1934 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

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{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1934

| team = Ohio State Buckeyes

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Big Ten Conference

| short_conf = Big Ten

| record = 7–1

| conf_record = 5–1

| head_coach = Francis Schmidt

| hc_year = 1st

| captain =

| stadium = Ohio Stadium

}}

{{1934 Big Ten Conference football standings}}

The 1934 Ohio State Buckeyes football team' was an American football team that represented Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1934 college football season. In their first year under head coach Francis Schmidt, the team compiled a 7–1 record.{{cite news|title=1934 Ohio State Buckeyes Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=April 20, 2023|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/ohio-state/1934-schedule.html}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 6

| w/l = w

| opponent = Indiana

| site_stadium = Ohio Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbus, OH

| score = 33–0

| attend = 47,736

| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123235963/ohio-state-slaughters-indiana-eleven-33/|title=Ohio State slaughters Indiana eleven, 33–0|newspaper=The South Bend Tribune|date=October 7, 1934|accessdate=April 20, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 13

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Illinois

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename = Illibuck Trophy

| score = 13–14

| attend = 24,831

| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123236070/ohio-state-rally-late-illinois-wins-14/|title=Ohio State rally late; Illinois wins, 14 to 13|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|date=October 14, 1934|accessdate=April 20, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 20

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Colgate

| site_stadium = Ohio Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbus, Ohio

| score = 10–7

| attend = 29,139

| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123236134/buckeyes-beat-colgate/|title=Buckeyes beat Colgate, 10–7|newspaper=The Miami News|date=October 21, 1934|accessdate=April 20, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 27

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Northwestern

| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| score = 28–6

| attend = 25,360

| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123236221/ohio-state-overwhelms-nowestern/|title=Ohio State overwhelms No'Western|newspaper=St. Louis Globe-Democrat|date=October 28, 1934|accessdate=April 20, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 3

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Western Reserve

| site_stadium = League Park

| site_cityst = Cleveland, OH

| score = 76–0

| attend = 11,890

| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123236372/bettridge-scores-twice-as-state-wallops/|title=Bettridge scores twice as State wallops Reserve, 76–0|newspaper=The Sandusky Register|date=November 4, 1934|accessdate=April 20, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 10

| w/l = w

| opponent = Chicago

| site_stadium = Ohio Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbus, OH

| score = 33–0

| attend = 32,227

| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123236455/ohio-in-easy-330-victory-over-chicago/|title=Ohio in easy 33–0 victory over Chicago|newspaper=Wisconsin State Journal|date=November 11, 1934|accessdate=April 20, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 17

| w/l = w

| opponent = Michigan

| site_stadium = Ohio Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbus, OH

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 34–0

| attend = 68,678

| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123236544/strong-ohio-state-grid-team-trounces-mic/|title=Strong Ohio State grid team trounces Michigan 34 to 0 in Big Ten game|newspaper=Sioux City Journal|date=November 18, 1934|accessdate=April 20, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 24

| w/l = w

| opponent = Iowa

| site_stadium = Ohio Stadium

| site_cityst = Columbus, OH

| score = 40–7

| attend = 27,414

| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123236643/ohio-state-runs-through-iowa-in-407-vic/|title=Ohio State runs through Iowa in 40–7 victory|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=November 25, 1934|accessdate=April 20, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

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