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1934 Stanford Indians football
PCC champion
Rose Bowl, L 13–29 vs. Alabama
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record9–1–1 (5–0 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1933
1935 →
1934 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Stanford $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
Washington State 4 – 0 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Washington 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
Oregon 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
California 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
UCLA 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
USC 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
Idaho 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Oregon State 0 – 5 – 2 3 – 6 – 2
Montana 0 – 4 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press

The 1934 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1934 college football season. In head coach Claude E. Thornhill's second season as head coach, the Indians compiled an overall record of 9–1–1 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the PCC title. Stanford allowed only 14 points during the regular season and logged seven shutout victories This was the second season that the "Vow Boys" kept their vow and defeated USC. The team represented the conference in the Rose Bowl, losing to Alabama, 29–13.

The team was rated No. 1 by the contemporary Houlgate System and presented with the Foreman & Clark national championship trophy.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22San Jose State*
W 48–0
September 29Santa Clara*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
T 7–740,000[2]
October 6at Oregon State
W 17–7
October 13Northwestern*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 20–0[3]
October 20at San Francisco*
W 3–0[4]
October 27USC
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
W 16–048,000
November 3at UCLA
W 27–050,000
November 10Washington
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 24–038,617
November 17Olympic Club*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 40–0
November 24at California
W 9–7
January 1, 1935vs. Alabama*
L 13–2984,474[5]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ Levandusky, J. F. (January 11, 1935). "Here's a little incident that happened after the Rose Bowl game". Waukegan News-Sun. Waukegan, Illinois. Retrieved January 31, 2023. Last year Stanford was Houlgate's choice and the presentation of the trophy was scheduled to take place after the Alabama–Stanford battle.
  2. ^ "40,000 See Stanford Held to 7-7 Tie by Santa Clara". Santa Rosa Press Democrat. September 30, 1934. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "N.U. Loses to Stanford: Northwestern Defeated, 20-0, on West Coast". Chicago Tribune. October 14, 1934. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Field Goals Win for California, Stanford: Don Forwards Hold Vaunted Tribe Plays". Oakland Tribune. October 21, 1934. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Alabama air raid crushes Stanford, 29–13". The Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1935. Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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