1934 Southeastern Conference football season explained

1934 Southeastern Conference football season
Color:
  1. 193980
Color Text:white
Sport:Football
No Of Teams:13
Season Champs:Tulane
Alabama
Season Champ Name:Champion
Seasonslistnames:SEC
Prevseason Year:1933
Nextseason Year:1935

The 1934 Southeastern Conference football season was the second season of college football played by the member schools of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and was a part of the 1934 college football season. Tulane compiled a 10–1 overall record, with a conference record of 8–0; and, Alabama compiled a 10–0 overall record, with a conference record of 7–0, and were SEC co-champions. Five of the 13 selectors recognized as "major" by the NCAA (Berryman, Dunkel, Houlgate, Poling, and Williamson – all math systems) recognize the 1934 Alabama team as the national champion.[1]

Results and team statistics

Conf. rankTeamHead coachOverall recordConf. recordDS
final
PPGPAG
Tulane
Alabama
Tennessee
LSU
Georgia
Vanderbilt
Florida
Ole Miss
Kentucky
Auburn
Sewanee
Mississippi State
Georgia Tech

Key
DS final = Rankings from the Dickinson System. See 1934 college football rankings
PPG = Average of points scored per game
PAG = Average of points allowed per game[2]

Schedule

Index to colors and formatting
SEC member won
SEC member lost
SEC member tie
SEC teams in bold

Postseason

All-conference players

The following players were recognized as consensus first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) on the 1934 All-SEC football team:

All-Americans

Three SEC players were consensus first-team picks on the 1934 College Football All-America Team:[3]

Other SEC players receiving All-American honors from at least one selector were:

Head coaches

Records through the completion of the 1934 season

TeamHead coachYears at schoolOverall recordRecord at schoolSEC record
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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Poll Champions . 73 . National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) . 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records . NCAA.org . July 16, 2024 .
  2. Web site: 1934 Southeastern Conference Year Summary. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. July 31, 2024.
  3. Web site: 2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. August 16, 2014. 5. December 22, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141222163944/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf. dead.