The 1934 East Tennessee State Teachers football team was an American football team that represented East Tennessee State Teacher's College, Johnson City—now known as East Tennessee State University (ETSU)—as a member of the Smoky Mountain Conference in the 1934 college football season. They were led by third-year head coach Gene McMurray.[1] The 1934 team had a total of 40 players with 13 returning lettermen. Despite a 3–3–2 record, they finished third in the conference. One of the most memorable moments was the Thanksgiving afternoon game with Milligan before a record-setting crowd at the new Roosevelt Stadium, though East Tennessee lost 14–0. Seniors Pryor Hunt and Lynn Massengill were considered "best players to ever play their positions at T.C." according to Berney Burelson.[2]
| 1934 East Tennessee State Teachers football | |
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| Conference | Smoky Mountain Conference |
| Record | 3–3–2 (2–2–1 Smoky Mountain) |
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| Captain | Dean Pryor Hunt |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| October 5 | King | Johnson City, TN | L 7–12 | |
| October 13 | Carson–Newman | Johnson City, TN | T 6–6 | [3] |
| October 20 | at Western Carolina* | Cullowhee, NC | W 6–2 | |
| October 26 | Maryville (TN) | Johnson City, TN | W 19–6 | |
| November 3 | Union (KY)* | Johnson City, TN | T 0–0 | |
| November 10 | at Morehead State* | Morehead, KY | L 12–13 | |
| November 23 | Tusculum | Johnson City, TN | W 6–0 | |
| November 29 | Milligan |
| L 0–14 | |
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References
edit- ^ "East Tennessee State University Athletic Hall of Fame". Johnson City Press. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ East Tennessee State University Football by L. Thomas Roberts, Jerry Robertson, and the Buc Football and Friends Foundation, Foreword by Jack Higgs | Arcadia Publishing Books
- ^ "Carson-Newman and Teachers Play to 6-6 Deadlock". Knoxville News Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee. October 14, 1934. p. 20. Retrieved September 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
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