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1934 Tulane

10–⁠1 (8–⁠0 Southeastern Conference), coached by Ted Cox.

Schedule and results

Tulane in 1934, game by game: won vs. Chattanooga 41–0; won vs. Auburn 13–0; won at Florida 28–12; won vs. Georgia 7–6; won vs. Georgia Tech 20–12; won vs. Ole Miss 15–0; lost at Colgate 6–20; won at Kentucky 20–7; won vs. Sewanee 32–0; won at LSU 13–12; won vs. Temple 20–14+41−14Won 41–0 vs. Chattanooga+41ChattanoogaWon 13–0 vs. Auburn+13AuburnWon 28–12 at Florida+16FloridaWon 7–6 vs. Georgia+1GeorgiaWon 20–12 vs. Georgia Tech+8Georgia TechWon 15–0 vs. Ole Miss+15Ole MissLost 6–20 at Colgate-14ColgateWon 20–7 at Kentucky+13KentuckyWon 32–0 vs. Sewanee+32SewaneeWon 13–12 at LSU+1LSUWon 20–14 vs. Temple+6Temple
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsChattanoogaW 41–⁠093%
Oct 6vsAuburnW 13–⁠070%
Oct 13atFloridaW 28–⁠1253%
Oct 20vsGeorgiaW 7–⁠667%
Oct 27vsGeorgia TechW 20–⁠1277%
Nov 3vsOle MissW 15–⁠077%
Nov 10atColgateL 6–⁠2044%
Nov 17atKentuckyW 20–⁠763%
Nov 24vsSewaneeW 32–⁠091%
Dec 1atLSUW 13–⁠1236%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsTempleSugar BowlW 20–⁠1451%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Temple 20–⁠14 in the Sugar Bowl; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 4th-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.

Southeastern Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference, shared with Alabama

Record
10–⁠1
Conference
8–⁠0 shared first in Southeastern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
215–⁠83
Coach
Ted Cox
Elo
1682 +99 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.5 No. 14 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Joe Lofton

All-SEC

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Homer RobinsonCAP-1; UP-1
  • Claude Simons Jr.FBAP-1; UP-1

Second team

  • HessierOGAP-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 Southeastern Conference standings

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.