1934–35 NCAA football bowl games

The 1934–35 NCAA football bowl games were the final games of the 1934 college football season, and featured the debut of the Sugar Bowl and the Orange Bowl, which complemented the only previous annual post-season game, the Rose Bowl. The Sun Bowl was also played for the first time, but with non-collegiate teams.

1934–35 NCAA football bowl games
Number of bowl games per state
Season1934
Regular seasonSeptember 22–December 1
Number of bowls3
All-star gamesEast–West Shrine Game
Bowl gamesJanuary 1, 1935
National Championshipnone
Location of ChampionshipN/A
ChampionsMinnesota Golden Gophers (Dickinson)
Alabama Crimson Tide (Dunkel)
Bowl record by conference
Conference Bowls Record Final AP Poll
Independents 3 1–2 (0.333) 5
SEC 2 2–0 (1.000) 1
Pacific Coast 1 0–1 (0.000) 1
Big Six 0 0–0 (–) 0
Big Ten 0 0–0 (–) 3
Border 0 0–0 (–) 0
Rocky Mountain 0 0–0 (–) 0
Southern 0 0–0 (–) 0
SWC 0 0–0 (–) 0
Number of bowl teams per state.

The Orange Bowl was hosted by the local team, the Miami Hurricanes, who faced the invited Bucknell Bison. Likewise, the Sugar Bowl was also hosted by the in-town team (the Tulane Green Wave), and also invited a Pennsylvania club as their opponents, the Temple Owls. The Rose Bowl featured two national powerhouses, the Stanford Indians of the West and the Alabama Crimson Tide from the South. Alabama's victory sealed their undefeated season and ended Stanford's, leaving Minnesota the only other undefeated team in the US.

Poll rankings

The first AP Poll for college football was taken in mid-November 1934; it would not become a regular occurrence until the 1936 season. The below table lists top teams, their win-loss records at the time the poll was taken,[1][2] and the bowls they later played in. Contemporary polls later named different national champions; the Dickinson System chose Minnesota,[3] while the Dunkel System selected Alabama.

APTeamW–LConf.Bowl
1
Minnesota Golden Gophers
6–0
Big Ten—
2
Stanford Indians
7–0–1
PCCRose Bowl
3
Alabama Crimson Tide
7–0
SECRose Bowl
4
Pittsburgh Panthers
6–1
Ind.—
5
Princeton Tigers
6–0
Ind.—
6
Illinois Fighting Illini
6–0
Big Ten—
7
Navy Midshipmen
7–0
Ind.—
8
Colgate Red Raiders
4–1
Ind.—
9
Ohio State Buckeyes
5–1
Big Ten—
10
Syracuse Orangemen
6–0
Ind.—

The Big Ten Conference did not allow its members to participate in bowl games until the 1947 Rose Bowl.

Bowl schedule
Date Game Site Teams Affiliations Results
Jan. 1 Rose Bowl Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California		 Alabama Crimson Tide (9–0)
Stanford Indians (9–0–1)		 SEC
PCC		 Alabama 29
Stanford 13
Sugar Bowl Tulane Stadium
New Orleans, Louisiana		 Tulane Green Wave (9–1)
Temple Owls (7–0–1)		 SEC
Independent		 Tulane 20
Temple 14
Orange Bowl Miami Field
Miami, Florida		 Bucknell Bison (7–2–2)
Miami Hurricanes (5–2–1)		 Independent
Independent		 Bucknell 26
Miami 0
Sun Bowl Jones Stadium
El Paso, Texas		 El Paso All-Stars (N/A)
Ranger Bulldogs (5–1)		 El Paso 25
Ranger 21

The inaugural Sun Bowl was contested between high school teams.

Game recaps

Rose Bowl
Main article: 1935 Rose Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
Alabama 0 22 0 7 29
Stanford 7 0 6 0 13
Qtr. Team Scoring play Score
1 STAN Grayson 1 yard rush, Moscrip kick good STAN 7–0
2 BAMA Howell 5 yard rush, kick failed STAN 7–6
BAMA Smith 27 yard FG BAMA 9–7
BAMA Howell 67 yard rush, Smith kick good BAMA 16–7
BAMA Huston 46 yard pass from Riley, kick failed BAMA 22–7
3 STAN VanDellen 12 yard rush BAMA 22–13
4 BAMA Huston 59 yard pass from Howell, Smith kick good BAMA 29–13
Source:[4]

Sugar Bowl
Main article: 1935 Sugar Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
Tulane 0 7 7 6 20
Temple 7 7 0 0 14
Qtr. Team Scoring play Score
1 TEM Tester 7 yard pass from Smukler, Smukler kick good TEM 7–0
2 TEM Smukler 3 yard rush, Smukler kick good TEM 14–0
TUL Simons 85 yard kickoff return, Mintz kick good TEM 14–7
3 TUL Hardy 11 yard pass from Bryan, Mintz kick good TIED 14–14
4 TUL Hardy 25 yard pass from Mintz, kick failed TUL 20–14
Source:[5]

Orange Bowl
Main article: 1935 Orange Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
Bucknell 0 7 6 13 26
Miami (FL) 0 0 0 0 0
Qtr. Team Scoring play Score
2 BUCK Smith 23 yard pass from Jenkins, Dobie kick good BUCK 7–0
3 BUCK Miller 4 yard rush, kick failed BUCK 13–0
4 BUCK Smith 8 yard rush, Dobie kick good BUCK 20–0
BUCK Reznichak 10 yard rush, kick failed BUCK 26–0
Source:[6]

References
  1. "AP Poll Shows Gophers As Topping Grid List". Post Register. Idaho Falls, Idaho. November 14, 1934. p. 12. Retrieved December 8, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  2. "November 15, 1934 AP Football Poll". College Poll Archive – Historical College Football and Basketball Polls and Rankings. 1934-11-15. Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  3. "Dickinson Awards Trophy to Gophers". The Times. Munster, Indiana. December 21, 1934. p. 25. Retrieved December 8, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  4. MacCambridge, Michael (2005). ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. New York, N.Y.: ESPN Books. p. 1440. ISBN 1-4013-3703-1.
  5. MacCambridge, Michael (2005). ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. New York, N.Y.: ESPN Books. p. 1465. ISBN 1-4013-3703-1.
  6. MacCambridge, Michael (2005). ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. New York, N.Y.: ESPN Books. p. 1453. ISBN 1-4013-3703-1.
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