TCU at Santa Clara

Saturday, December 8, 1934

TCU beat Santa Clara 9–⁠7. It was their first meeting; after it, TCU led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayTCU8–⁠4 in 1934
9
HomeSanta Clara7–⁠2–⁠1 in 1934
7

FinalAttendance 3,500

In the newspapers

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story: BRONCOS LOSE TO TEXAS TEAM Santa Clara Beaten on Grid by Fourth Quarter Field Goal

    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.

TCU leads 3–⁠0 in three meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
1936TCU 9, Santa Clara 0
1935TCU 10, Santa Clara 6
1934TCU 9, Santa Clara 7

Around this game

TCU

Santa Clara