1934 Gonzaga Bulldogs football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1934
| team = Gonzaga Bulldogs
| sport = football
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| conference = Independent
| record = 8–2–1
| head_coach = Mike Pecarovich
| hc_year = 4th
| captain =
| stadium = Gonzaga Stadium
}}
{{1934 Western college football independents records}}
The 1934 Gonzaga Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Gonzaga University during the 1934 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Mike Pecarovich, the Bulldogs compiled an 8–2–1 record, shut out six of their 11 opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 180 to 71. The team's victories included three against Pacific Coast Conference teams. The team's only losses were to Oregon and San Francisco.{{cite web|title=1934 Gonzaga Bulldogs Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/gonzaga/1934-schedule.html|accessdate=August 20, 2018}}
The team was led by triple-threat halfback Ike Petersen who was one of the leading scorers in college football during the 1934 season. Petersen went on to play in the National Football League for the Chicago Cardinals in 1935 and the Detroit Lions in 1936.
Schedule
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|September 22||at|Oregon|Hayward Field|Eugene, OR|L 0-13||{{cite news|title=Webfoots Overcome Bulldog Threat with 13 to 0 Victory: Oregon Shows Good Defense; Gonzaga's Overhead Threat Strong Though it Fails to Reach Goal Line|newspaper=The Oregon Statesman|date=September 23, 1934|page=13|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23008252/webfoots_overcome_bulldog_threat_with/|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=April 24, 2022}}
|September 28|||{{cfb link|year=1934|team=Cheney Normal Savages|title=Cheney Normal}}|Gonzaga Stadium|Spokane, WA|W 31-0|3,500|{{cite news|title=Bulldogs Take Cheney Battle|newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle|date=September 29, 1934|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100417416/bulldogs-take-cheney-battle/|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=April 24, 2022}}
|October 6||at|Idaho (rivalry)|MacLean Field|Moscow, ID|W 24-20|6,500|{{cite news|title=Gonzaga Contributes Upset by 24-20 Win Over University of Idaho Vandals|newspaper=The Missoulian|date=October 7, 1934|page=8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23008387/gonzaga_contributes_upset_by_2420_win/|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=April 24, 2022}}{{cite news|title=Gonzaga Conquers Idaho: Penalty Paves Way For Vital Scores As Vandals Drop Battle 24 to 20|newspaper=The Idaho Statesman|agency=Associated Press|date=October 7, 1934|pages=1, 9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100417918/gonzaga-conquers-idaho-penalty-paves/|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=April 24, 2022}}
|October 13|||Washington State|Gonzaga Stadium|Spokane, WA|W 13-6|11,000|{{cite news|title=Gonzaga University Upsets Experts by Defeating Washington State College, 13 to 6: 11,000 Fans Are Stunned by Surprising Victory Drives|newspaper=The Spokesman Review|author=Charles R. Stark Jr.|date=October 14, 1934|page=II-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100418186/gonzaga-university-upsets-experts-by/|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=April 24, 2022}}{{cite news|title=Cougars Lose to Gonzagans|newspaper=Oakland Tribune|date=October 14, 1934|pages=A9, A11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23008909/cougars_lose_to_gonzagans/|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=April 24, 2022}}
|October 20||at|{{cfb link|year=1934|team=Puget Sound Loggers|title=Puget Sound}}|Tacoma Stadium|Tacoma, WA|W 33-0|5,000|{{cite news|title=Gonzaga Defeats C.P.S.: Logger Grid Team Loses Clash, 33-0; Bulldogs Show Hard Running Attack and Perfect Overhead Game to Score Over Lumberjack Gridmen|newspaper=The Tacoma Daily Ledger|date=October 21, 1934|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100418514/gonzaga-defeats-cps-logger-grid/|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=April 24, 2022}}{{cite news|title=Gonzaga Defeats Puget Sound 33-0|newspaper=The Missoulian|date=October 21, 1934|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23009146/gonzaga_defeats_puget_sound_330/|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=April 24, 2022}}
|October 28||at|Columbia (OR)|Multnomah Stadium|Portland, OR|W 18-0||{{cite news|title=Gonzaga Downs Columbia, 18-0|newspaper=The Capital Journal|date=October 29, 1934|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23009336/gonzaga_downs_columbia_180/|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=April 24, 2022}}
|November 4||at|San Francisco|Kezar Stadium|San Francisco, CA|L 0-28|20,000|{{cite news|title=Dons Show Surprising Power in Brilliant 28-0 Win Over Gonzaga|newspaper=San Bernardino Daily Sun|date=November 5, 1934|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23000424/dons_show_surprising_power_in_brilliant/|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=April 24, 2022}}
|November 9||at|{{cfb link|year=1934|team=Washburn Ichabods|title=Washburn}}||Topeka, KS|W 2-0||{{cite news|title=Safety Wins for Gonzaga Over Washburn|newspaper=The Capital Journal|date=November 10, 1934|page=3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23009812/safety_wins_for_gonzaga_over_washburn/|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=April 24, 2022}}
|November 17|12:30 p.m.|at|Wichita|Wichita University Stadium|Wichita, KS|T 0-0|4,000|{{cite news |author= |title=Gonzaga Plays Here Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle/129117614/ |newspaper=The Wichita Eagle |location=Wichita, Kansas |date=November 17, 1934 |page=6 |access-date=July 29, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Shockers Play to Tie |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle/129117574/ |newspaper=The Wichita Eagle |location=Wichita, Kansas |date=November 18, 1934 |page=18 |access-date=July 29, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news|title=Gonzaga, Wichita in Scoreless Grid Game|newspaper=San Bernardino Daily Sun|date=November 18, 1934|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23009875/gonzaga_wichita_in_scoreless_grid_game/|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=April 24, 2022}}
|November 25|||{{cfb link|year=1934|school=Montana Tech Orediggers|title=Montana School of Mines}}|Gonzaga Stadium|Spokane, WA|W 53-0||{{cite news|title=Gonzaga Dashes Over Mines Team to 53-0 Victory|newspaper=The Missoulian|date=November 26, 1934|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23009495/gonzaga_dashes_over_mines_team_to_530/|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=April 24, 2022}}
|November 29||at|Montana|Dornblaser Field|Missoula, MT|W 6-4|> 3,000|{{cite news|title=Gonzaga Defeats Montana, 6 to 4|newspaper=The Missoulian|date=November 30, 1934|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23009663/gonzaga_defeats_montana_6_to_4/|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=April 24, 2022}}{{cite news|title=Annual Grid Game Nets $100 Profit|newspaper=The Missoulian|date=December 1, 1934|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23009717/annual_grid_game_nets_100_profit/|via=Newspapers.com|accessdate=April 24, 2022}}
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