1934 Colgate Red Raiders football team

The 1934 Colgate football team was an American football team that represented Colgate University as an independent during the 1934 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Andrew Kerr, Colgate compiled a 7–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 188 to 38. The team's only loss was by three points to Ohio State[1] Colgate was ranked as one of the top teams of 1934 by several selectors:

  • In polling conducted in December 1934 by a national committee of 250 sports writers to determine the winner of the Toledo Cup, Colgate was ranked No. 7.[2]
  • In an Associated Press (AP) poll in mid-November 1934, Colgate was ranked No. 8.[3]
  • In the Boand System/"Azzi Ratem" results announced in December 1934, Colgate was ranked No. 9.[4]
  • In the Dickinson System rankings, Colgate was ranked No. 9.[5]
1934 Colgate Red Raiders football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeDouble-wing
Captains
Seasons
 1933
1935 
1934 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Tufts  800
Trinity (CT)  700
La Salle  701
Washington College  501
Franklin & Marshall  810
No. 4 Pittsburgh  810
No. 8 Colgate  710
Columbia  710
No. 5 Princeton  710
Duquesne  820
Holy Cross  820
No. 15 Temple  712
No. 10 Syracuse  620
Bucknell  722
No. 14 Army  730
Northeastern  611
Rochester  520
Dartmouth  630
Saint Anselm  630
Amherst  530
Fordham  530
Yale  530
Massachusetts State  531
CCNY  430
Providence  430
Drexel  431
Boston College  540
Bates  331
Middlebury  331
Penn  440
Penn State  440
Williams  440
Carnegie Tech  450
Washington & Jefferson  450
Villanova  342
NYU  341
Boston University  340
Colby  340
Springfield  233
Manhattan  351
Harvard  350
Vermont  242
Wesleyan  350
Brown  360
Geneva  252
Saint Joseph's  251
Cornell  250
Lafayette  260
Norwich  260
Bowdoin  061
Lowell Textile  071
Rankings from Associated Press

Colgate end Joseph Bogdanski was selected by the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA) as a first-team player on the 1934 All-America team.[6] He was also selected by the Associated Press (AP) as a first-team player on the 1934 All-Eastern football team. Tackle Lewis Brooke also received second-team All-Eastern honors from the AP.[7] Other notable players included halfbacks Marty M'Donough and Dick Offenhamer.[8][9]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6St. Lawrence
W 32–0
October 13St. Bonaventure
  • Whitnall Field
  • Hamilton, NY
W 62–0[10]
October 20at Ohio StateL 7–1029,139[11]
October 27at Holy CrossW 20–724,000[12][13]
November 10vs. TulaneW 20–640,000[14]
November 17at SyracuseW 13–234,000[8]
November 24at Rutgers
W 14–011,500[15]
December 1at Brown
W 20–13

References

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  1. "1934 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  2. "Minnesota Has Lead in Votes: Dominates Balloting For Toledo Cup National Football Rating". Daily Times and Daily Journal. December 17, 1934. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Votes Put Gophers At Head of Parade; Injuns Gain Second". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 15, 1934. p. 19 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Azzi Ratem Ranks Minnesota on Top". The Chattanooga Times. December 13, 1934. p. 9 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Minnesota Wins Rockne Trophy, Cards Rated 10th". The Fresno Bee. December 9, 1934. p. 3C via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Three Stanford Players Selected on All-American Grid Elevens: Grayson, Reynolds and Moscrip Given Honors". Los Angeles Times. December 2, 1934.
  7. "Pittsburgh Places Five Men, Navy Two on All-Eastern Football Team". The Berkshire County Eagle. November 28, 1934. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  8. 1 2 "Colgate Defeats Syracuse, 13 to 2: 34,000 Watch 2 Touchdowns By M'Donough". Buffalo Evening News. November 17, 1934. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Local Basketball Experience Aids Offenhamer on Gridiron". The Buffalo News. November 15, 1934. p. 34 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Red Raiders Run Wild in 62-0 Victory". Democrat and Chronicle. October 14, 1934. p. C1 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Buckeyes beat Colgate, 10–7". The Miami News. October 21, 1934. Retrieved April 20, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Colgate Hands Holy Cross Its 1st Defeat, 20-7". New York Daily News. October 28, 1934. p. 92 via Newspapers.com.
  13. J. Earl Chevalier (October 28, 1934). "Colgate Ends Holy Cross Win Streak By 20-7". The Springfield Daily Republican. pp. 1B, 4B via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Razzle-dazzle of Colgate stupifies poor Tulane, 20–6". New York Daily News. November 11, 1934. p. 88. Retrieved April 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Colgate scores on two long marches to repulse stubborn Rutgers team". Democrat and Chronicle. November 25, 1934. p. 1. Retrieved September 21, 2021 via Newspapers.com.