1934 Iowa State
5–3–1 (1–3–1 Big Six), coached by George Veenker. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Iowa 31–6Oct 20
By 25 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vsLuther | W 23–3 | 83% |
| Oct 6 | vsGrinnell | W 26–6 | 71% |
| Oct 13 | at Missouri | W 13–0 | 58% |
| Oct 20 | vs Iowa | W 31–6 | 48% |
| Oct 27 | at Nebraska | L 6–7 | 26% |
| Nov 3 | vs Kansas | T 0–0 | 62% |
| Nov 10 | at Oklahoma | L 0–12 | 44% |
| Nov 17 | vs Drake | W 33–12 | 68% |
| Nov 24 | at Kansas State | L 0–20 | 37% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Kansas State 20–0; 5th in the Big Six.
In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
- Record
- 5–3–1
- Conference
- 1–3–1 5th in Big Six
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 132–66
- Coach
- George Veenker
- Elo
- 1470 +50 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 3.8 No. 50 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Don Theophilus
All-Big Six
1 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Fred PooleEAP-1; UP-1
Second team
- Bill AllenderBUP-2
- Ed SchafrothOTUP-2
- Ike HaysOGUP-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 Big Six standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas State | 5–0 | 7–2–1 | |
| Nebraska | 4–1 | 6–3 | |
| Oklahoma | 2–2–1 | 3–4–2 | |
| Kansas | 1–2–2 | 3–4–3 | |
| Iowa State | 1–3–1 | 5–3–1 | |
| Missouri | 0–5 | 0–8–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.