The 1930 Heidelberg Student Princes football team was an American football team that represented

Heidelberg College Heidelberg University is a private university in Tiffin, Ohio. Founded in 1850, it was known as Heidelberg College until 1889 and from 1926 to 2009. It is affiliated with the United Church of Christ. History Heidelberg University was founded b ...

as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the

1930 college football season The 1930 college football season saw Notre Dame repeat as national champion under the Dickinson System, as well as claim the No. 1 position from each of the other three contemporary major selectors, (the Boand, Dunkel, and Houlgate Systems). The ...

. In their first year under head coach

Ted Turney Theodore Roosevelt Turney (April 27, 1901 – February 3, 1979) was an American football and basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Heidelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio from 1940 to 1945, compiling a record of 51– ...

, the Student Princes compiled an 8–0 record, shut out six of eight opponents (including five consecutive shutouts to finish the season), and outscored all opponents by a total of 292 to 20. They concluded the 1930 season as the only college football team in Ohio with a perfect record. They did not qualify for the OAC championship as they played only two games against conference opponents. The team was led on offense by quarterback Dwight Haley with 83 points scored and fullback Otto Vokaty with 79 points scored. The 1930 season was the first perfect season in Heidelberg football history. Other perfect seasons followed in

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...

, 1955, and

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

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{{Reflist Heidelberg Heidelberg Student Princes football seasons College football undefeated seasons Heidelberg Student Princes football