1934 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1934 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1934 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 4–4 record (2–3 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for fifth place in the Big Ten Conference. Clarence Spears was in his third year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1][2]

1934 Wisconsin Badgers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1934 record	4–4 (2–3 Big Ten)
Head coach	Clarence Spears (3rd season)
MVP	Milt Kummer
Captain	John Bender
Home stadium	Camp Randall Stadium

1934 Big Ten Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Minnesota $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
No. 8 Ohio State	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
No. 4 Illinois	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Purdue	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Chicago	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Indiana	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	3	–	2
Iowa	1	–	3	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Michigan	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System

Guard Milt Kummer was selected as the team's most valuable player.[3] John Bender was the team captain.[4] End Stan Haukedahl and guard Mario Pacetti were selected by the United Press as second-team players on the 1934 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[5] Lynn Jordan returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown against Michigan on November 10, 1934.[6]

The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium, which had a capacity of 32,700.[7] During the 1934 season, the average attendance at home games was 20,666.[8]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 6	Marquette*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 3–0
October 13	South Dakota State*	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 28–7
October 20	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 0–14
October 27	at Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	L 0–19
November 3	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 0–7
November 10	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	W 10–0
November 17	Illinois	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 7–3
November 24	Minnesota	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI (Slab of Bacon)	L 0–34
*Non-conference game Homecoming

[1][2]

References

1. "1934 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 14, 2017.
2. "Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book" (PDF). University of Wisconsin. 2016. pp. 212, 218. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
3. 2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
4. 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
5. "United Press Places Five Gophers on Big Ten Team". The Pittsburgh Press (UP story). November 26, 1934.
6. 2016 Fact Book, p. 130.
7. 2016 Fact Book, p. 280.
8. 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.