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1930 Transylvania Pioneers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–5–2 (1–4–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumThomas Field
Seasons← 19291931 →
1930 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Presbyterian $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Centre 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Spring Hill 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Loyola (LA) 2 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Centenary 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
Western Kentucky State Teachers 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
Louisiana Normal 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Mississippi College 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
The Citadel 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 5 – 2
Kentucky Wesleyan 2 – 1 – 1 2 – 4 – 3
Chattanooga 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Mercer 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Millsaps 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Louisville 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Birmingham–Southern 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Stetson 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Howard (AL) 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Miami (FL) 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Southwestern (TN) 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Erskine 1 – 2 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Louisiana Tech 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Georgetown (KY) 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Wofford 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Union (TN) 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 5 – 2
Transylvania 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 5 – 2
Louisiana College 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
SW Louisiana 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Rollins 0 – 0 – 2 2 – 1 – 3
Newberry 0 – 2 – 1 0 – 5 – 3
Florida Southern 0 – 4 – 1 0 – 6 – 1
Eastern Kentucky 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1930 Transylvania Pioneers football team represented Transylvania University as a member the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1930 college football season. Led by first-year head coach George E. Pyle, the Colonels compiled an overall record of 1–5–2, with a mark of 1–4–1 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Xavier*L 0–1410,000
October 4Western Kentucky State TeachersL 0–19
October 11at LouisvilleL 0–18
October 24at Georgetown (KY)Georgetown, KYL 0–13
October 31at Dayton*T 6–6
November 8Eastern Kentucky
  • Thomas Field
  • Lexington, KY
W 26–2
November 15at CentreL 0–32
November 27Kentucky Wesleyan*
  • Thomas Field
  • Lexington, KY
T 0–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Xavier roosters joyful as Warriors are off to fine start". The Cincinnati Enquirer. September 26, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Western defeats Transylvania 19–0". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. October 5, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Louisville blanks Transy, 18 to 0". The Lexington Herald. October 12, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Breaks give Tigers 13 to 0 win over Transy". The Lexington Herald. October 25, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Flyer gridders held to 6–6 tie by Transylvania eleven". The Dayton Herald. November 1, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Reece suffers broken arm as Transy wallops Eastern eleven by 26–2". The Courier-Journal. November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Centre brushes Transylvania aside 32 to 0". The Lexington Leader. November 16, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Transy battles Wesleyan to scoreless tie". The Owensboro Inquirer. November 28, 1930. Retrieved May 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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