1934 Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1934

| team = Middle Tennessee State Teachers Blue Raiders

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association

| short_conf = SIAA

| record = 2–7

| conf_record = 1–3

| head_coach = E. M. Waller

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain = Buck Edwards

| stadium =

| prev = 1933

}}

{{1934 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}

The 1934 Middle Tennessee State Teachers football team represented the Middle Tennessee State Teachers College (now known as Middle Tennessee State University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1934 college football season. Led by E. M. Waller in his second and final season as head coach, Middle Tennessee State Teachers compiled an overall record of 2–7 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play.{{cite news|author=|title=Grid Standings|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59752170/the-courier-journal/|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|location=Louisville, Kentucky|date=December 3, 1934|page=9|access-date=September 21, 2020|via=Newspapers.com}} The team's captain was Buck Edwards.{{cite web |author= |title=Middle Tennessee Football 2021 Media Guide |url=https://goblueraiders.com/documents/2021/8/24/2021_Football_Fact_Book.pdf |publisher=Middle Tennessee State University |location=Murfreesboro, Tennessee |date=2021 |page=145 |access-date=December 30, 2021}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 28

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1934|team=Freed–Hardeman Lions|title=Freed–Hardeman}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN

| score = 18–0

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 6

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Chattanooga

| site_stadium = Chamberlain Field

| site_cityst = Chattanooga, TN

| score = 0–9

| attend =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 12

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1934|team=Union (Tennessee) Bulldogs|title=Union (TN)}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN

| score = 6–0

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 20

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1934|team=Cumberland Bulldogs|title=Cumberland (TN)}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Lebanon, TN

| score = 0–12

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 26

| w/l = l

| opponent = Western Kentucky State Teachers

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–14

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 3

| time = 2:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = West Tennessee State Teachers

| site_stadium = Memorial Field

| site_cityst = Memphis, TN

| score = 0–18

| attend = 1,000

| source = {{cite news |last=Ferguson |first=Don |title=Middle Tennessee Play Homecoming Game With Memphis |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal/124936479/ |newspaper=The Commercial Appeal |location=Memphis, Tennessee |date=November 3, 1934 |page=13 |access-date=May 18, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Morris Jr. |first=George |title=Teachers Defeat Middle Tennessee In Battle Of Mud |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal/124936568/ |newspaper=The Commercial Appeal |location=Memphis, Tennessee |date=November 4, 1934 |page=3, section IV |access-date=May 18, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 10

| w/l = l

| opponent = Murray State

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN

| score = 0–12

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Murray Score 12 To 0 Victory |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91863715/the-lexington-herald/ |newspaper=The Lexington Herald |location=Lexington, Kentucky |agency=Associated Press |date=November 11, 1934 |page=8 |access-date=January 4, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 16

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1934|team=Maryville Scots|title=Maryville (TN)}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Maryville, TN

| score = 6–13

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 29

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1933|team=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|title=Tennessee Tech}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Cookeville, TN

| score = 0–12

}}

References

Middle Tennessee State Teachers

Category:Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football seasons

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