1934 Stanford Indians football team

1934 Stanford Indians football
Head coach Tiny Thornhill
PCC champion
Rose Bowl, L 13–29 vs. Alabama
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record9–1–1 (5–0 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
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 Tiny 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22San Jose State*
W 48–010,000[2]
September 29Santa Clara*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
T 7–740,000[3]
October 6at Oregon State
W 17–712,000[4]
October 13Northwestern*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 20–0[5]
October 20at San Francisco*
W 3–0[6]
October 27USC
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
W 16–048,000[7]
November 3at UCLA
W 27–050,000[8]
November 10Washington
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 24–055,000[9]
November 17Olympic Club*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 40–0[10]
November 24at California
W 9–770,000[11]
January 1, 1935vs. Alabama*
L 13–2984,474[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Source: [13]

References

  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. ^ "Cards win, 48–0". San Francisco Chronicle. September 23, 1934. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "40,000 See Stanford Held to 7-7 Tie by Santa Clara". Santa Rosa Press Democrat. September 30, 1934. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Stanford whips Oregon State". The Fresno Bee. October 7, 1934. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "N.U. Loses to Stanford: Northwestern Defeated, 20-0, on West Coast". Chicago Tribune. October 14, 1934. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Field Goals Win for California, Stanford: Don Forwards Hold Vaunted Tribe Plays". Oakland Tribune. October 21, 1934. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cards down Troy". The Press Democrat. October 28, 1934. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Stanford Scores Over U.C.L.A., 27–0". New York Times. November 4, 1934. ProQuest 100949306.
  9. ^ "Stanford crushes Washington, 24–0". The Sunday Oregonian. November 11, 1934. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Stanford reserves take win". The Humboldt Times. November 18, 1934. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Carl Schott hero as Stanford beats California". The Sacramento Union. November 25, 1934. Retrieved January 11, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Alabama air raid crushes Stanford, 29–13". The Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1935. Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1934 Stanford Cardinal Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
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