1934 Gonzaga Bulldogs football team
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]
| 1934 Gonzaga Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| 1934 record | 8–2–1 |
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| Home stadium | Gonzaga Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | – | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (CA) | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | at Oregon | L 0–13 | [2] | ||
| September 29 | Cheney Normal | W 31–0 | [1] | ||
| October 6 | Idaho | W 24–20 | 6,500 | [3] | |
| October 13 | Washington State |
| W 13–6 | 11,000 | [4] |
| October 20 | at Puget Sound | Tacoma, WA | W 33–0 | [5] | |
| October 28 | at Columbia (OR) | W 18–0 | [6] | ||
| November 4 | at San Francisco | L 0–28 | 20,000 | [7] | |
| November 9 | at Washburn | Topeka, KS | W 2–0 | [8] | |
| November 16 | at Wichita | Wichita, KS | T 0–0 | [9] | |
| November 25 | Montana School of Mines |
| W 53–0 | [10] | |
| November 29 | Montana | W 6–4 | > 3,000 | [11][12] |
References
- "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". The Oregon Statesman. September 23, 1934. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Gonzaga Contributes Upset by 24-20 Win Over University of Idaho Vandals". The Missoulian. October 7, 1934. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cougars Lose to Gonzagans". Oakland Tribune. October 14, 1934. pp. A9, A11 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Gonzaga Defeats Puget Sound 33-0". The Missoulian. October 21, 1934. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Gonzaga Downs Columbia, 18-0". The Capital Journal. October 29, 1934. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Dons Show Surprising Power in Brilliant 28-0 Win Over Gonzaga". San Bernardino Daily Sun. November 5, 1934. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Safety Wins for Gonzaga Over Washburn". The Capital Journal. November 10, 1934. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Gonzaga, Wichita in Scoreless Grid Game". San Bernardino Daily Sun. November 18, 1934. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Gonzaga Dashes Over Mines Team to 53-0 Victory". The Missoulian. November 26, 1934. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Gonzaga Defeats Montana, 6 to 4". The Missoulian. November 30, 1934. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Annual Grid Game Nets $100 Profit". The Missoulian. December 1, 1934. p. 5.
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