1934 Clemson Tigers football team

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1934 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1934 record5–4 (2–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainHenry Woodward
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1933
1935 →
1934 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington and Lee $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
North Carolina 2 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Duke 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Maryland 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Clemson 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
South Carolina 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
VPI 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
NC State 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Virginia 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
VMI 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1934 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College in the Southern Conference during the 1934 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Jess Neely, the Tigers compiled a 5–4 record (2–2 against conference opponents), finished fifth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 89 to 85.[1][2]

Henry Woodward was the team captain.[3] Five Clemson players were selected as first-team players on the 1934 All-Southern Conference football team: end Stanley Fellers; tackles Tom Brown and Manuel Black; guard Henry Shore; and back Randy Hinson.[4]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22 Presbyterian*
W 6–0
September 29 at Georgia Tech*
L 7–12
October 6 at Duke
L 6–207,000
October 13 at Kentucky*
L 0–7
October 25 at South Carolina
W 19–017,500[5]
November 3 at NC State
W 12–6
November 10 at Alabama*
L 0–40
November 17 vs. Mercer* Savannah, GA W 32–0
November 29 Furman*
  • Riggs Field
  • Clemson, SC
W 7–0
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University. 1960. pp. 15, 47.
  2. ^ "1934 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ 1960 Clemson Media Guide, p. 15.
  4. ^ 1960 Clemson Media Guide, p. 23.
  5. ^ Scoop Latimer (October 26, 1934). "17,500 See Tigers Smash Out 19 To 0 Victory Over Birds". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
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