1934 Birmingham–Southern Panthers football
Dixie champion
ConferenceDixie Conference
Record9–0 (5–0 Dixie)
Head coach
1934 Dixie Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Birmingham–Southern $ 5 –0 –09 –0 –0
Chattanooga 3 –0 –13 –3 –2
Millsaps 2 –1 –17 –1 –2
Mississippi College 2 –2 –05 –4 –0
Centre 1 –1 –05 –5 –0
Southwestern (TN) 1 –3 –13 –6 –1
Howard (AL) 0 –1 –03 –4 –2
Mercer 0 –2 –13 –6 –1
Spring Hill 0 –4 –04 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1934 Birmingham–Southern Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Birmingham–Southern College as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1934 college football season. In Jenks Gillem's seventh season as head coach, the team compiled a record of 9–0 overall with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the Dixie Conference title.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Auburn*
W 7–0[3]
September 28Loyola (LA)*
W 19–2[4]
October 13Mercer
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 14–0[5]
October 19Millsaps
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 28–13[6]
October 27at Murray State*
W 20–74,200[7][8]
November 3at Southwestern (TN)
W 7–0[9]
November 10at Tampa*
W 13–12[10]
November 17at Spring HillMobile, ALW 14–0[11]
November 24vs. Howard (AL)
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 12–013,512[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ Bryan, Jerry (December 3, 1934). "Moccasins End Dixie Program Without Loss". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama. p. 8. Retrieved September 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ↑ "Birmingham–Southern Football Record Book" (PDF). Birmingham–Southern College. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Auburn is beaten in opening game". The Atlanta Constitution. September 22, 1934. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Panthers use air to score surprise, 19–2, victory". The Birmingham News. September 29, 1934. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Birmingham team trims Mercer, 14–0". The Tennessean. October 14, 1934. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Majors lose 28 to 13 to Panthers". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1934. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Livingston, Sam (October 28, 1934). "Birmingham-Southern Downs Murray, 20-7". The Sun-Democrat. Paducah, Kentucky. p. 12. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ↑ "South's Panthers Trounce Murray". The Kingsport Times. Kingsport, Tennessee. Associated Press. October 28, 1934. p. 6. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ↑ "Southern capitalizes on break to beat Lynx in hard fought game 7–0". The Commercial Appeal. November 4, 1934. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Panthers win as Tampa's kicks fail, 13 to 12". The Birmingham News. November 11, 1934. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Panthers nip Badgers, 14–0". The Huntsville Times. November 18, 1934. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Unbeaten Panthers crush Howard, 21 to 0". The Birmingham News. November 25, 1934. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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