1930 Transylvania Pioneers football team

American college football season

1930 Transylvania Pioneers football

Conference| Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record| 1–5–2 (1–4–1 SIAA)
Head coach|

* George E. Pyle (1st season)

Home stadium| Thomas Field

Seasons

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1931 ->

1930 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

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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

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 26| at Xavier*|

* Corcoran Field
* Cincinnati, OH

| L 0–14| 10,000| [1]
October 4| Western Kentucky State Teachers|

* Thomas Field
* Lexington, KY

| L 0–19| | [2]
October 11| at Louisville|

* Maxwell Field
* Louisville, KY

| L 0–18| | [3]
October 24| at Georgetown (KY)| Georgetown, KY| L 0–13| | [4]
October 31| at Dayton*|

* UD Stadium
* Dayton, OH

| T 6–6| | [5]
November 8| Eastern Kentucky|

* Thomas Field
* Lexington, KY

| W 26–2| | [6]
November 15| at Centre|

* Cheek Field
* Danville, KY

| L 0–32| | [7]
November 27| Kentucky Wesleyan*|

* Thomas Field
* Lexington, KY

| T 0–0| | [8]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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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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