1934 LSU Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1934 LSU Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Louisiana State University (LSU) as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1934 college football season. In their third year under head coach Biff Jones, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7â2â2, with a conference record of 4â2, and finished fourth in the SEC.[1]
- Biff Jones (3rd season)
| 1934 LSU Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 7â2â2 (4â2 SEC) |
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| Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
| Home stadium | Tiger Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Tulane + | 8 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 10 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Alabama + | 7 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 10 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 5 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 8 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 4 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 2 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 3 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 4 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 2 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 6 | â | 3 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 2 | â | 3 | â | 1 | 4 | â | 5 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 1 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 5 | â | 5 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 1 | â | 6 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 8 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 0 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 7 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 0 | â | 5 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 6 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 0 | â | 6 | â | 0 | 1 | â | 9 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 29 | at Rice* | T 9â9 | [2] | ||
| October 6 | SMU* | T 14â14 | [3] | ||
| October 13 | Auburn |
| W 20â6 | [4] | |
| October 20 | vs. Arkansas* | W 16â0 | 12,000 | [5] | |
| October 27 | at Vanderbilt | W 29â0 | 20,000 | [6] | |
| November 3 | Mississippi State |
| W 25â3 | [7] | |
| November 10 | at George Washington* | W 6â0 | 20,000 | [8] | |
| November 17 | at Ole Miss |
| W 14â0 | 10,000 | [9] |
| December 1 | Tulane |
| L 12â13 | 30,000 | [10] |
| December 8 | at Tennessee | L 13â19 | 18,000 | [11] | |
| December 15 | Oregon* |
| W 14â13 | 10,000 | [12] |
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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.[14] At halftime of LSU's 1934 final home game against Oregon, with the Tigers trailing 13â0, Long approached the team's locker room and demanded to speak with the team.[15] Tired of Long's meddling with the team, Jones informed the Senator that he would quit after the game, "win, lose, or draw."[16] The Tigers would come back and defeat the Ducks 14â13, 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. Moore had coached LSU to the NCAA track and field championship in 1933.[17] Both Jones and Moore would wind up being elected to the College Football Hall of Fame.[18][19]
