1934 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
The 1934 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1934 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by first-year head coach Carl Snavely and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. They competed as a member of the Southern Conference, finishing with an undefeated conference record of 2–0–1. North Carolina claims a conference championship for 1934,[1] although the official conference champion is Washington and Lee, who finished 4–0–0.[2]
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 7–1–1 (2–0–1 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Captain | George T. Barclay |
Home stadium | Kenan Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington and Lee $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VPI | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team captain and guard George T. Barclay became North Carolina's first first-team All-American, being selected by several selectors including the AP and the All-American Board.[3] He later was the head coach at UNC from 1953 to 1955.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 29 | 2:30 p.m.[4] | Wake Forest* | W 21–0 | |||
October 6 | 2:30 p.m.[5] | Tennessee* |
| L 7–19 | [6] | |
October 13 | 3:00 p.m.[7] | at Georgia* | W 14–0 | |||
October 20 | 2:00 p.m.[8] | Kentucky* |
| W 6–0 | ||
October 27 | 2:00 p.m.[9] | NC State |
| T 7–7 | 14,000[10] | [11] |
November 3 | 2:00 p.m.[12] | at Georgia Tech* | W 26–0 | |||
November 10 | 2:30 p.m.[13] | at Davidson* | W 12–2 | 10,000 | [14] | |
November 17 | 2:00 p.m.[15] | Duke |
| W 7–0 | 30,000[16] | |
November 29 | 2:00 p.m.[17] | at Virginia | W 25–6 | |||
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References
- "2016 North Carolina football media guide" (PDF). North Carolina Athletic Communications Office. p. 193.
- "2017 Southern Conference football media guide". Southern Conference. p. 170.
- "2016 North Carolina football media guide" (PDF). North Carolina Athletic Communications Office. p. 122.
- "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, September 29, 1934, Image 3". September 29, 1934. p. 3.
- "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 06, 1934, Image 3". October 6, 1934. p. 3.
- "Carolina loses". The News and Observer. October 7, 1934. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 13, 1934, Image 3". October 13, 1934. p. 3.
- "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, October 20, 1934, Image 3". October 20, 1934. p. 3.
- "Technician, Vol. 15 No. 5, October 26, 1934 - technician-v15n5-1934-10-26 - NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections | NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections".
- "Technician, Vol. 15 No. 6, November 2, 1934 - technician-v15n6-1934-11-02 - NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections | NC State University Libraries' Rare and Unique Digital Collections".
- "State and Carolina tie, 7–7". The News and Observer. October 28, 1934. Retrieved May 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia on November 3, 1934 · 8".
- "The Daily Tar Heel. (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1946-current, November 10, 1934, Image 3". November 10, 1934. p. 3.
- "10,000 see Carolina topple Davidson, 12 to 2". The Charlotte Observer. November 11, 1934. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "The News and Observer from Raleigh, North Carolina on November 17, 1934 · 8".
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- "The Times Dispatch from Richmond, Virginia on November 29, 1934 · 13 (newspapers.com)".
- "1934 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2018.