1934 Duquesne Dukes football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1934
| team = Duquesne Dukes
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 8–2
| head_coach = Joe Bach
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Forbes Field
}}
{{1934 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1934 Duquesne Dukes football team was an American football team that represented Duquesne University as an independent during the 1934 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Joe Bach, Duquesne compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 322 to 22.{{cite web|title=Duquesne Yearly Results|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|access-date=June 8, 2020|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/d/duquesne/1930-1934_yearly_results.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160418161407/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/d/duquesne/1930-1934_yearly_results.php|archive-date=2016-04-18}}{{cite web|title=1934 Duquesne Dukes Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=June 8, 2020|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/duquesne/1934-schedule.html}} The team played its home games at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.
Fullback Art Strutt led the team, and ranked second in the East, with 18 touchdowns and 108 points scored.{{cite news|title=Shepherd Takes Scoring Honors|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=December 3, 1934|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53081117/shepherd-takes-scoring-honors/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
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|September 21|||{{cfb link|year=1934|team=Waynesburg Yellow Jackets|title=Waynesburg}}|Forbes Field|Pittsburgh, PA|W 39-0||
|September 28|||West Virginia|Forbes Field|Pittsburgh, PA|L 0-7|25,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kane-republican-w-virginia-trips-du/151719973/|newspaper=The Kane Republican|title=W. Virginia trips Duquesne 7 to 0|date=September 29, 1934|accessdate=July 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 5|||{{cfb link|year=1934|team=Ashland Eagles|title=Ashland}}|Forbes Field|Pittsburgh, PA|W 99-0||
|October 12|||Bucknell|Forbes Field|Pittsburgh, PA|W 12-0|10,000|{{cite news|title=Duquesne Wins Over Bucknell, 12 to 0|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=October 13, 1934|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97777194/duquesne-wins-over-bucknell-12-to-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 19|8:15 p.m.||Haskell|Forbes Field|Pittsburgh, PA|W 67-0|7,000|{{cite news |author= |title=Duke Favored Over Haskell Indians Tonight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86523225/the-pittsburgh-press/ |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |date=October 19, 1934 |page=45 |access-date=October 5, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Duquesne Smothers Haskell, 67 To 0 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86523317/pittsburgh-post-gazette/ |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |date=October 20, 1934 |page=15 |access-date=October 5, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|October 26||at|Detroit|University of Detroit Stadium|Detroit, MI|W 20-6|15,000|{{cite news|title=Duquesne Hands Titans First Defeat of Season, 20 to 6|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|author=Lewis H. Walter|date=October 27, 1934|pages=13, 14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121099971/duquesne-hands-titans-first-defeat-of/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 2|8:15 p.m||West Virginia Wesleyan|Forbes Field|Pittsburgh, PA|W 39-6||{{cite news |author= |title=Dukes Face Bobcats, Eyeing New Scoring Record |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-press/127218550/ |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |date=November 2, 1934 |page=55 |access-date=June 26, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Sell |first=Jack |title=Dukes Wallop W. Va. Wesleyan, 39 To 6 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/pittsburgh-post-gazette/127218765/ |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |date=November 3, 1934 |page=13 |access-date=June 26, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|November 10|||Oklahoma A&M|Forbes Field|Pittsburgh, PA|W 32-0||
|November 17||at|Carnegie Tech||Pittsburgh, PA|L 0-3||
|November 24|||Catholic University|Forbes Field|Pittsburgh, PA|W 14-0|7,500|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95381165/duquesne-defeats-catholic-university/|work=The Morning Call|title=Duquesne defeats Catholic University|date=November 25, 1934|accessdate=February 18, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
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