1934 Minnesota
8–0 (5–0 Western Conference), coached by Bernie Bierman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat North Dakota State 56–12Sep 29
By 44 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29 | vs North Dakota State | W 56–12 | 94% |
| Oct 3 | vs Nebraska | W 20–0 | 46% |
| Oct 20 | at Pittsburgh | W 13–7 | 29% |
| Oct 28 | at Iowa | W 48–12 | 60% |
| Nov 3 | vs Michigan | W 34–0 | 69% |
| Nov 10 | vs Indiana | W 30–0 | 87% |
| Nov 17 | vsChicago | W 35–7 | 79% |
| Nov 24 | at Wisconsin | W 34–0 | 68% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Wisconsin 34–0; Western Conference champions.
In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
Players on this team
Babe LeVoirBack
Bud WilkinsonEnd
Pug LundRunning back- Ed WidsethOffensive tackle
- Jules AlfonseOffensive tackle
- Frank LarsonEnd
- Bill BevanGuard
- Bud SvendsenEnd
- Sheldon BeiseBack
- Lou MidlerOffensive tackle
- Andy UramBack
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.
National championsa title the school claims
Western Conference champions5–0 in the conference
3 consensus All-AmericansFrank Larson, E; Bill Bevan, OG; Pug Lund, RB
- Record
- 8–0
- Conference
- 5–0 first in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 270–38
- Coach
- Bernie Bierman
- Elo
- 1717 +157 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 27.8 No. 1 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Big Ten
6 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Frank LarsonEAP-1; FH-1; UP-1- Bob TennerEFH-2; UP-1
- Phil BengtsonOTAP-1; UP-1
- Ed WidsethOTAP-1
- Bill BevanOGAP-1; FH-1; UP-1
- Pug LundFB
Second team
- Glenn SeidelQBFH-2; UP-2
- Stan KostkaFBFH-2; UP-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.