1934 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1934 South Carolina Gamecocks football
South Carolina Gamecocks logo.svg
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1934 record5–4 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumCarolina Municipal Stadium
(Capacity: 17,600)
Seasons
← 1933
1935 →
1934 Southern Conference football standings
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 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 South Carolina Gamecocks football team was an American football team that represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1934 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Billy Laval, South Carolina compiled a 5–4 record.[1] On September 29, 1934 South Carolina defeated Erskine 20–0 in the first ever game in Carolina Municipal Stadium.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Erskine*
W 20–04,000[2]
October 6VMIdagger
  • Carolina Municipal Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 22–610,000[3]
October 13at NC State
L 0–67,000[4]
October 18vs. The Citadel*
W 20–67,000[5]
October 25Clemson
  • Carolina Municipal Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 0–1917,500[6]
November 3VPI
  • Carolina Municipal Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 22–6[7]
November 10at Villanova*
L 0–206,000[8]
November 17at Furman*
W 2–08,000[9]
November 29Washington & Lee
  • Carolina Municipal Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 7–149,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[]

  1. ^ "1934 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Carolina bird spurs Erskine Fleet 25 to 0". The Greenville News. September 30, 1934. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Gamecocks open Southern Conference season with 22 to 6 win". The State. October 7, 1934. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Hayden passes to Farrar to give Wolfpack 6–0 win". The News and Observer. October 14, 1934. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mauney runs wild as Birds top Citadel, 20–6". The Charlotte Observer. October 19, 1934. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Scoop Latimer (October 26, 1934). "17,500 see Tigers smash out 19 to 0 victory over Birds". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 14. Retrieved August 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Gamecocks-Gobblers To Match Spurs". The Gamecock. University of South Carolina. November 2, 1934. p. 1. Archived from the original on September 19, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  8. ^ "Wetzler brilliant as Villanova trips South Carolina foe". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 11, 1934. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Carolina blocks punt to defeat Furman, 2–0". The Greenville News. November 18, 1934. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "W.–L. defeats So. Carolina to clinch title". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 30, 1934. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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