1934 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1934 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	5–4 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Billy Laval (7th season)
Captain	Tom Craig
Home stadium	Carolina Municipal Stadium (capacity: 17,600)
Seasons ←  1933 1935  →

1934 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	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
VPI	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	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 (SoCon) during the 1934 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Billy Laval, South Carolina compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 232 in conference play, placing seventh in the SoCon. ^[1] On September 29, 1934 South Carolina defeated Erskine 20–0 in the first ever game in Carolina Municipal Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Erskine *	Carolina Municipal Stadium Columbia, SC	W 20–0	4,000	[2]
October 6	VMI	Carolina Municipal Stadium Columbia, SC	W 22–6	10,000	[3]
October 13	at NC State	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 0–6	7,000	[4]
October 18	vs. The Citadel *	County Fairgrounds Orangeburg, SC	W 20–6	7,000	[5]
October 25	Clemson	Carolina Municipal Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	L 0–19	17,500	[6]
November 3	VPI	Carolina Municipal Stadium Columbia, SC	W 22–6		[7]
November 10	at Villanova *	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 0–20	6,000	[8]
November 17	at Furman *	Manly Field Greenville, SC	W 2–0	8,000	[9]
November 29	Washington & Lee	Carolina Municipal Stadium Columbia, SC	L 7–14	9,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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.