1934 Wisconsin Badgers football team

The 1934 Wisconsin Badgers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Wisconsin in the 1934 Big Ten Conference football season. The team compiled a 44 record (23 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for fifth place in the Big Ten Conference. Clarence Spears was in his third year as Wisconsin's head coach.[1][2]

1934 Wisconsin Badgers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1934 record44 (23 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPMilt Kummer
CaptainJohn Bender
Home stadiumCamp Randall Stadium
1934 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Minnesota $ 5 0 0  8 0 0
No. 8 Ohio State 5 1 0  7 1 0
No. 4 Illinois 4 1 0  7 1 0
Purdue 3 1 0  5 3 0
Wisconsin 2 3 0  4 4 0
Northwestern 2 3 0  3 5 0
Chicago 2 4 0  4 4 0
Indiana 1 3 1  3 3 2
Iowa 1 3 1  2 5 1
Michigan 0 6 0  1 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

Guard Milt Kummer was selected as the team's most valuable player.[3] John Bender was the team captain.[4] End Stan Haukedahl and guard Mario Pacetti were selected by the United Press as second-team players on the 1934 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[5] Lynn Jordan returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown against Michigan on November 10, 1934.[6]

The team played its home games at Camp Randall Stadium, which had a capacity of 32,700.[7] During the 1934 season, the average attendance at home games was 20,666.[8]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 6Marquette*W 3–0
October 13South Dakota State*
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 28–7
October 20at PurdueL 0–14
October 27at Notre Dame*L 0–19
November 3at NorthwesternL 0–7
November 10at MichiganW 10–0
November 17Illinois
  • Camp Randall Stadium
  • Madison, WI
W 7–3
November 24Minnesota
L 0–34
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

[1][2]

References

  1. "1934 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. March 14, 2017.
  2. "Wisconsin Football 2016 Fact Book" (PDF). University of Wisconsin. 2016. pp. 212, 218. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  3. 2016 Fact Book, p. 181.
  4. 2016 Fact Book, p. 185.
  5. "United Press Places Five Gophers on Big Ten Team". The Pittsburgh Press (UP story). November 26, 1934.
  6. 2016 Fact Book, p. 130.
  7. 2016 Fact Book, p. 280.
  8. 2016 Fact Book, p. 258.
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