The 1929 Temple Owls football team was an

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team that represented

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as an independent during the

1929 college football season The 1929 college football season saw a number of unbeaten and untied teams. Purdue, Tulane, Notre Dame and Pittsburgh all finished the regular season with wins over all their opponents. Notre Dame was recognized as national champion by two of thre ...

. In its fifth season under head coach

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, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record and shut out six of its ten opponents. The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in

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