1934 Washington University Bears football team

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1934 Washington University Bears football
MVC champion
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
Record7–3 (1–0 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadium Francis Field, Walsh Stadium
Seasons
←  1933
1935  →
1934 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington University $ 1 –0 –07 –3 –0
Creighton 2 –1 –02 –7 –0
Oklahoma A&M 1 –1 –04 –5 –1
Drake 2 –2 –03 –6 –1
Grinnell 0 –2 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1934 Washington University Bears football team was an American football team that represented Washington University in St. Louis as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1934 college football season. In its third season under head coach Jimmy Conzelman, the team compiled a 7–3 record, won the MVC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 212 to 59. [1] The team played home games at Francis Field in St. Louis.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 288:15 p.m. McKendree *
W 18–04,500 [2] [3] [4]
October 62:30 p.m. Illinois *
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
L 7–1212,000 [5] [6] [7] [8]
October 138:15 p.m. Wabash *
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 41–05,275 [9] [10] [11] [12]
October 198:15 p.m. Simpson *
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 27–05,024 [13] [14] [15] [16] [17]
October 268:15 p.m. Drake
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 20–07,884 [18] [19]
November 32:00 p.m. Butler *
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
W 32–72,500 [20] [21] [22]
November 102:00 p.m. Kansas *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Francis Field
  • St. Louis, MO
L 0–137,902 [23] [24] [25]
November 17at Missouri *
W 40–137,500 [26] [27]
November 292:00 p.m.at Saint Louis *
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
W 27–718,000 [28] [29] [30]
December 82:00 p.m. SMU *
  • Walsh Stadium
  • St. Louis, MO
L 0–77,300 [31] [32] [33] [34]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • All times are in Central time

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