Bradley at Illinois
Saturday, September 29, 1934 Share
Illinois beat Bradley 40–7. It was their sixth meeting; after it, Illinois led the series 6–0.
FinalHigh 64°F, low 55°F, 1.57 in. of rain
In the newspapers

Evening star, September 30, 1934, page 36 (results column)
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Ceoyge WASHINGTON Foot Ball Victory Grid Results Local Teams. Navy Plebes, 3; Catnollc U. FRESH men, 6. Central, 6; Woodberry Forest, 6. Episcopal, 13; Eastern, o. Navy, 20; William and Mary, 7. Armherst. %: Connecticut State. 0. Bates, l3; Arnold, 6. Bluefield College, 27; Campbell. 6. Boston College, l8; st. Anselm. 6. Brown, 10; Boston University. 0. Colby. 10; Coast Guard Academy, 13. Cornell, IA; St Lawrence o. Dartmouth, go; Norwich. o. Drexel, 6; Juniata, O. Franklin & Marshall, 81; Albright, 6. Carnegie, 7; Geneva, 0. Rhode Island. 6; Maine, o. Manhattan, 10; Clarkson, z. Marshall, II; Transylvania, o. Williams, IL; Mass. State, 7. Middlebury, At; Oswego, 6. Mansfield State Teachers, 8; KutZ- town Teachers, 2. New Hampshire, 8; Lowell, 6. Panzer, 6; Wagner. 0. Niagara, 81; Buffalo, 0. Pitt, 26; Washington & Jefferson, s. Vermont. 19: Rensselaer,. 0. Rutgers, O; Penn Military, (tie). Springfield. 10: East Stroudsburg. O.. Temple, “a: Virginia Poly. 0. Dickinson, II; Hobart, IL. Army, 10; Washburn, o. California pa Teachers, 2; Lockhaven Teachers. 0. Union. I; Wesleyan, 0. Villanova, 35; UrSinuS. o. Waynesburg, II; Slippery Rock, 0. West Virginia Wesleyan, 80; Glen vile, 0. George Washington, Al; Shepherd, o. Holy Cross. 81; ST. Joseph, o. Northeastern, 27; American Inter national, 13. South. Texas Christian, 27; North Texas Teachers, 0. Mississippi College, Z; Spring Hill, o. Rice, 9; Louisiana State, 9. Virginia, s; Hampden-Sydney, 0. CarSon-Newman, Z, Western Carolima Teachers, 0. Furman, l3; Wofford, o. Citadel, 13; Newberry, 7. Richmond. 81; Roanoke, 0. Presbyterian, 7; Mercer, g. Texas A. & l., IA; Texas Aggies. IA. Randolph Macon. IL; Langley Field. 6. Southern Methodist, 80; Austin Col lege. 0. Catawba. So: Bridgewater, 0. Auburn, Is; Oglethorpe, 0. Florida. l3; Rollins. ?. Georgia, AZ; Stetson, 0. Tusculum, IA: Mars Hill, 0. Washington and Lee, 7; Kentucky, 0. Vanderbilt, 7; Mississippi State. 0. Southwestern (Tenn) 2; SeWanee, o. Tennessee, 80: Centre. 0. Duke, 46: Virginia Military. o. North Carolina. 81; Wake Forest. 0. Maryland, 13; St. Johns (Annapolis. 0. Alabama. “a; Howard, 0. Arkansas. l3; OZarks, 0. Georgia Tech, II; Clemson, 7. Mississippi, A; Memphis Teachers, o. Tulane. Al: Chattanooga, 0. John Tarleton. 81: Clifton, 6. South Carolina, IS: Erskine. O. Centenary, %; Hendrix College, 0. Tennessee Tech, 6; Arkansas A. g. M. O. Cumberland 20: Hiwasse, o. Union University CTennD, 80; Mex leo. 6. Texas Tech, “a: McMurry. T. Sam Houston Teachers, 0; South western, U..’ 0. Texas College of Mines, “a; Daniel Baker, 7. Baylor. 80; St Edwards, o. Central Oklahoma Teachers, 6; Oklahoma City u. 0. Northwestern Oklahoma Teachers, 21; Oklahoma A. and M. B.” 0. Midwest. Kansas, o: Colorado, 0 (tie). Northwestern. 2l; Marquette, II. Chicago, 19; Carroll, 0. Illinois, 40; Bradley. 7. Minnesota. So: North Dakota State, II. Iowa, Sc; South Dakota, O. Nebraska, so; Wyoming, 0. Iowa State, %; Luther. 3. Michigan State, 80; Grinnell, 20. Elmhurst, 7; Morton Junior, 6. Hanover, 6; Wabash, O. Toledo, 20; Capital, 0. Upper Iowa. II; Coe, o. Baldwin Wallace, l3; Ashland, o. Case, IL; Hillsdale. o. Miami (Ohio), l9; E. Kentucky Teachers, 0. Mount Union, II; Bowling Green (Ohio), 0. Ohio Wesleyan, “a Heidelberg, o. Wooster, As; Hiram, o. Carbondale Teachers, IA; St. Viator, O. Lake Forest, 3d. Northwestern Col lege. 0. Indiana, 27; Ohio University, o. North Central, 81: Aurora, 0. Valparaiso, Is; State Normal, 0. Wilberforce, 80; Western Kentucky, o. Macomb Teachers, 7; Parsons, 0. ST. Johns (-), 19; st. Cloud, O. Depauw, 80; Oakland City. 0. Manchester, %; Bluffton, IL. Earlham, l3; Holdbrook, 6. indiana state. ZO, EVanSVllle, U. Western Illinois Teachers, 7; Par sons uowa), 0. Beloit, II; Dubuque, 0. Plattesville. 81; Wartburg, o. River Falls. 10: Hamlin, IL. Carleton, 10: MacAlester, 6. Arkansas Tech, 6; Rolla School OF Mines, 0. Concordia (MinnD, 10; Moorhead Teachers. 13 (tie). York, “a Concordia Teachers, 0. Cincinnati, As; Otterbein, 0. Far West. Colorado College, 10; Colorado Mines, 6. Brigham Young. 80; Occidental. Z. Western State, 40: Fort Lewis, 0. California, SO; Nevada, 0.

The Indianapolis times, Indianapolis [Ind.], October 2, 1934, page 14 (results column)
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ARRIVE AT DETROIT FOR SERIES Big Ten Teams Satisfied With Early Results s Conference ElevenS Show Early Power; a. Open Cards This Week. % NtttN ffeN CHICAGO. Oct. 2-The offensive strength shown by Big Ten football teams in their opening games caused rejoicing in most Of the conference camps Minnesota. Illinois and Iowa showed devastating power in their openers. Indiana and Chicago won their games handily. Northwestern showed il was stronger than last year by beating a good Marquette team in a close battle, Pip. The other four conference teams play their opening games this week. = Minnesota bobbed up with a new sophomore star in Stanley Kostka. full back. in overwhelming North Dakota State, Sc to y. A beWlldering passing attack enabled Illi~ nois to crush Bradley, 40–7 With Dick Crayne and Oze Simmons, TT. Worth (TeX0 Negro sophomore, leading the attack, Iowa doVned South Dakota, $40. 30 McMillin made his debut as Indiana coach with 27–0 victory over Ohio u, which had held the HOLSTERS to TO scores in two of the last three years. Chicago won from Carroll, 1910, with Jay Berwanger scoring two touchdOwns and throwing a pass for another All conference teams except Chi cago, which has an open date, will be in action Saturday. Iowa meets Northwestern and Ohio State plays Indiana in conference games.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Illinois 91% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Bradley–Illinois gameIllinois leads 7–0–1 in eight meetings, counting the two since this game.
| 1940 | Illinois 31, Bradley 0 | |
| 1939 | Bradley 0, Illinois 0 | |
| 1934 | Illinois 40, Bradley 7 | |
| 1932 | Illinois 20, Bradley 0 | |
| 1931 | Illinois 20, Bradley 0 | |
| 1929 | Illinois 45, Bradley 0 |
Around this game
Bradley
- Next gameat IowaSept. 28, 1935
- SeasonBradley in 1934
- ProgramBradley history and records
Illinois
- Next gameat Washington St. LouisOct. 6, 1934
- SeasonIllinois in 1934
- ProgramIllinois history and records
