1934 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–8 (1–6 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrake Field
Legion Field
Cramton Bowl
Seasons
← 1933
1935 →
1934 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Tulane + 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Alabama + 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
Tennessee 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
LSU 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 2
Georgia 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Vanderbilt 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Florida 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Ole Miss 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Kentucky 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Auburn 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Sewanee 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Mississippi State 0 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Georgia Tech 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1934 Auburn Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Auburn University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1934 college football season. In their first year under head coach Jack Meagher, the Tigers complied an overall record of 2–8, with a conference record of 1–6, and finished tenth in the SEC.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Birmingham–Southern*
L 0–7[2]
September 29Oglethorpe*dagger
W 15–05,000[3]
October 6at Tulane
L 0–13[4]
October 13at LSU
L 6–20[5]
October 20at Vanderbilt
L 6–7[6]
October 27at Kentucky
L 0–98,000[7]
November 3Duke*
L 6–13[8]
November 10at Georgia Tech
W 18–6[9]
November 17Florida
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL (rivalry)
L 7–148,000[10]
November 24vs. Georgia
L 0–18[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

  1. ^ "1934 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "Auburn is beaten in opening game". The Atlanta Constitution. September 22, 1934. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Auburn makes breaks county to score 15–0 win". The Birmingham News. September 30, 1934. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulane shows flashes of form in 13–0 victory". The Atlanta Constitution. October 7, 1934. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Louisiana State defeats Auburn Tigers by score of 20 to 6". The Selma Times-Journal. October 14, 1934. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Vanderbilt given big scare before downing fighting Auburn Plainsmen, 7 to 6". Johnson City Press. October 21, 1934. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Kentucky drops Auburn 9–0". Kingsport Times. October 28, 1934. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Devils topple Auburn". The State. November 4, 1934. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Auburn finally wins". The Huntsville Times. November 11, 1934. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Gators upset Auburn Plainsmen, 14–7". The Miami Herald. November 18, 1934. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Alf Anderson's passes, Grant's kicks feature". The Atlanta Constitution. November 25, 1934. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: John F. "Jack" Meagher, 1934". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  13. ^ "1934 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2015.


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