1929 Jacksonville State Eagle Owls football team

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1929 Jacksonville State Eagle Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
Home stadiumDaguette Field
Seasons
1930 →
1929 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Maryland     11 0 0
Delaware State     1 0 0
Guilford     7 1 1
Texas Mines     6 1 2
Appalachian State     4 1 3
Navy     6 2 2
Georgetown     5 2 2
Middle Tennessee State Teachers     6 3 1
Beacom College     3 2 0
South Georgia Teachers     4 3 2
Wake Forest     6 5 1
Catholic University     5 4 0
West Virginia     4 3 3
Loyola (LA)     4 4 2
Davidson     5 5 0
Texas A&I     3 4 1
East Tennessee State Teachers     2 5 1
Mississippi State Teachers     2 6 1
Texas Tech     1 7 2
Delaware     0 7 1
George Washington     0 8 0

The 1929 Jacksonville State Eagle Owls football team represented Jacksonville State Teachers College (now known as Jacksonville State University) as an independent during the 1929 college football season. Led by first-year head coach J. W. Stephenson, the Eagle Owls compiled an overall record of 5–3.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28at Spring HillMobile, ALL 0–18
October 5Piedmont
W 6–0[1]
October 12at Middle Tennessee StateMurfreesboro, TNL 7–21[2]
October 26Middle Georgia
L 6–19[3]
November 2at Marion
W 20–0[4]
November 9Bowdon College (GA)
  • Daguette Field
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 13–7[5]
November 16at Cumberland (TN)Lebanon, TNW 7–6[6]
November 23at Tennessee WesleyanAthens, TNW 14–13

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Teachers defeat Piedmont outfit by lone counter". The Anniston Star. October 6, 1929. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Middle Tennessee Teachers win 21 to 7". The Nashville Tennessean. October 13, 1929. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Jacksonville undergoes 19 to 6 defeat at hands of Middle Georgia team". The Anniston Star. October 27, 1929. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Jacksonville Normal defeats Cadets, 20–0". The Selma Times-Journal. November 3, 1929. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Jacksonville Teachers defeat Bowdon College gridders by 13–7 score". The Anniston Star. November 10, 1929. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cumberland bows before Alabama Teachers, 7 to 6". The Nashville Tennessean. November 17, 1929. Retrieved December 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.