1934 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1934

| team = South Carolina Gamecocks

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Southern Conference

| short_conf = SoCon

| record = 5–4

| conf_record = 2–3

| head_coach = Billy Laval

| hc_year = 7th

| captain = Tom Craig

| stadium = Carolina Municipal Stadium

}}

The 1934 South Carolina Gamecocks football team was an American football team that represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1934 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Billy Laval, South Carolina compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 232 in conference play, placing seventh in the SoCon.{{cite web|title=1934 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=August 11, 2021|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/south-carolina/1934-schedule.html}} On September 29, 1934 South Carolina defeated Erskine 20–0 in the first ever game in Carolina Municipal Stadium.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 29

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1934|team=Erskine Flying Fleet|title=Erskine}}

| site_stadium = Carolina Municipal Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbia, SC

| score = 20–0

| attend = 4,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93662509/carolina-bird-spurs-erskine-fleet-25-to/|work=The Greenville News|title=Carolina bird spurs Erskine Fleet 25 to 0|date=September 30, 1934|accessdate=January 28, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 6

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| opponent = VMI

| site_stadium = Carolina Municipal Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbia, SC

| score = 22–6

| attend = 10,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90905394/gamecocks-open-southern-conference-seaso/|work=The State|title=Gamecocks open Southern Conference season with 22 to 6 win|date=October 7, 1934|accessdate=December 20, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 13

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = NC State

| site_stadium = Riddick Stadium

| site_cityst = Raleigh, NC

| score = 0–6

| attend = 7,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93662728/hayden-passes-to-farrar-to-give-wolfpack/|work=The News and Observer|title=Hayden passes to Farrar to give Wolfpack 6–0 win|date=October 14, 1934|accessdate=January 28, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 18

| w/l = w

| neutral = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = The Citadel

| site_stadium = County Fairgrounds

| site_cityst = Orangeburg, SC

| score = 20–6

| attend = 7,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93662918/mauney-runs-wild-as-birds-top-citadel-2/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title= Mauney runs wild as Birds top Citadel, 20–6|date=October 19, 1934|accessdate=January 28, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 25

| w/l = l

| opponent = Clemson

| site_stadium = Carolina Municipal Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbia, SC

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 0–19

| attend = 17,500

| source = {{cite news|title=17,500 see Tigers smash out 19 to 0 victory over Birds|newspaper=The Greenville News|author=Scoop Latimer|date=October 26, 1934|pages=1, 14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36737368/17500_see_tigers_smash_out_19_to_0/|accessdate=August 11, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 3

| w/l = w

| opponent = VPI

| site_stadium = Carolina Municipal Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbia, SC

| score = 22–6

| source = {{cite news|title=Gamecocks-Gobblers To Match Spurs|url=http://sc-newspapers.sc.edu/lccn/2012218660/1934-11-02/ed-1/seq-1/|publisher=University of South Carolina|newspaper=The Gamecock|date=November 2, 1934|page=1|access-date=August 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919093135/http://sc-newspapers.sc.edu/lccn/2012218660/1934-11-02/ed-1/seq-1/|archive-date=September 19, 2016|url-status=dead}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 10

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Villanova

| site_stadium = Villanova Stadium

| site_cityst = Villanova, PA

| score = 0–20

| attend = 6,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93663189/wetzler-brilliant-as-villanova-trips-sou/|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|title=Wetzler brilliant as Villanova trips South Carolina foe|date=November 11, 1934|accessdate=January 28, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 17

| w/l = w

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Furman

| site_stadium = Manly Field

| site_cityst = Greenville, SC

| score = 2–0

| attend = 8,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93663756/carolina-blocks-punt-to-defeat-furman-2/|work=The Greenville News|title=Carolina blocks punt to defeat Furman, 2–0|date=November 18, 1934|accessdate=January 28, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 29

| w/l = l

| opponent = Washington & Lee

| site_stadium = Carolina Municipal Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbia, SC

| score = 7–14

| attend = 9,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93664012/wl-defeats-so-carolina-to-clinch-tit/|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|title=W.–L. defeats So. Carolina to clinch title|date=November 30, 1934|accessdate=January 28, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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