1934 San Diego State Aztecs football team

1934 San Diego State Aztecs football
Conference	Southern California Conference
Record	3–5–1 (2–1–1 SCC)
Head coach	Walter Herreid (5th season)
Home stadium	Balboa Stadium Aztec Field Navy "Sports" Field
Seasons ←  1933 1935  →

1934 Southern California Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Whittier $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
San Diego State	2	–	1	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Occidental	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Redlands	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
La Verne	1	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Santa Barbara State	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion

The 1934 San Diego State Aztecs football team represented San Diego State Teachers College ^{[note 1]} during the 1934 NCAA football season.

San Diego State competed in the Southern California Conference (SCC). The 1934 San Diego State team was led by head coach Walter Herreid in his fifth season with the Aztecs. They played home games at three San Diego sites: four games at Balboa Stadium, one game at Navy "Sports" Field, ^{[note 2]} and one game on campus. The Aztecs finished the season with three wins, five losses and one tie (3–5–1, 2–1–1 SCIAC). Overall, the team was outscored by its opponents 61–106 points for the season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at UCLA *	Spaulding Field Westwood, CA	L 0–20		[1]
September 28	at Arizona *	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 0–7	6,000	[2]
October 6	Army-Navy Academy (CA)*	Aztec Field San Diego, CA	W 19–7	3,500	[3]
October 13	Occidental	Balboa Stadium San Diego, CA	W 20–7	5,500	[4]
October 19	La Verne	Navy "Sports" Field San Diego, CA	T 0–0	3,500	[5]
November 3	Whittier	Balboa Stadium San Diego, CA	L 6–26	5,500	[6]
November 10	Loyola (CA) *	Balboa Stadium San Diego, CA	L 3–19	3,500	[7]
November 17	at Redlands	Redlands Stadium [note 3] Redlands, CA	W 7–6	2,500	[8]
November 29	Arizona State *	Balboa Stadium San Diego, CA	L 6–14	4,000	[9]
*Non-conference game

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Notes

1. San Diego State University was known as San Diego State Teachers College from 1924 to 1934.
2. Navy "Sports" Field was the original name of what became Lane Field in downtown San Diego. It was converted to a baseball-only configuration in 1936.
3. This stadium is the predecessor to the current Ted Runner Stadium on the University of Redlands campus, which was opened for the 1968 season

References

1. "Bruins Turn Back Aztec Invasion; State College Gridders Lose First Tussle". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. September 23, 1934. p. P-1 S-5.
2. "Arizona Defeats State College Eleven, 7-0;Blocked Punt Paves Way For Wildcats' Win". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. September 29, 1934. p. P-3 S-2.
3. Kenwood Bojens (October 7, 1934). "State College Downs Cadet Jaysees, 19-7". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California.
4. Kenwood Bojens (October 14, 1934). "State College Trounces Occidental, 20 to 7; Aztecs Hold Situation Well In Hand Throughout Contest". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California.
5. Kenwood Bojens (October 20, 1934). "La Verne Holds San Diego State to Scoreless Tie; Aztecs Fail To Get Inside 20-Yard Line". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. P-3 S-2.
6. Ted Steinmann (November 4, 1934). "Whittier Defeats Aztecs, 26 To 6; Poets Show Real Strength In Crushing San Diegans". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California.
7. Kenwood Bojens (November 11, 1934). "Loyola Defeats Fighting State College Eleven, 19 To 3; Aztecs Display Improvement Against Powerful Lion '11'". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. 2.
8. "State College Noses Out Redlands Team, 7-6; Charlie Lee's Kick Defeats Bulldog '11'". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. November 18, 1934.
9. Kenwood Bojens (November 30, 1934). "Tempe Teachers Beat San Diego State, 14-6; Last Quarter Touchdown Decides Tilt; Lee Is Hurt". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California. p. P-3 S-2.
10. "1934 Football Schedule". San Diego State University Athletics. Retrieved August 21, 2023.