1934 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

The 1934 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented Appalachian State Teachers College (now known as Appalachian State University) as a member of the North State Conference and the Smoky Mountain Conference during the 1934 college football season. In their second year under head coach Eugene Garbee, the Mountaineers compiled an overall record of 3–5, with marks of 1–0 against North State opponents and 0–2 in Smoky Mountain Conference play.[1][2][3]

1934 Appalachian State Mountaineers football
ConferenceNorth State Conference, Smoky Mountain Conference
Record3–5 (1–0 NSC, 0–2 SMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Field
Seasons
← 1933
1935 →
1934 North State Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Elon $ 3 0 1 6 2 1
Catawba 2 0 2 5 2 3
Appalachian State * 1 0 0 3 4 1
Lenoir Rhyne 2 1 1 5 4 1
Guilford 1 3 0 2 7 0
Western Carolina 0 5 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Appalachian State was ineligible for championship because of limited conference schedule.
1934 Smoky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Milligan $ 3 1 1 6 2 1
Tusculum 3 2 1 5 2 1
Cumberland (TN) 1 1 0 7 3 0
King 2 2 1 5 3 1
Carson–Newman 2 2 2 4 3 2
East Tennessee State Teachers 2 2 1 3 3 2
Maryville (TN) 2 3 0 4 6 0
Appalachian State 0 2 0 3 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28at Milligan
L 0–12[4]
October 5Erskine*L 0–2[5]
October 13Western Carolina 
W 6–0[6]
October 20East Carolina*
  • College Field
  • Boone, NC
W 27–6[7]
October 26at South Georgia Teachers*Statesboro, GA (rivalry)L 13–22[8]
November 3at Concord State*Athens, WVL 6–20[9]
November 17Tusculum
  • College Field
  • Boone, NC
L 0–10[10]
November 23at Florida Southern*Lakeland, FLW 7–6[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "Elon Wins Second Straight Conference Grid Title". Times-News. Burlington, North Carolina. December 1, 1934. p. 9. Retrieved September 6, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  2. ^ Okeson, Walter R., ed. (1935). Spalding's Official Intercollegiate Foot Ball Guide 1935. New York, New York: American Sports Publishing Co. pp. 75, 181–207.
  3. ^ "Big Battles Loom Inside Smoky Loop". Chattanooga Daily Times. Chattanooga, Tennessee. November 21, 1934. p. 10. Retrieved September 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Milligan wins first conference tilt, 12–0". Elizabethton Star. September 29, 1934. Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Erskine beats Appalachian, 2–0". The Greenville News. October 6, 1934. Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Appalachian scores 6 to 0 win over W.C.T.C. team". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 14, 1934. Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "E.C.T.C. loses to Appalachian eleven, 27 to 6". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 21, 1934. Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Teachers bow to So. Georgia". The Charlotte Observer. October 27, 1934. Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Concord gridmen flog Appalachian". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. November 4, 1934. Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tusculum nears title with win over Appalachian". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 18, 1934. Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Southern loses to Appalachian". The Tampa Times. November 24, 1934. Retrieved December 6, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.