1934 Iowa State Cyclones football team
American college football season
1934 Iowa State Cyclones football | |
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Conference | Big Six Conference |
Record | 5–3–1 (1–3–1 Big 6) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Don Theophilus |
Home stadium | State Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1934 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts (later renamed Iowa State University) in the Big Six Conference during the 1934 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach George F. Veenker, the Cyclones compiled a 5–3–1 record (1–3–1 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 132 to 66.[1][2] They played their home games at State Field in Ames, Iowa.
Don Theophilus was the team captain.[2] Four Iowa State players were selected as first-team all-conference players: guard Ike Hayes, ends Frank Hood and Fred Poole, and back Harold Miller.[3]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 29 | 2:00 pm | Luther* |
| W 23–3 | 3,534 | |
October 6 | 2:00 pm | Grinnell* |
| W 26–6 | 3,921 | [4][5][6] |
October 13 | 2:00 pm | at Missouri | W 13–0 | 5,458 | ||
October 20 | 2:00 pm | Iowa* |
| W 31–6 | 16,576 | |
October 27 | 2:00 pm | at Nebraska |
| L 6–7 | 23,277–24,320 | [7] |
November 3 | 2:00 pm | Kansas![]() |
| T 0–0 | 5,843 | |
November 10 | 2:30 pm | at Oklahoma | L 0–12 | 8,000 | ||
November 17 | 2:00 pm | Drake* |
| W 33–12 | 5,870 | |
November 24 | 2:00 pm | at Kansas State | L 0–20 | 7,800 | ||
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Roster
1934 Iowa State Cyclones football roster | |||||
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Coaching staff
Name | Position | Year at Iowa State | Previous job |
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George Veenker | Head coach | 4th | Michigan |
Joe Truskowski | Assistant Varsity Coach | 3rd | Olivet |
References
- ^ "1934 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- ^ a b "2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 134.
- ^ 2017 Fact Book, p. 74.
- ^ North, Jack (October 5, 1934). "Iowa State and Grinnell Resume Grid Relations Saturday". Des Moines Tribune. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 11A. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ North, Jack (October 7, 1934). "Hard Driving Cyclone Attack Defeats Grinnell, 26 to 6". Des Moines Sunday Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ North, Jack (October 7, 1934). "Losers Stage Plucky Fight On Ames Grid (continued)". Des Moines Sunday Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 6, sports section. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ McBride, Gregg (November 6, 1934). "Saturday Turnout is Likely Top Previous Mark at Nebraska U." The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. p. 8. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Iowa State vs. Iowa, October 20, 1934 | Iowa State University Library". digitalcollections.lib.iastate.edu. Retrieved November 8, 2021.