1934 TCU
8–4 (3–3 Southwest Conference), coached by Dutch Meyer. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat North Texas 27–0Sep 29
By 27 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | atDaniel Baker | W 33–7 | 89% |
| Sep 29 | vs North Texas | W 27–0 | 91% |
| Oct 6 | vs Arkansas | L 10–24 | 72% |
| Oct 13 | at Tulsa | W 14–12 | 58% |
| Oct 20 | at Texas A&M | W 13–0 | 58% |
| Oct 27 | atCentenary (LA) | L 0–13 | 43% |
| Nov 3 | vs Baylor | W 34–12 | 73% |
| Nov 10 | atLoyola (LA) | W 7–0 | 82% |
| Nov 17 | vs Texas | L 19–20 | 66% |
| Nov 24 | at Rice | W 7–2 | 40% |
| Dec 1 | at SMU | L 0–19 | 51% |
| Dec 8 | atSanta Clara | W 9–7 | 47% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Santa Clara 9–7; 4th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 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
- 8–4
- Conference
- 3–3 4th in Southwest Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 173–116
- Coach
- Dutch Meyer
- Elo
- 1601 −6 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 9.9 No. 26 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- Meyer spread
All-Southwest Conference
1 first teamFirst team
Darrell LesterCAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1934 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1934 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | 5–1 | 9–1–1 | |
| Texas | 4–1–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| SMU | 3–2–1 | 8–2–2 | |
| TCU | 3–3 | 8–4 | |
| Arkansas | 2–3–1 | 4–4–2 | |
| Texas A&M | 1–4–1 | 2–7–2 | |
| Baylor | 1–5 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.