1934 Birmingham–Southern Panthers football team

The 1934 Birmingham–Southern Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Birmingham–Southern College as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1934 college football season. In Jenks Gillem's seventh season as head coach, the team compiled a record of 9–0 overall with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the Dixie Conference title.[1][2]

1934 Birmingham–Southern Panthers football
Dixie champion
ConferenceDixie Conference
Record9–0 (5–0 Dixie)
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

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Auburn*
W 7–0[3]
September 28Loyola (LA)*
W 19–2[4]
October 13Mercer
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 14–0[5]
October 19Millsaps
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 28–13[6]
October 27at Murray State*
W 20–74,200[7][8]
November 3at Southwestern (TN)
W 7–0[9]
November 10at Tampa*
W 13–12[10]
November 17at Spring HillMobile, ALW 14–0[11]
November 24vs. Howard (AL)
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 12–013,512[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 open access.
  2. "Birmingham–Southern Football Record Book" (PDF). Birmingham–Southern College. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2020.
  3. "Auburn is beaten in opening game". The Atlanta Constitution. September 22, 1934. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Panthers use air to score surprise, 19–2, victory". The Birmingham News. September 29, 1934. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Birmingham team trims Mercer, 14–0". The Tennessean. October 14, 1934. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Majors lose 28 to 13 to Panthers". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1934. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Livingston, Sam (October 28, 1934). "Birmingham-Southern Downs Murray, 20-7". The Sun-Democrat. Paducah, Kentucky. p. 12. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "South's Panthers Trounce Murray". The Kingsport Times. Kingsport, Tennessee. Associated Press. October 28, 1934. p. 6. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. "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.
  10. "Panthers win as Tampa's kicks fail, 13 to 12". The Birmingham News. November 11, 1934. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Panthers nip Badgers, 14–0". The Huntsville Times. November 18, 1934. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Unbeaten Panthers crush Howard, 21 to 0". The Birmingham News. November 25, 1934. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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