1934 Howard Bulldogs football team

The 1934 Howard Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Howard College—now known as Samford University—as a member of the Dixie Conference and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) in the 1934 college football season. Led by Clyde Propst in his first and only season as head coach, the team compiled an overall record of 3–4–2 and with a mark of 0–1 in Dixie Conference play and 2–1–1 against SIAA competition.[1][2]

1934 Howard Bulldogs football
ConferenceDixie Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–4–2 (0–1 Dixie, 2–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumLegion Field
1934 Dixie Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Birmingham–Southern $ 5 –0 –09 –0 –0
Chattanooga 3 –0 –13 –3 –2
Millsaps 2 –1 –17 –1 –2
Mississippi College 2 –2 –05 –4 –0
Centre 1 –1 –05 –5 –0
Southwestern (TN) 1 –3 –13 –6 –1
Howard (AL) 0 –1 –03 –4 –2
Mercer 0 –2 –13 –6 –1
Spring Hill 0 –4 –04 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1934 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Furman $ 4 –0 –05 –4 –0
Union (KY) 4 –0 –15 –0 –2
Millsaps 4 –0 –27 –1 –2
Centenary 3 –0 –010 –2 –0
Rollins 3 –0 –05 –3 –0
Centre 4 –1 –05 –5 –0
Western Kentucky State Teachers 4 –1 –14 –2 –2
Loyola (LA) 3 –1 –04 –5 –0
The Citadel 3 –1 –03 –5 –1
Murray State 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Miami (FL) 2 –1 –15 –3 –1
Mississippi College 4 –2 –05 –4 –0
Howard (AL) 2 –1 –13 –4 –2
Louisiana Normal 3 –2 –04 –4 –0
Presbyterian 3 –2 –13 –4 –2
Transylvania 3 –3 –03 –5 –0
Georgetown (KY) 2 –2 –12 –6 –1
Southwestern (TN) 1 –1 –13 –6 –1
SW Louisiana 2 –3 –04 –5 –0
Union (TN) 2 –3 –16 –4 –1
Wofford 2 –3 –14 –4 –1
Mississippi State Teachers 2 –3 –13 –4 –2
Louisville 2 –3 –02 –5 –0
Louisiana College 2 –4 –13 –4 –1
Middle Tennessee State Teachers 1 –3 –02 –7 –0
Mercer 1 –4 –03 –6 –1
Newberry 1 –4 –04 –7 –0
Tennessee Tech 1 –4 –03 –5 –1
Eastern Kentucky State Teachers 1 –5 –01 –6 –0
Stetson 0 –2 –11 –4 –1
Morehead State 0 –4 –02 –4 –0
Erskine 0 –4 –01 –8 –0
Louisiana Tech 0 –5 –04 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Mississippi State*
L 7–13[3]
September 29at Alabama*
L 0–246,000[4]
October 6PresbyterianBirmingham, ALW 42–19
October 12at Loyola (LA)
L 7–13[5]
October 20at Ole Miss*
W 7–6
October 27at Oglethorpe*
T 0–0[6]
November 3at Western KentuckyBowling Green, KYT 0–0
November 10at Tennessee TechCookeville, TNW 27–0
November 24vs. Birmingham–Southern
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
L 0–1213,512[7]
  • *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 open access.
  2. "Grid Standings". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky. December 3, 1934. p. 9. Retrieved September 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. "Howard loses to Maroons". The Birmingham News. September 22, 1934. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Stubborn Howard line holds Tide to 24–0 win". The Birmingham News. September 30, 1934. Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Loyola too strong for Howard in 13–7 victory". The Birmingham News. October 13, 1934. Retrieved April 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Oglethorpe tied by Howard, 0–0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 28, 1934. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Southern holds Howard to 7–7 tie". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 1, 1933. Retrieved February 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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