TCU at Santa Clara
Saturday, December 8, 1934 Share
TCU beat Santa Clara 9–7. It was their first meeting; after it, TCU led the series 1–0.
FinalAttendance 3,500
In the newspapers

The Daily Alaska empire, December 10, 1934, page 5
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BRONCOS LOSE TO TEXAS TEAM Santa Clara Beaten on Grid by Fourth Quarter Field Goal FORT WORTH, Texas, Dec. 10.- A field goal, scored late in the fourth period, spelled defeat for Santa Clara University’s football team here Saturday when Texas Christian pulled out with a 9–7 victory. The winners scored a touchdown early in the game but failed to convert. So, when the Broncos from the Pacific Coast tallied a touchdown in the second quarter and did convert, they led at half
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)
Santa Clara 53% to win. TCU won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every TCU–Santa Clara gameTCU leads 3–0 in three meetings, counting the two since this game.
| 1936 | TCU 9, Santa Clara 0 | |
| 1935 | TCU 10, Santa Clara 6 | |
| 1934 | TCU 9, Santa Clara 7 |
Around this game
TCU
- Next gamevs. Howard PayneSept. 21, 1935
- SeasonTCU in 1934
- ProgramTCU history and records
Santa Clara
- Next gameat San FranciscoSept. 28, 1935
- SeasonSanta Clara in 1934
- ProgramSanta Clara history and records
