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1929 Boston University Pioneers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–6
Head coach
Home stadiumNickerson Field
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Pittsburgh   –   9 – 1 – 0
Colgate   –   8 – 1 – 0
Fordham   –   7 – 0 – 2
Bucknell   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 11 Penn   –   7 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 2 – 1
Villanova   –   7 – 2 – 1
Cornell   –   6 – 2 – 0
Tufts   –   5 – 1 – 2
Harvard   –   5 – 2 – 1
Yale   –   5 – 2 – 1
NYU   –   7 – 3 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   6 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   6 – 3 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 3 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   5 – 2 – 2
Drexel   –   6 – 3 – 1
Temple   –   6 – 3 – 1
Carnegie Tech   –   5 – 3 – 1
Army   –   6 – 4 – 1
Providence   –   3 – 3 – 2
Brown   –   5 – 5 – 0
Columbia   –   4 – 5 – 0
CCNY   –   2 – 4 – 2
Princeton   –   2 – 4 – 1
Boston University   –   3 – 6 – 0
Vermont   –   2 – 7 – 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Boston University Pioneers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as an independent during the 1929 college football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach Reggie Brown & Edward N. Robinson, the team compiled a 3–6 record and was outscored by a total of 187 to 103.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Army
L 0–26
October 5at New Hampshire
L 6–24
October 122:30 p.m.Vermont
W 27–6[2][3]
October 192:30 p.m.Worcester Tech
  • Nickerson Field
  • Weston, MA
W 39–6[4]
October 26at SpringfieldSpringfield, MAL 6–34
November 22:00 p.m.at Tufts
L 0–14[5]
November 9at Holy Cross
L 12–44
November 162:00 p.m.Geneva
  • Nickerson Field
  • Weston, MA
W 13–0[6][7]
November 232:00 p.m.at Boston College
L 0–33[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Boston Yearly Results 1925-1929". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "Polombo At Helm In B. U. Home Bow". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 12, 1929. p. 11. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Vermont helpless as B.U. attacks in air". St. Albans Daily Messenger. October 14, 1929. Retrieved June 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "B. U. And Worcester To Use Play System". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. October 19, 1929. p. 10. Retrieved February 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Jumbo And Pioneer To Class At Oval". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 2, 1929. p. 8. Retrieved February 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Geneva Seeking Third Boston Victory Today". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 16, 1929. p. 8. Retrieved February 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Boston Team Bowls Over Geneva Team". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 17, 1929. p. 48. Retrieved February 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Boston College, Smarting Under Two Recent Defeats, Hopes To Regain Stride Against Pioneers". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. November 23, 1929. p. 12. Retrieved May 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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