1934 South Carolina
5–4 (2–3 Southern Conference), coached by Billy Laval. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Erskine 25–0Sep 29
By 25 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vsErskine | W 25–0 | 91% |
| Oct 6 | vs VMI | W 22–6 | 79% |
| Oct 13 | at NC State | L 0–6 | 54% |
| Oct 18 | vs The Citadel | W 20–6 | 78% |
| Oct 25 | vs Clemson | L 0–19 | 74% |
| Nov 3 | vs Virginia Tech | W 20–0 | 63% |
| Nov 10 | at Villanova | L 0–20 | 46% |
| Nov 17 | at Furman | W 2–0 | 37% |
| Nov 29 | vsWashington and Lee | L 7–14 | 57% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Washington and Lee 14–7; 7th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 81st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 5–4
- Conference
- 2–3 7th in Southern Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 96–71
- Coach
- Billy Laval
- Elo
- 1460 −59 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −6.0 No. 89 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Tom Craig
All-Southern Conference
1 second teamSecond team
Hal MauneyQBAP-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.