1929 Big Ten Conference football season information
Sports season
1929 Big Ten Conference football season
Sport
Football
Number of teams
10
Champion
Purdue
Runners-up
Illinois
Season MVP
Willis Glasgow
Football seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Big Ten Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 2 Purdue $
5
–
0
–
0
8
–
0
–
0
No. 5 Illinois
3
–
1
–
1
6
–
1
–
1
Minnesota
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
2
–
0
Northwestern
3
–
2
–
0
6
–
3
–
0
Iowa
2
–
2
–
2
4
–
2
–
2
Ohio State
2
–
2
–
1
4
–
3
–
1
Michigan
1
–
3
–
1
5
–
3
–
1
Indiana
1
–
3
–
1
2
–
6
–
1
Chicago
1
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Wisconsin
1
–
4
–
0
4
–
5
–
0
$ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System
The 1929 Big Ten Conference football season was the 34th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference (also known as the Western Conference) and was a part of the 1929 college football season.
The 1929 Purdue Boilermakers football team, under head coach Jimmy Phelan, compiled an 8–0 record, won the Big Ten championship, led the conference in scoring offense (23.4 points per game), and was ranked No. 2 in the Dickinson System rankings. Fullback Ralph Welch and tackle Elmer Sleight were consensus first-team All-Americans.
The 1929 Illinois Fighting Illini football team, under head coach Robert Zuppke, compiled a 6–1–1 record, finished in second place in the Big Ten, led the conference in scoring defense (3.4 points allowed per games), and was ranked No. 5 in the Dickinson System rankings.
The 1929 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, under head coach Clarence Spears, compiled a 6–2 and finished in third place in the Big Ten. Tackle Bronko Nagurski was selected as the team's most valuable player and a consensus first-team All-American.
Iowa halfback Willis Glassgow won the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the most valuable player in the Big Ten. He was also selected as a first-team All-American by Collier's Weekly, the Newspaper Enterprise Association, and the New York Sun.
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