1934 Texas

7–⁠2–⁠1 (4–⁠1–⁠1 Southwest Conference), coached by Jack Chevigny.

Schedule and results

Texas in 1934, game by game: won at Texas Tech 12–6; won at Notre Dame 7–6; won vs. Oklahoma 19–0; lost vs. Centenary (LA) 6–9; lost at Rice 9–20; tied vs. SMU 7–7; won vs. Baylor 25–6; won at TCU 20–19; won at Arkansas 19–12; won vs. Texas A&M 13–0+19−11Won 12–6 at Texas Tech+6Texas TechWon 7–6 at Notre Dame+1Notre DameWon 19–0 vs. Oklahoma+19OklahomaLost 6–9 vs. Centenary (LA)-3Centenary (LA)Lost 9–20 at Rice-11RiceTied 7–7 vs. SMU0SMUWon 25–6 vs. Baylor+19BaylorWon 20–19 at TCU+1TCUWon 19–12 at Arkansas+7ArkansasWon 13–0 vs. Texas A&M+13Texas A&M
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22atTexas TechW 12–⁠633%
Oct 6atNotre DameW 7–⁠640%
Oct 13vsOklahomaW 19–⁠055%
Oct 20vsCentenary (LA)L 6–⁠955%
Oct 27atRiceL 9–⁠2044%
Nov 3vsSMUT 7–⁠754%
Nov 10vsBaylorW 25–⁠668%
Nov 17atTCUW 20–⁠1934%
Nov 23atArkansasW 19–⁠1248%
Nov 28vsTexas A&MW 13–⁠076%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas A&M 13–⁠0; 2nd in the Southwest Conference.

In program history: The 82nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).

Record
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1–⁠1 2nd in Southwest Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
137–⁠85
Coach
Jack Chevigny
Elo
1591 +85 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.5 No. 14 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Charles Coates and Bohn Hilliard

All-Southwest Conference

2 first team

First team

  • Bohn HilliardB
  • Phil SangerEAP-1

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

1934 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Rice5–⁠19–⁠1–⁠1
Texas4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
SMU3–⁠2–⁠18–⁠2–⁠2
TCU3–⁠38–⁠4
Arkansas2–⁠3–⁠14–⁠4–⁠2
Texas A&M1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠7–⁠2
Baylor1–⁠53–⁠7

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