 1929. p. 4. Retrieved February 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "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.
  10. "California – Davis Yearly Results". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  11. "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Retrieved April 22, 2017.
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