1934 Gonzaga Bulldogs football team
Appearance
1934 Gonzaga Bulldogs football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Record | 8–2–1 |
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Home stadium | Gonzaga Stadium |
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Hawaii | – | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gonzaga | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola (CA) | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Santa Clara | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | – | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | – | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco State | – | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pomona | – | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Humboldt State | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Columbia (OR) | – | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from Associated Press |
The 1934 Gonzaga Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Gonzaga University during the 1934 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Mike Pecarovich, the Bulldogs compiled an 8–2–1 record, shut out six of their 11 opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 180 to 71. The team's victories included three against Pacific Coast Conference teams. The team's only losses were to Oregon and San Francisco.[1]
The team was led by triple-threat halfback Ike Petersen who was one of the leading scorers in college football during the 1934 season. Petersen went on to play in the National Football League for the Chicago Cardinals in 1935 and the Detroit Lions in 1936.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 22 | at Oregon | L 0–13 | [2] | |||||
September 28 | Cheney Normal | W 31–0 | 3,500 | [3] | ||||
October 6 | at Idaho | W 24–20 | 6,500 | [4][5] | ||||
October 13 | Washington State |
| W 13–6 | 11,000 | [6][7] | |||
October 20 | at Puget Sound |
| W 33–0 | 5,000 | [8][9] | |||
October 28 | at Columbia (OR) | W 18–0 | [10] | |||||
November 4 | at San Francisco | L 0–28 | 20,000 | [11] | ||||
November 9 | at Washburn | Topeka, KS | W 2–0 | [12] | ||||
November 17 | 12:30 p.m. | at Wichita |
| T 0–0 | 4,000 | [13][14][15] | ||
November 25 | Montana School of Mines |
| W 53–0 | [16] | ||||
November 29 | at Montana | W 6–4 | > 3,000 | [17][18] | ||||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1934 Gonzaga Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ "Webfoots Overcome Bulldog Threat with 13 to 0 Victory: Oregon Shows Good Defense; Gonzaga's Overhead Threat Strong Though it Fails to Reach Goal Line". The Oregon Statesman. September 23, 1934. p. 13. Retrieved April 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs Take Cheney Battle". Spokane Daily Chronicle. September 29, 1934. p. 12. Retrieved April 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gonzaga Contributes Upset by 24-20 Win Over University of Idaho Vandals". The Missoulian. October 7, 1934. p. 8. Retrieved April 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gonzaga Conquers Idaho: Penalty Paves Way For Vital Scores As Vandals Drop Battle 24 to 20". The Idaho Statesman. Associated Press. October 7, 1934. pp. 1, 9. Retrieved April 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Charles R. Stark Jr. (October 14, 1934). "Gonzaga University Upsets Experts by Defeating Washington State College, 13 to 6: 11,000 Fans Are Stunned by Surprising Victory Drives". The Spokesman Review. p. II-1. Retrieved April 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cougars Lose to Gonzagans". Oakland Tribune. October 14, 1934. pp. A9, A11. Retrieved April 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gonzaga Defeats C.P.S.: Logger Grid Team Loses Clash, 33-0; Bulldogs Show Hard Running Attack and Perfect Overhead Game to Score Over Lumberjack Gridmen". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. October 21, 1934. p. 1. Retrieved April 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gonzaga Defeats Puget Sound 33-0". The Missoulian. October 21, 1934. p. 9. Retrieved April 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gonzaga Downs Columbia, 18-0". The Capital Journal. October 29, 1934. p. 10. Retrieved April 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dons Show Surprising Power in Brilliant 28-0 Win Over Gonzaga". San Bernardino Daily Sun. November 5, 1934. p. 9. Retrieved April 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Safety Wins for Gonzaga Over Washburn". The Capital Journal. November 10, 1934. p. 3. Retrieved April 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gonzaga Plays Here Today". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. November 17, 1934. p. 6. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Shockers Play to Tie". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. November 18, 1934. p. 18. Retrieved July 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Gonzaga, Wichita in Scoreless Grid Game". San Bernardino Daily Sun. November 18, 1934. p. 17. Retrieved April 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gonzaga Dashes Over Mines Team to 53-0 Victory". The Missoulian. November 26, 1934. p. 6. Retrieved April 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gonzaga Defeats Montana, 6 to 4". The Missoulian. November 30, 1934. p. 7. Retrieved April 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Annual Grid Game Nets $100 Profit". The Missoulian. December 1, 1934. p. 5. Retrieved April 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.