1934 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–7 (1–3 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainBuck Edwards
Seasons
← 1933
1935 →
1934 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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 Middle Tennessee State Teachers football team represented the Middle Tennessee State Teachers College (now known as Middle Tennessee State University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1934 college football season. Led by E. M. Waller in his second and final season as head coach, Middle Tennessee State Teachers compiled an overall record of 2–7 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play.[1] The team's captain was Buck Edwards.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Freed–Hardeman*Murfreesboro, TNW 18–0
October 6at Chattanooga*
L 0–9
October 12Union (TN)Murfreesboro, TNW 6–0
October 20at Cumberland (TN)*Lebanon, TNL 0–12
October 26Western Kentucky State TeachersMurfreesboro, TN (rivalry)L 0–14
November 32:30 p.m.at West Tennessee State Teachers*
L 0–181,000[3][4]
November 10Murray StateMurfreesboro, TNL 0–12[5]
November 16at Maryville (TN)*Maryville, TNL 6–13
November 29at Tennessee TechCookeville, TNL 0–12
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Grid Standings". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. December 3, 1934. p. 9. Retrieved September 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide" (PDF). Murfreesboro, Tennessee: Middle Tennessee State University. 2021. p. 145. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  3. ^ Ferguson, Don (November 3, 1934). "Middle Tennessee Play Homecoming Game With Memphis". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 13. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Morris Jr., George (November 4, 1934). "Teachers Defeat Middle Tennessee In Battle Of Mud". The Commercial Appeal. Memphis, Tennessee. p. 3, section IV. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Murray Score 12 To 0 Victory". The Lexington Herald. Lexington, Kentucky. Associated Press. November 11, 1934. p. 8. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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