1934 Drake Bulldogs football team

The 1934 Drake Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Drake University in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1934 college football season. In its second season under head coach Vee Green, the team compiled a 3–6–1 record (2–2 against MVC opponents), tied for third place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 135 to 59.[1]

1934 Drake Bulldogs football
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record3–6–1 (2–2 MVC)
Head coach
Home stadiumDrake Stadium
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

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Simpson*T 6–6
September 28Utah*
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 0–6
October 6Oklahoma A&M
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
L 0–7
October 13at Army*L 0–48
October 198:15 p.m.Grinnell
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 8–0[2][3]
October 278:15 p.m.at Washington UniversityL 0–207,884[4][5]
November 32:00 p.m.Haskell*dagger
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 20–71,700[6][7][8][9]
November 10at Denver*Denver, COL 7–8
November 17at Iowa State*L 12–33
November 24Creighton
  • Drake Stadium
  • Des Moines, IA
W 6–0

References

  1. "1934 Drake Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 5, 2019.
  2. North, Jack (October 19, 1934). "Grinnell and Drake in 41st Grid Battle". Des Moines Tribune. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 9A. Retrieved July 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. Brody, Frank (October 20, 1934). "Drake Wins First Game Of Year, 8-0". Des Moines Tribune. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 6. Retrieved July 18, 2023 via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. Scott, John G. (October 26, 1934). "Bears Oppose Drake Tonight At Francis Field". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 12A. Retrieved July 6, 2023 via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. Gillespie, Ray J. (October 27, 1934). "Wimberly Stars As Bears Smother Drake Under Score Of 20 to 0". St. Louis Star-Times. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 2. Retrieved July 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Drake Alumni To See Indians On War Path". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. November 3, 1934. p. 7. Retrieved October 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. "Drake— (continued)". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. November 3, 1934. p. 9. Retrieved October 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. Brody, Frank (November 4, 1934). "Drake Slides To 20 To 7 Win". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 19. Retrieved October 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. Brody, Frank (November 4, 1934). "Drake Slides To 20 To 7 Win (continued)". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 21. Retrieved October 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
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