1934 East Tennessee State Teachers football
ConferenceSmoky Mountain Conference
Record3–3–2 (2–2–1 Smoky Mountain)
Head coach
CaptainDean Pryor Hunt
Seasons
← 1933
1935 →
1934 Smoky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Milligan $ 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Tusculum 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Cumberland (TN) 1 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
King 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Carson–Newman 2 – 2 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
East Tennessee State Teachers 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 2
Maryville (TN) 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Appalachian State 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1934 East Tennessee State Teachers football team was an American football team that represented East Tennessee State Teacher's College, Johnson City—now known as East Tennessee State University (ETSU)—as a member of the Smoky Mountain Conference in the 1934 college football season. They were led by third-year head coach Gene McMurray.[1] The 1934 team had a total of 40 players with 13 returning lettermen. Despite a 3–3–2 record, they finished third in the conference. One of the most memorable moments was the Thanksgiving afternoon game with Milligan before a record-setting crowd at the new Roosevelt Stadium, though East Tennessee lost 14–0. Seniors Pryor Hunt and Lynn Massengill were considered "best players to ever play their positions at T.C." according to Berney Burelson.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 5KingJohnson City, TNL 7–12
October 13Carson–NewmanJohnson City, TNT 6–6[3]
October 20at Western Carolina*Cullowhee, NCW 6–2
October 26Maryville (TN)Johnson City, TNW 19–6
November 3Union (KY)*Johnson City, TNT 0–0
November 10at Morehead State*Morehead, KYL 12–13
November 23TusculumJohnson City, TNW 6–0
November 29Milligan
  • Roosevelt Stadium
  • Johnson City, TN
L 0–14
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "East Tennessee State University Athletic Hall of Fame". Johnson City Press. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  2. ^ East Tennessee State University Football by L. Thomas Roberts, Jerry Robertson, and the Buc Football and Friends Foundation, Foreword by Jack Higgs | Arcadia Publishing Books
  3. ^ "Carson-Newman and Teachers Play to 6-6 Deadlock". Knoxville News Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee. October 14, 1934. p. 20. Retrieved September 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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