1934 Millsaps Majors football team

1934 Millsaps Majors football
ConferenceDixie Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record7–1–2 (2–1–1 Dixie, 4–0–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
1934 Dixie Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Birmingham–Southern $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Chattanooga 3 – 0 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Millsaps 2 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 2
Mississippi College 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Centre 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Southwestern (TN) 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Howard (AL) 0 – 1 – 0 3 – 4 – 2
Mercer 0 – 2 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Spring Hill 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
1934 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Furman $ 4 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Union (KY) 4 – 0 – 1 5 – 0 – 2
Millsaps 4 – 0 – 2 7 – 1 – 2
Centenary 3 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Rollins 3 – 0 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Centre 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 4 – 1 – 1 4 – 2 – 2
Loyola (LA) 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 3 – 1 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Murray State 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Miami (FL) 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Mississippi College 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Howard (AL) 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Louisiana Normal 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
Presbyterian 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Transylvania 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Georgetown (KY) 2 – 2 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Southwestern (TN) 1 – 1 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
SW Louisiana 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Union (TN) 2 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Wofford 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Mississippi State Teachers 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Louisville 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Louisiana College 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Mercer 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Newberry 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Tennessee Tech 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Stetson 0 – 2 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
Morehead State 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
Erskine 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Louisiana Tech 0 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1934 Millsaps Majors football team was an American football team that represented Millsaps College as a member of the Dixie Conference and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) in the 1934 college football season. Led by Tranny Lee Gaddy in his third season as head coach, the team compiled an overall record of 7–1–2 and with a mark of 2–1–1 in Dixie Conference play and 4–0–2 against SIAA competition.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Delta State*
W 21–0[3]
September 28Southwestern Louisiana
  • Alumni Field
  • Jackson, MS
W 19–2[4]
October 5at Mississippi State*
W 7–6[5]
October 12Murray State
  • Alumni Field
  • Jackson, MS
W 7–64,000[6]
October 19at Birmingham–Southern
L 13–28[7]
October 27at Mississippi State Teachers
T 0–0[8]
November 3at Louisiana Tech
W 13–7[9]
November 9Spring Hill
  • Alumni Field
  • Jackson, MS
W 9–7[10]
November 17at Southwestern (TN)
T 0–01,000[11]
November 29vs. Mississippi College
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
W 13–0[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ Bryan, Jerry (December 3, 1934). "Moccasins End Dixie Program Without Loss". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama. p. 8. Retrieved September 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. ^ "Grid Standings". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. December 3, 1934. p. 9. Retrieved September 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. ^ "Millsaps defeats Delta Teachers in first game". Monroe Morning World. September 22, 1934. Retrieved November 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Millsaps triumphs over Southwestern". The Daily Herald. September 29, 1934. Retrieved November 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Millsaps 11 beats State". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 6, 1934. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Majors beat strong Murray team 7–6 in thriller". Daily Clarion-Ledger. October 13, 1934. Retrieved November 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Majors lose 28 to 13 to Panthers". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1934. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Millsaps again tied by Teachers 0–0 to duplicate '33 clash'". The Clarion-Ledger. October 28, 1934. Retrieved April 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Majors score over Tech, 13–7". The Clarion-Ledger. November 4, 1934. Retrieved July 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Millsaps beats Springhill, 9–7". Monroe Morning World. November 10, 1934. Retrieved November 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Millsaps and Southwestern fail to score". The Commercial Appeal. November 17, 1934. Retrieved November 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Millsaps' seniors trounce Choctaws by 13 to 0". Daily Clarion-Ledger. November 30, 1934. Retrieved November 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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