1929 Drake Bulldogs football team

1929 Drake Bulldogs football
MVC champion
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record5–3–1 (3–0–1 MVC)
Head coach
CaptainJack Barnes
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Drake $ 3 0 1 5 3 1
Grinnell 1 0 2 5 1 2
Oklahoma A&M 1 1 0 4 3 2
Washington University 0 1 1 3 4 1
Creighton 0 3 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1929 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1929 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Ossie Solem, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record (3–0–1 against MVC opponents), won the MVC championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 145 to 79.[1]

Key players included quarterback Lynn King and halfbacks Dick Nesbitt and Jack Barnes. Barnes was the team captain.

  1. ^ "1929 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 3, 2019.