Vanderbilt at Alabama
Thursday, November 29, 1934 Share
Alabama beat Vanderbilt 34–0. It was their 15th meeting; after it, Vanderbilt led the series 8–7 as played.
FinalHigh 69°F, low 56°F, 0.01 in. of rainAttendance 24,000
In the newspapers

The Bismarck tribune. (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, North Dakota, November 30, 1934, page 8
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ALABAMA SWAMPS VANDERBILT, PITT DFEATS carnegie Colgate Forced to ast.Quarter Rally to Whip Brown; Texas Victorious Temple, BUCKNELL TIE Kansas State Turns on Power to Down Nebraska and An mex Big Six Title TEMPLE, BUCKNElL TIE New York. Nov 80. - tP) While Stanford’s Indians consider the Rose Fowl eligibility Of Alabama, Pitts lurgh and Colgate. the two service academies, Army and Navy. took al most complete charge Of the football situation Friday. Barring receipt Of the coveted invi- .ation to compete In the New Year S Day classic at Pasadena, the season was over for Alabama’s indicated, united Crimson Tide as we’ll as for the two eastern powers, Pitt and Col gate, but for Army and Navy the main objective their own private grudge fight--was just ahead. On the face Of the records. Nays high-geared array will enter the fray with an excellent chance of whipping the Cadets for the first time since 1921. Nays victory over Notre Dame coupled with Army’s 1916 setback by the Irish last week. probably will send the Tars into the game in the strange lole Of favorites. Army. however. is tonceding nothing in advance and expoets to trump Nays Buzz Berries With a pair Of aces in Jack Buckler and Joe Stancook.

The Indianapolis times, Indianapolis [Ind.], November 30, 1934, page 1
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Alabama Remains Unbeaten By Downing Vanderbilt; Rose Bowl Bid Reported Received Stanford Coach Denies Official Action Has Been Taken on Selecting Opponent for Western CaSsic Army and Navy Collide Tomorrow; Betting Close. Press PASADENA Cal university today Stanford football classic New Years day and accepted.

The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, November 30, 1934, page 5 (results column)
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FOOT BALL A1REsULTs The following are final score: of principal football games played Thanksgiving Day: Loyola 6; UCLA 13. Oregon T; St. Mary’s 13. Montana 4; Gonzaga 6. Fresno State 27; Nevada 0. Whitman 0; Willamette 75. Utah Aggies T; Utah IA. Creighton 0; Idaho 13. Texas Tech 13; Arizona ‘. Kentucky O; Tennessee 19. Gettysburg 0; FranklinMarshall 19. Washington and Lee IA; South Carolina T. Texas A. & M. University 0, University of Texas 13. Kansas 20; Missouri 0. Vanderbilt 0: Alabama 34 Mercer T; Oglethorpe 6. Furman o; Clemson T. North Carolina 25; Virginia 6. Whittier G. San Jose 6. Maryland 19; Johns Hopkins 0. Penn 25; Cornell IS. Pitt 20; Carnegie Tach O., Fordham 39; NYU 13. Bucknell 0; Temple 0. Western Reserve IA; John Car roll o. Colgate 20; Brown 13.
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)
Alabama 79% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Vanderbilt–Alabama gameOfficially, Alabama leads 61–20–4; as played, 64–19–4 in 87 meetings, counting the 72 since this game.
| 2025 | Alabama 30, Vanderbilt 14 | |
| 2024 | Vanderbilt 40, Alabama 35 | |
| 2022 | Alabama 55, Vanderbilt 3 | |
| 2017 | Alabama 59, Vanderbilt 0 | |
| 2011 | Alabama 34, Vanderbilt 0 | |
| 2007 | Alabama 24, Vanderbilt 10 |
Around this game
Vanderbilt
- Next gamevs. Union (Tennessee)Sept. 21, 1935
- SeasonVanderbilt in 1934
- ProgramVanderbilt history and records
Alabama
- Next gamevs. StanfordJan. 1, 1935, Rose Bowl
- SeasonAlabama in 1934
- ProgramAlabama history and records

