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1934 LSU

7–⁠2–⁠2 (4–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Biff Jones.

Schedule and results

LSU in 1934, game by game: tied at Rice 9–9; tied vs. SMU 14–14; won vs. Auburn 20–6; won vs. Arkansas 16–0; won at Vanderbilt 29–0; won vs. Mississippi State 25–3; won at George Washington 6–0; won at Ole Miss 14–0; lost vs. Tulane 12–13; lost at Tennessee 13–19; won vs. Oregon 14–13+29−6Tied 9–9 at Rice0RiceTied 14–14 vs. SMU0SMUWon 20–6 vs. Auburn+14AuburnWon 16–0 vs. Arkansas+16ArkansasWon 29–0 at Vanderbilt+29VanderbiltWon 25–3 vs. Mississippi State+22Mississippi Sta…Won 6–0 at George Washington+6George Washingt…Won 14–0 at Ole Miss+14Ole MissLost 12–13 vs. Tulane-1TulaneLost 13–19 at Tennessee-6TennesseeWon 14–13 vs. Oregon+1Oregon
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29atRiceT 9–⁠964%
Oct 6vsSMUT 14–⁠1472%
Oct 13vsAuburnW 20–⁠673%
Oct 20vsArkansasW 16–⁠064%
Oct 27atVanderbiltW 29–⁠048%
Nov 3vsMississippi StateW 25–⁠386%
Nov 10atGeorge WashingtonW 6–⁠069%
Nov 17atOle MissW 14–⁠070%
Dec 1vsTulaneL 12–⁠1364%
Dec 8atTennesseeL 13–⁠1941%
Dec 15vsOregonW 14–⁠1369%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oregon 14–⁠13; 4th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 30th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1934.

Record
7–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠2 4th in Southeastern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
172–⁠77
Coach
Biff Jones
Elo
1676 +75 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
16.0 No. 10 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offense
Single-wing

All-SEC

2 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1934 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1934 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulane8–⁠010–⁠1
Alabama7–⁠010–⁠0
Tennessee5–⁠18–⁠2
LSU4–⁠27–⁠2–⁠2
Georgia3–⁠27–⁠3
Vanderbilt4–⁠36–⁠3
Florida2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Ole Miss2–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Kentucky1–⁠35–⁠5
Auburn1–⁠62–⁠8
Mississippi State0–⁠54–⁠6
Sewanee0–⁠42–⁠7
Georgia Tech0–⁠61–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.