1934 Auburn Tigers football team

1934 Auburn Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	2–8 (1–6 SEC)
Head coach	Jack Meagher (1st season)
Home stadium	Drake Field Legion Field Cramton Bowl

1934 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	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

The 1934 Auburn Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Auburn University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1934 college football season. In their first year under head coach Jack Meagher, the Tigers complied an overall record of 2–8, with a conference record of 1–6, and finished tenth in the SEC.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	Birmingham–Southern*	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	L 0–7		[2]
September 29	Oglethorpe*	Drake Field Auburn, AL	W 15–0	5,000	[3]
October 6	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	L 0–13		[4]
October 13	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 6–20		[5]
October 20	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 6–7		[6]
October 27	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 0–9	8,000	[7]
November 3	Duke*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 6–13		[8]
November 10	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	W 18–6		[9]
November 17	Florida	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL (rivalry)	L 7–14	8,000	[10]
November 24	vs. Georgia	Memorial Stadium Columbus, GA (rivalry)	L 0–18		[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

1. "1934 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
2. "Auburn is beaten in opening game". The Atlanta Constitution. September 22, 1934. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Auburn makes breaks county to score 15–0 win". The Birmingham News. September 30, 1934. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Tulane shows flashes of form in 13–0 victory". The Atlanta Constitution. October 7, 1934. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Louisiana State defeats Auburn Tigers by score of 20 to 6". The Selma Times-Journal. October 14, 1934. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Vanderbilt given big scare before downing fighting Auburn Plainsmen, 7 to 6". Johnson City Press. October 21, 1934. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Kentucky drops Auburn 9–0". Kingsport Times. October 28, 1934. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Devils topple Auburn". The State. November 4, 1934. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Auburn finally wins". The Huntsville Times. November 11, 1934. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Gators upset Auburn Plainsmen, 14–7". The Miami Herald. November 18, 1934. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Alf Anderson's passes, Grant's kicks feature". The Atlanta Constitution. November 25, 1934. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: John F. "Jack" Meagher, 1934". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
13. "1934 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2015.