1934 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

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1934 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference Southern Conference
Record5–4 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainTom Craig
Home stadium Carolina Municipal Stadium
Seasons
←  1933
1935  →
1934 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington and Lee $ 4 –0 –07 –3 –0
North Carolina 2 –0 –17 –1 –1
Duke 3 –1 –07 –2 –0
Maryland 3 –1 –07 –3 –0
Clemson 2 –1 –05 –4 –0
VPI 3 –3 –05 –5 –0
South Carolina 2 –3 –05 –4 –0
NC State 1 –3 –12 –6 –1
Virginia 1 –4 –03 –6 –0
VMI 0 –5 –01 –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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 Erskine *
W 20–04,000 [2] [3]
October 6 VMI Dagger-14-plain.png
W 22–610,000 [4]
October 13at NC State
L 0–67,000 [5]
October 18vs. The Citadel *
W 20–67,000 [6]
October 25 Clemson
  • Carolina Municipal Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
L 0–1917,500 [7]
November 3 VPI
  • Carolina Municipal Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 22–6 [8]
November 10at Villanova *
L 0–206,000 [9]
November 17at Furman *
W 2–08,000 [10]
November 29 Washington & Lee
  • Carolina Municipal Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 7–149,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming

References

  1. ↑ "1934 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  2. ↑ Rykard, Brim (September 28, 1934). "Carolina Opens With Erskine Tomorrow". The Columbia Record. Retrieved August 23, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Carolina bird spurs Erskine Fleet 25 to 0". The Greenville News. September 30, 1934. Retrieved January 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Gamecocks open Southern Conference season with 22 to 6 win". The State. October 7, 1934. Retrieved December 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Hayden passes to Farrar to give Wolfpack 6–0 win". The News and Observer. October 14, 1934. Retrieved January 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Mauney runs wild as Birds top Citadel, 20–6". The Charlotte Observer. October 19, 1934. Retrieved January 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "Wetzler brilliant as Villanova trips South Carolina foe". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 11, 1934. Retrieved January 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Carolina blocks punt to defeat Furman, 2–0". The Greenville News. November 18, 1934. Retrieved January 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "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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