1934 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1934 Georgia Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1934 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Harry Mehre, the Bulldogs complied an overall record of 7–3, with a conference record of 3–2, and finished fifth in the SEC.[1]

1934 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–3 (3–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSanford Stadium (30,000)
Seasons
← 1933
1935 →
1934 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Tulane + 8 0 0 10 1 0
No. 6 Alabama + 7 0 0 10 0 0
Tennessee 5 1 0 8 2 0
LSU 4 2 0 7 2 2
Georgia 3 2 0 7 3 0
Vanderbilt 4 3 0 6 3 0
Florida 2 2 1 6 3 1
Ole Miss 2 3 1 4 5 1
Kentucky 1 3 0 5 5 0
Auburn 1 6 0 2 8 0
Sewanee 0 4 0 2 7 0
Mississippi State 0 5 0 4 6 0
Georgia Tech 0 6 0 1 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

edit
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Stetson*W 42–05,000[2]
October 6at Furman*
W 7–2[3]
October 13North Carolina*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
L 0–1410,000[4]
October 20at TulaneL 6–723,000[5]
October 27at AlabamaL 6–2615,000[6]
November 3vs. FloridaW 14–022,000[7]
November 10at Yale*W 14–7[8]
November 17NC State* 
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 27–08,000[9]
November 24vs. AuburnW 18–0[10]
December 1Georgia Tech
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
W 7–014,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References

edit
  1. ^ "1934 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "Georgia shows power in first game of season". Johnson City Chronicle. September 30, 1934. Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Georgia nips Furman". The Charlotte Observer. October 7, 1934. Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Georgia rudely upset, 14–0". The Greenville News. October 14, 1934. Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tulane Wave barely beats Georgia, 7–6". Bradenton Herald. October 21, 1934. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tide rolls on by crushing Georgia, 26 to 6". The Birmingham News. October 28, 1934. Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Crackers smear Gators via air". The State. November 4, 1934. Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgia ends series with 14–7 victory". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 11, 1934. Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Red and Black backs continue victory march". The Atlanta Constitution. November 18, 1934. Retrieved May 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Alf Anderson's passes, Grant's kicks feature". The Atlanta Constitution. November 25, 1934. Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Georgia whips Georgia Tech in closing minutes of hard battle, 7–0". The Miami Herald. December 2, 1934. Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.