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1934 Notre Dame

6–⁠3, coached by Elmer Layden.

Schedule and results

Notre Dame in 1934, game by game: lost vs. Texas 6–7; won vs. Purdue 18–7; won vs. Carnegie Mellon 13–0; won vs. Wisconsin 19–0; lost at Pittsburgh 0–19; lost at Navy 6–10; won at Northwestern 20–7; won at Army 12–6; won at USC 14–0+19−19Lost 6–7 vs. Texas-1TexasWon 18–7 vs. Purdue+11PurdueWon 13–0 vs. Carnegie Mellon+13Carnegie MellonWon 19–0 vs. Wisconsin+19WisconsinLost 0–19 at Pittsburgh-19PittsburghLost 6–10 at Navy-4NavyWon 20–7 at Northwestern+13NorthwesternWon 12–6 at Army+6ArmyWon 14–0 at USC+14USC
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 6vsTexasL 6–⁠760%
Oct 13vsPurdueW 18–⁠752%
Oct 20vsCarnegie MellonW 13–⁠064%
Oct 27vsWisconsinW 19–⁠070%
Nov 3atPittsburghL 0–⁠1932%
Nov 10atNavyL 6–⁠1038%
Nov 17atNorthwesternW 20–⁠762%
Nov 24atArmyW 12–⁠631%
Dec 8atUSCW 14–⁠047%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat USC 14–⁠0.

In program history: The 78th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 131 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.

Consensus All-AmericanJack Robinson, C

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
108–⁠56
Coach
Elmer Layden
Elo
1646 +97 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
14.0 No. 13 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Dominic Vairo