The 1929 Duquesne Dukes football team was an American football team that represented Duquesne University as a member of the Tri-State Conference during the 1929 college football season. In their third year under head coach Elmer Layden, the Dukes compiled a 9–0–1 record (3–0 in conference games), outscored opponents by a total of 154 to 53, and won the Tri-State championship.[1] In three years under Layden, the Dukes improved from four losses in 1927 to one loss in 1928 to zero losses in 1929.[2][3]
| 1929 Duquesne Dukes football | |
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Tri-State champion | |
| Conference | Tri-State Conference |
| Record | 9–0–1 (3–0 Tri-State) |
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| Captain | Aldo Donelli |
| Home stadium | Duquesne campus, Forbes Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duquesne $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thiel | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Waynesburg | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Westminster (PA) | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Geneva | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethany (WV) | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team captain and halfback Aldo Donelli won a reputation as "one of the most certain passers and kickers in the game."[2] The team's key players also included junior tackle Tom Kirby,[4] fullback Kass Kovalcheck, tackle Babe Kelleher, quarterback Bud Divinney, and center Maurice Silverstein.[5]
Duquesne played two home games on Bluff Field on the school's Pittsburgh campus and six homes games at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 21 | Edinboro* |
| W 12–0 | 4,000 | [6] | ||
| September 28 | Slippery Rock* |
| W 12–0 | 3,000 | [7][8] | ||
| October 5 | at West Virginia* | Morgantown, WV | T 7–7 | [9] | |||
| October 12 | Albion* |
| W 18–0 | [10] | |||
| October 19 | Loyola (IL)* |
| W 7–6 | [11] | |||
| November 1 | Geneva |
| W 27–7 | 20,000 | |||
| November 9 | at Catholic University* | Brookland, Washington, DC | W 19–13 | 5,000 | [12] | ||
| November 15 | Westminster (PA) |
| W 31–7 | 18,000 | [13] | ||
| November 23 | Haskell* |
| W 7–6 | 5,000 | [14] | ||
| November 27 | Waynesburg |
| W 14–7 | 5,000 | [15] | ||
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References
edit- ↑ "1929 Football Schedule". Duquesne University. Retrieved February 22, 2025.
- 1 2 "Layden, 'Four Horsemen' Fullback, Seeks Record of Master Rockne: Duquesne Eleven Goes Through Season Without a Defeat". Allentown Morning Call. December 20, 1929. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "When Will The Big Crowds Watch Elmer's Boys?". The Pittsburgh Press. November 12, 1929. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Duquesne Football Stars Also Brilliant In Scholastic Work: Kirby, Crack Tackle, Earns High Honor In Pharmacy". Mount Carmel News. December 12, 1929. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Dukes Have Veteran Squad, Tough Card". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. September 5, 1929. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Max E. Hannum (September 22, 1929). "Dukes Open Local Grid Season With 14-0 Win: Layden's Men Score Twice". The Pittsburgh Press. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Bluffmen Register Win Over Teachers". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. September 29, 1929. p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Duquesne Defeats Teachers". The Pittsburgh Press. September 29, 1929. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Dukes play to a tie with Mountaineers". The Pittsburgh Press. October 6, 1929. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Dukes Defeat Albion". The Pittsburgh Press. October 13, 1929 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Final Period Rally Gives Duquesne Win By One Point". The Pittsburgh Press. October 20, 1929 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Dukes Win Stubborn Battle, 19-13". The Pittsburgh Press. November 10, 1929. p. Sporting 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Dukes Overwhelm Westminster, 31 to 7". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 16, 1929. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Duquesne Beats Haskell, 7-6". The Pittsburgh Press. November 23, 1929. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Dukes Rally To Beat Jackets, 14 to 7". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 28, 1929. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.