1934 LSU Tigers football team

The 1934 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) in the 1934 college football season.

1934 LSU Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1934 record7–2–2 (4–2 SEC)
Head coachBiff Jones (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Home stadiumTiger Stadium
1934 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Tulane + 8 0 0  10 1 0
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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 29at Rice*
T 9–9
October 6SMU*T 14–14
October 13Auburn
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 20–6
October 20vs. Arkansas*
W 16–0
October 27at Vanderbilt
W 29–0
November 3Mississippi State
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 25–3
November 10at George Washington*W 6–0
November 17at Ole MissJackson, MS (rivalry)W 14–0
December 1Tulane
L 12–13
December 8at Tennessee
L 13–19
December 15Oregon*
  • Tiger Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 14–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

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Huey Long incident

Throughout Lawrence "Biff" Jones' head coaching career at LSU, U.S. Senator Huey P. Long had reportedly interfered with his decision-making and recruiting.[2] At halftime of LSU's 1934 final home game against Oregon, with the Tigers trailing 13-0, Long approached the team's locker room and demanded to speak with the team.[3] Tired of Long's meddling with the team, Jones informed the Senator that he would quit after the game, "win, lose, or draw."[4] The Tigers would come back and defeat the Ducks 14-13, and Jones would make good on his promise, leaving the program to coach the Oklahoma Sooners and later the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Bernie Moore, LSU's track and field coach, would take over the head football coach position. Both Jones and Moore would wind up being elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.[5][6]

References

Bibliography

  • Vincent, Herb (2008). LSU Football Vault: The History of the Fighting Tigers. Whitman Publishing, LLC. ISBN 0794824285.


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