1934 Clemson
5–4 (2–1 Southern Conference), coached by Jess Neely. Share
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Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Mercer 32–0Nov 17
By 32 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vs Presbyterian | W 6–0 | 85% |
| Sep 29 | at Georgia Tech | L 7–12 | 29% |
| Oct 6 | at Duke | L 6–20 | 18% |
| Oct 13 | at Kentucky | L 0–7 | 35% |
| Oct 25 | at South Carolina | W 19–0 | 26% |
| Nov 3 | at NC State | W 12–6 | 40% |
| Nov 10 | at Alabama | L 0–40 | 16% |
| Nov 17 | vs Mercer | W 32–0 | 80% |
| Nov 29 | vs Furman | W 7–0 | 55% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Furman 7–0; 5th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 93rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 5–4
- Conference
- 2–1 5th in Southern Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 89–85
- Coach
- Jess Neely
- Elo
- 1490 +66 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 2.9 No. 57 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Henry Woodward
All-Southern Conference
1 second teamSecond team
Randy HinsonRBAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1934 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1934 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington and Lee | 4–0 | 7–3 | |
 North Carolina | 2–0–1 | 7–1–1 | |
| Duke | 3–1 | 7–2 | |
 Maryland | 3–1 | 7–3 | |
| Clemson | 2–1 | 5–4 | |
 Virginia Tech | 3–3 | 5–5 | |
| South Carolina | 2–3 | 5–4 | |
| NC State | 1–3–1 | 2–6–1 | |
 Virginia | 1–4 | 3–6 | |
 VMI | 0–5 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.