1934 Southwestern Lynx football team

1934 Southwestern Lynx football
Conference	Dixie Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	3–6–1 (1–3–1 Dixie, 1–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Jimmy R. Haygood (4th season)
Seasons ←  1933 1935  →

1934 Dixie Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Birmingham–Southern $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Chattanooga	3	–	0	–	1			3	–	3	–	2
Millsaps	2	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	2
Mississippi College	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Centre	1	–	1	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Southwestern (TN)	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Howard (AL)	0	–	1	–	0			3	–	4	–	2
Mercer	0	–	2	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Spring Hill	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

1934 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Furman $	4	–	0	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Union (KY)	4	–	0	–	1			5	–	0	–	2
Millsaps	4	–	0	–	2			7	–	1	–	2
Centenary	3	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Rollins	3	–	0	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Centre	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Western Kentucky State Teachers	4	–	1	–	1			4	–	2	–	2
Loyola (LA)	3	–	1	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	3	–	1	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Murray State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Miami (FL)	2	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Mississippi College	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Howard (AL)	2	–	1	–	1			3	–	4	–	2
Louisiana Normal	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Presbyterian	3	–	2	–	1			3	–	4	–	2
Transylvania	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Georgetown (KY)	2	–	2	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Southwestern (TN)	1	–	1	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
SW Louisiana	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Union (TN)	2	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Wofford	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Mississippi State Teachers	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	2
Louisville	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Louisiana College	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Mercer	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Newberry	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Tennessee Tech	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Stetson	0	–	2	–	1			1	–	4	–	1
Morehead State	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
Erskine	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Louisiana Tech	0	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1934 Southwestern Lynx football team was an American football team that represented Southwestern University—now known as Rhodes College— as a member of the Dixie Conference and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) in the 1934 college football season. Led by Jimmy R. Haygood in fourth and final season as head coach, the team compiled an overall record of 3–6–1 and with a mark of 1–3–1 in Dixie Conference play and 1–1–1 against SIAA competition. ^{[1] [2]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Sewanee *	Fargason Field Memphis, TN (rivalry)	W 2–0		[3]
October 5	vs. Ole Miss *	Soldiers' Field Clarksdale, MS	L 0–19	6,200	[4]
October 13	at Mississippi College	State Fairgrounds Jackson, MS	L 7–20	4,000	[5]
October 20	Mississippi State *	Fargason Field Memphis, TN	L 6–21		[6]
October 27	at Chattanooga	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 7–20		[7]
November 3	Birmingham–Southern	Fargason Field Memphis, TN	L 0–7		[8]
November 10	Kentucky *	Fargason Field Memphis, TN	L 0–33	2,000–3,000	[9] [10]
November 16	Millsaps	Fargason Field Memphis, TN	T 0–0	1,000	[11]
November 24	at Union (TN)	Jackson, TN	W 20–0		[12]
November 29	at Spring Hill	Hartwell Field Mobile, AL	W 7–6	5,000	[13]
*Non-conference game

References

1. Bryan, Jerry (December 3, 1934). "Moccasins End Dixie Program Without Loss". The Birmingham News . Birmingham, Alabama. p. 8. Retrieved September 21, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
2. "Grid Standings". The Courier-Journal . Louisville, Kentucky. December 3, 1934. p. 9. Retrieved September 21, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
3. "Lynx nip Sewanee streak, win 2 to 0". The Huntsville Times. September 30, 1934. Retrieved August 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Ole Miss gets game by score of nineteen–0". Clarksdale Register. October 6, 1934. Retrieved September 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Fighting Lynx sent down to defeat by Choctaws". The Commercial Appeal. October 14, 1934. Retrieved April 13, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Mississippi State's brruising attack crushes Lynx". The Commercial Appeal. October 21, 1934. Retrieved September 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Snakes dig fangs into Southwestern". The State. October 28, 1934. Retrieved April 13, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Southern capitalizes on break to beat Lynx in hard fought game 7–0". The Commercial Appeal. November 4, 1934. Retrieved February 21, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Kentucky Trips Southwestern By Score 33–0". The Messenger and Inquirer. November 11, 1934. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Kentucky Crushes Lynx Team, 33 To 0". The Chattanooga Times. November 11, 1934. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Millsaps and Southwestern fail to score". The Commercial Appeal. November 17, 1934. Retrieved April 13, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Southwestern rolls over Union, winning 20 to 0". The Nashville Tennessean. November 25, 1934. Retrieved April 13, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Last period touchdown wins for Southwestern". The Commercial Appeal. November 30, 1934. Retrieved April 13, 2024– via Newspapers.com.