1934 Indiana
3–3–2 (1–3–1 Western Conference), coached by Bo McMillin. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Ohio 27–0Sep 29
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vs Ohio | W 27–0 | 87% |
| Oct 6 | at Ohio State | L 0–33 | 20% |
| Oct 13 | at Temple | T 6–6 | 23% |
| Oct 20 | atChicago | L 0–21 | 28% |
| Nov 3 | vs Iowa | T 0–0 | 47% |
| Nov 10 | at Minnesota | L 0–30 | 13% |
| Nov 17 | at Maryland | W 17–14 | 29% |
| Nov 24 | at Purdue | W 17–6 | 15% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Purdue 17–6; tied for 8th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1934.
- Record
- 3–3–2
- Conference
- 1–3–1 tied for 8th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 67–110
- Coach
- Bo McMillin
- Elo
- 1459 +47 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 4.8 No. 42 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Jack Sprauer
- Most valuable player
- Don Veller
All-Big Ten
1 second teamSecond team
Bruno VercuskiOTUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1934 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1934 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 5–0 | 8–0 | |
| Ohio State | 5–1 | 7–1 | |
 Illinois | 4–1 | 7–1 | |
| Purdue | 3–1 | 5–3 | |
 Wisconsin | 2–3 | 4–4 | |
 Northwestern | 2–3 | 3–5 | |
| Chicago | 2–4 | 4–4 | |
| Indiana | 1–3–1 | 3–3–2 | |
| Iowa | 1–3–1 | 2–5–1 | |
 Michigan | 0–6 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.