1934 Southwestern Lynx football team

The 1934 Southwestern Lynx football team was an American football team that represented Southwestern University—now known as Rhodes College— as a member of the Dixie Conference and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) in the 1934 college football season. Led by Jimmy R. Haygood in fourth and final season as head coach, the team compiled an overall record of 3–6–1 and with a mark of 1–3–1 in Dixie Conference play and 1–1–1 against SIAA competition.[1][2]

1934 Southwestern Lynx football
ConferenceDixie Conference, Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record3–6–1 (1–3–1 Dixie, 1–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
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 29Sewanee*
W 2–0[3]
October 5vs. Ole Miss*
L 0–196,200[4]
October 13at Mississippi CollegeJackson, TNL 7–20
October 20Mississippi State*
  • Fargason Field
  • Memphis, TN
L 6–21[5]
October 27at Chattanooga
L 7–20
November 3Birmingham–Southern
  • Fargason Field
  • Memphis, TN
L 0–7[6]
November 10Kentucky*
  • Fargason Field
  • Memphis, TN
L 0–332,000–3,000[7][8]
November 17Millsaps
  • Fargason Field
  • Memphis, TN
T 0–0
November 24at Union (TN)Jackson, TNW 20–0
November 29at Spring HillMobile, ALW 7–6
  • *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. "Lynx nip Sewanee streak, win 2 to 0". The Huntsville Times. September 30, 1934. Retrieved August 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Ole Miss gets game by score of nineteen–0". Clarksdale Register. October 6, 1934. Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Mississippi State's brruising attack crushes Lynx". The Commercial Appeal. October 21, 1934. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Southern capitalizes on break to beat Lynx in hard fought game 7–0". The Commercial Appeal. November 4, 1934. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Kentucky Trips Southwestern By Score 33-0". The Messenger and Inquirer. November 11, 1934. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Kentucky Crushes Lynx Team, 33 To 0". The Chattanooga Times. November 11, 1934. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
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