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1934 Santa Clara

7–⁠2–⁠1.

Schedule and results

Santa Clara in 1934, game by game: won vs. Nevada 40–0; tied at Stanford 7–7; won vs. Olympic Club 13–6; won at Fresno State 19–0; won at California 20–0; won vs. San Francisco 6–0; lost at Saint Mary’s (CA) 0–7; won vs. Loyola Marymount 9–0; won at Portland 12–6; lost vs. TCU 7–9+40−7Won 40–0 vs. Nevada+40NevadaTied 7–7 at Stanford0StanfordWon 13–6 vs. Olympic Club+7Olympic ClubWon 19–0 at Fresno State+19Fresno StateWon 20–0 at California+20CaliforniaWon 6–0 vs. San Francisco+6San FranciscoLost 0–7 at Saint Mary’s (CA)-7Saint Mary’s (C…Won 9–0 vs. Loyola Marymount+9Loyola MarymountWon 12–6 at Portland+6PortlandLost 7–9 vs. TCU-2TCU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsNevadaW 40–⁠092%
Sep 29atStanfordT 7–⁠731%
Oct 6vsOlympic ClubW 13–⁠687%
Oct 20atFresno StateW 19–⁠086%
Nov 3atCaliforniaW 20–⁠040%
Nov 10vsSan FranciscoW 6–⁠078%
Nov 17atSaint Mary’s (CA)L 0–⁠738%
Nov 24vsLoyola MarymountW 9–⁠060%
Dec 1atPortlandW 12–⁠686%
Dec 8vsTCUL 7–⁠953%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to TCU 9–⁠7.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 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
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
133–⁠35
Coach
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Elo
1542 +62 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
14.8 No. 11 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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All-Pacific Coast

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Joe SalatinoQBAP-1; UP-1

Second team

  • Frank SobreroRBAP-2; UP-2
  • Louis SpadaforeOGAP-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).