1934 All-Eastern football team
The 1934 All-Eastern football team consists of American football players chosen by various selectors as the best players at each position among the Eastern colleges and universities during the 1934 college football season.
| 1934 All-Eastern football team |
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| All-Eastern football team |
| 1934 college football season |
| 1932 1933 ← → 1935 1936 |
Four players were selected to the first team by all four of the known selectors: quarterback Buzz Borries of Navy; halfback Jack Buckler of Army; tackle Jim Steen of Syracuse; and guard Chuck Hartwig for Pittsburgh.
The 1934 Pittsburgh Panthers football team were recognized as the 1934 national champion and placed seven players on at least one of the first-team All-Eastern teams.
Three Eastern players received All-Eastern honors and were also consensus picks on the 1934 All-America college football team: guard Chuck Hartwig of Pittburgh; halfback Buzz Borries of Navy; and center George Shotwell of Pittsburgh.
All-Eastern selections
Quarterbacks
- Buzz Borries, Navy (AP-1 [hb], CP-1, AK, JS-1)
- Miller Munjas, Pittsburgh (AP-1)
Halfbacks
- Jack Buckler, Army (AP-1, CP-1, AK, JS-1)
- Nicksick, Pittsburgh (CP-1)
- Shepherd, Western Maryland (AK)
- Leemans, George Washington (JS-1)
Fullbacks
- Izzy Weinstock, Pittsburgh (AP-1, AK, JS-1)
- Smukler, Temple (CP-1)
Ends
- Joe Bogdanski, Colgate (AP-1, AK, JS-1)
- Lester Bordham, Fordham (AP-1, AK)
- Shuler, Army (CP-1)
- Rooker, Pittsburgh (CP-1)
- Goodwin, West Virginia (JS-1)
Tackles
- Jim Steen, Syracuse (AP-1, CP-1, AK, JS-1)
- Slade Cutter, Navy (AP-1, CP-1)
- Joe Stydahar, West Virginia (AK)
- Lewis Brooke, Colgate (JS-1)
Guards
- Chuck Hartwig, Pittsburgh (AP-1, CP-1, AK, JS-1)
- Kenneth Ormiston, Pittsburgh (AP-1, JS-1)
- Stillman, Army (CP-1)
- Moran, Holy Cross (AK)
Centers
- George Shotwell, Pittsburgh (AP-1, CP-1, JS-1)
- Stevens, Temple (AK)
Key
- AP = Associated Press[1]
- CP = Central Press Association, selected by the football captains of the Eastern teams[2]
- AK = Andrew Kerr, head coach of Colgate[3]
- JS = Jock Sutherland, head coach of Pittsburgh
References
- "Pittsburgh Places Five Men, Navy Two on All-Eastern Football Team". The Berkshire County Eagle. November 28, 1934. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Captains' Choices for All-Eastern Grid Elevens". The Dispatch. December 4, 1934. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- Andy Kerr (November 26, 1934). "No D.C. Gridder on Kerr's All-Eastern". Evening Star. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.