1934 LSU Tigers football team explained

Year:1934
Team:LSU Tigers
Sport:football
Conference:Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:SEC
Record:7–2–2
Conf Record:4–2
Head Coach:Biff Jones
Hc Year:3rd
Off Scheme:Single-wing
Stadium:Tiger Stadium

The 1934 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1934 college football season. In their third year under head coach Biff Jones, the Tigers complied an overall record of 7–2–2, with a conference record of 4–2, and finished fourth in the SEC.[1]

Schedule

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Huey Long incident

Throughout Lawrence "Biff" Jones' head coaching career at LSU, U.S. Senator Huey P. Long had reportedly interfered with his decision-making and recruiting.[3] At halftime of LSU's 1934 final home game against Oregon, with the Tigers trailing 13–0, Long approached the team's locker room and demanded to speak with the team. Tired of Long's meddling with the team, Jones informed the Senator that he would quit after the game, "win, lose, or draw."[4] The Tigers would come back and defeat the Ducks 14–13, and Jones would make good on his promise, leaving the program to coach the Oklahoma Sooners and later the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Bernie Moore, LSU's track and field coach, would take over the head football coach position. Moore had coached LSU to the NCAA track and field championship in 1933.[5] Both Jones and Moore would wind up being elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.[6] [7]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. News: 1934 LSU Fighting Tigers Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. September 26, 2023.
  2. Web site: 2013 LSU Football Media Guide . . 152 . July 17, 2014.
  3. Web site: Jack Gremillion, Alumnus, on Huey Long and Coach Biff Jones butting heads.
  4. Web site: Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Inductees - Lawrence "Biff" Jones.
  5. Web site: Meet the 1933 National Champion Track & Field Team. 5 June 2008.
  6. Web site: Lawrence (Biff) Jones, 84 Football Star, Coach Dies. The Washington Post.
  7. Web site: Bernie Moore Dies but Imprint on SEC Remains. March 5, 2016. St. Petersburg Times. Associated Press. November 7, 1967.