1934 Central Eagles football team

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1934 Central Eagles football
MCAU champion
Conference Missouri College Athletic Union
Record6–1–2 (3–0 MCAU)
Head coach
CaptainBart Randolph and Raymond Groves
Seasons
← 1933
1935 →
1934 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Central (MO) $ 3 –0 –16 –1 –2
William Jewell 3 –1 –04 –3 –1
Tarkio 1 –2 –13 –4 –1
Culver–Stockton 1 –3 –03 –5 –0
Missouri Valley 1 –3 –01 –7 –2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1934 Central Eagles football team represented Central College (now known as Central Methodist University) as a member of the Missouri College Athletic Union (MCAU) during the 1934 college football season. Led by coach C. A. Clingenpeel in his 13th year, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 6–1–2 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, winning the conference championship for the third and final time under Clingenpeel's tenure and ending the championship streak of William Jewell, who had won it the prior three years.

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Season summary

Central began the season with a night game against rival Missouri Valley on September 28. [1] The game was notable for featuring altered rules developed by Missouri Valley coach Henri Godfriaux. [2] Rather than quarters being based on time (15 minutes was the standard), they were based on the amount of plays, with the quarter changing each time 30 plays had been run. [2] Additionally, the play clock was set to 30 seconds and a forward pass was able to be thrown from anywhere behind the line of scrimmage rather than only from five yards behind it, the latter being a rule now used in the present. [2]

With the field covered in mud, Central ended up winning 2–0 through a safety scored in the fourth quarter. [3] The game was timed at two and a half hours, although several said that it would have been longer if played under the standard time due to the field conditions and amount of penalties. [3]

Following Central's away game against Missouri Valley, they returned home and played the Warrensburg Mules to a scoreless tie, while outgaining them 125 yards to 86 in a non-conference match. [1] [4] Central afterwards defeated Principia 13–0, including a touchdown pass as time expired on October 12. [5] The next week the Eagles made their conference debut, tying Tarkio 7–7. [6] Gale Earp scored Central's only touchdown with Ricketts making the conversion; near the end, they had a chance to score but failed on downs at the Tarkio three-yard line. [1] [6]

After Tarkio, Central played Culver–Stockton at home. [7] They greatly outplayed Culver–Stockton, outgaining them 189 yards to 41 and making 14 first downs to 2, but were only able to score once, with Jack Oliver running in for the game-winning touchdown in the fourth. [1] [8] The Eagles subsequently traveled to Kansas City, to play the Rockhurst Hawks. [7] On a rain-soaked field, they lost 12–8 in their only defeat of the season. [1] [9]

Central then tied Wentworth Military Academy and College, champion of the Missouri Junior College Union, in a night game 20–20, in what was described as "the most thrilling game" at Wentworth's field in years. [1] [10] The Eagles won their next game at William Jewell, the defending champion, 16–13, taking the lead of the Missouri College Athletic Union. [11] They closed out the season with an 18–6 victory over Missouri Valley, clinching the conference championship for the first time since 1930 and taking the crown from William Jewell, who had won it the prior three seasons. [12]

Central also had a reserve team known as the Rinkeydinks. [lower-alpha 1] The Ragout, Central's yearbook, wrote that "If we overlook the Rinke[y]dinks when writing up a Championship team, we have failed to give credit to a group of individuals who deserve no small amount of praise for their part in the success of the season. These men worked hard throughout the year and in the seasons to come will develop into first string players for another Central Championship team." [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28at Missouri Valley Marshall, MO W 2–0 [3]
October 5 Warrensburg * Fayette, MO T 0–0 [4]
October 12 Principia * Fayette, MO W 13–0 [5]
October 19at Tarkio Tarkio, MO T 7–7 [6]
October 26 Culver–Stockton Fayette, MO W 6–0 [8]
November 2at Rockhurst * Kansas City, MO L 8–12 [9]
November 9at Wentworth * Lexington, MO T 20–20 [10]
November 16at William Jewell Liberty, MO W 16–13 [11]
November 29Missouri Valley Fayette, MO W 18–6 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

[1] [7]

Roster

The 17 player roster, with notes about each per The Ragout:

[1]

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References

Notes

  1. ↑ Central's yearbook recapping the 1934 season misspelled the team as the Rinkedinks. [1] [13]
  2. ↑ Played with several metal braces throughout the season, but was still "a good man for a couple yards any time. [1]
  3. ↑ Described as a "consistent fighter throughout the season" with "plenty of fight and a winning spirit." [1]
  4. ↑ A senior serving as co-captain of the team. Was considered Central's toughest player. [1]
  5. ↑ Described as "a hard man to get a hold of" who "slid" through the field in "the manner of an eel." [1]
  6. ↑ Co-captain with Raymond Groves. A senior who was the starting quarterback. [1]
  7. ↑ A sophomore who was a "little man who tackles hard." [1]
  8. ↑ An end who could also play quarterback. Was left-handed. [1]
  9. ↑ A wide receiver "dreaded throughout the state" and Central's leading scorer. [1]
  10. ↑ Described as player who "thrilled the crowds game after game with his long broken field runs, beautiful punts and rifle-like passes." [1]
  11. ↑ One of Central's top players despite being severely injured for most of the year. [1]
  12. ↑ A "midget" who played center and quarterback. Was one of Central's all-conference players. [1]
  13. ↑ A sophomore who "showed up as a real competitor" and "always came through." [1]
  14. ↑ A "hard man to take out" who was "always in the thick of the fight." [1]
  15. ↑ A senior who played through numerous injuries. [1]
  16. ↑ Described as a versatile player who was hard to stop, Oliver "saved the day" several times with the Eagles in 1934. [1]
  17. ↑ A sophomore tackle who also played placekicker, being key in the win over William Jewell. [1]
  18. ↑ A key member of the team at tackle who was named captain of the all-conference team. [1]

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 "Eagles". The Ragout. Central College. 1935. pp. 39–44 – via Issuu.
  2. 1 2 3 "What's Happening To Football?". Springfield Leader and Press . Associated Press. September 27, 1934. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. 1 2 3 "Safety Beats Vikings". The Kansas City Times . Associated Press. September 29, 1934. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. 1 2 "Central's Eagles Scare Mules Bad In Scoreless Tie". Springfield News Leader . Associated Press. October 6, 1934. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. 1 2 "Principia College Loses to Central At Fayette, 13-0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Associated Press. October 14, 1934. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  6. 1 2 3 "Tarkio, Central Tie". St. Joseph News-Press . October 20, 1934. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. 1 2 3 "Football Schedules". The Daily News and Intelligencer . Associated Press. October 3, 1934. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  8. 1 2 "Culver-Stockton Holds Central To Single Touchdown". Moberly Monitor-Index . Associated Press. October 27, 1934. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  9. 1 2 "Central College Loses". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . Associated Press. November 3, 1934. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  10. 1 2 "Cadets And Central Tie". The Kansas City Times . November 10, 1934. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  11. 1 2 "Eagles In First Place". The Kansas City Times . November 17, 1934. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  12. 1 2 "Title Won By Eagles". St. Joseph News-Press . Associated Press. November 30, 1934. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  13. ↑ "The Eagles". The Ragout. Central College. 1934. p. 70 – via Issuu.
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