The 1934 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1934 college football season. In head coach Tiny Thornhill's second season as head coach, the Indians compiled an overall record of 9–1–1 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the PCC title. Stanford allowed only 14 points during the regular season and logged seven shutout victories This was the second season that the "Vow Boys" kept their vow and defeated USC. The team represented the conference in the Rose Bowl, losing to Alabama, 29–13.
| 1934 Stanford Indians football | |
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 Head coach Tiny Thornhill | |
PCC champion | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 9–1–1 (5–0 PCC) |
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| Home stadium | Stanford Stadium |
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| No. 2 Stanford $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team was rated No. 1 by the contemporary Houlgate System and presented with the Foreman & Clark national championship trophy.[1]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | San Jose State* | W 48–0 | |||
| September 29 | Santa Clara* |
| T 7–7 | 40,000 | [2] |
| October 6 | at Oregon State | W 17–7 | |||
| October 13 | Northwestern* |
| W 20–0 | [3] | |
| October 20 | at San Francisco* | W 3–0 | [4] | ||
| October 27 | USC |
| W 16–0 | 48,000 | |
| November 3 | at UCLA | W 27–0 | 50,000 | ||
| November 10 | Washington |
| W 24–0 | 38,617 | |
| November 17 | Olympic Club* |
| W 40–0 | ||
| November 24 | at California | W 9–7 | |||
| January 1, 1935 | vs. Alabama* | L 13–29 | 84,474 | [5] | |
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References
edit- ^ Levandusky, J. F. (January 11, 1935). "Here's a little incident that happened after the Rose Bowl game". Waukegan News-Sun. Waukegan, Illinois. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
Last year Stanford was Houlgate's choice and the presentation of the trophy was scheduled to take place after the Alabama–Stanford battle.
- ^ "40,000 See Stanford Held to 7-7 Tie by Santa Clara". Santa Rosa Press Democrat. September 30, 1934. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.U. Loses to Stanford: Northwestern Defeated, 20-0, on West Coast". Chicago Tribune. October 14, 1934. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Field Goals Win for California, Stanford: Don Forwards Hold Vaunted Tribe Plays". Oakland Tribune. October 21, 1934. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama air raid crushes Stanford, 29–13". The Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1935. Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.