1934 Iowa State Cyclones football team

1934 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record5–3–1 (1–3–1 Big 6)
Head coach
CaptainDon Theophilus
Home stadiumState Field
1934 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Kansas State $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Nebraska 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Oklahoma 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Kansas 1 – 2 – 2 3 – 4 – 3
1 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Missouri 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1934 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts (later renamed Iowa State University) in the Big Six Conference during the 1934 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach George F. Veenker, the Cyclones compiled a 5–3–1 record (1–3–1 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 132 to 66.[1][2] They played their home games at State Field in Ames, Iowa.

Don Theophilus was the team captain.[2] Four Iowa State players were selected as first-team all-conference players: guard Ike Hayes, ends Frank Hood and Fred Poole, and back Harold Miller.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 292:00 pmLuther*
W 23–33,534
October 62:00 pmGrinnell*
  • State Field
  • Ames, IA
W 26–63,921[4][5][6]
October 132:00 pmat Missouri
W 13–05,458
October 202:00 pmIowa*
W 31–616,576
October 272:00 pmat Nebraska
L 6–723,277–24,320[7]
November 32:00 pmKansas
  • State Field
  • Ames, IA
T 0–05,843
November 102:30 pmat Oklahoma
L 0–128,000
November 172:00 pmDrake*
  • State Field
  • Ames, IA
W 33–125,870
November 242:00 pmat Kansas State
L 0–207,800

Roster

1934 Iowa State Cyclones football roster
  • 21 Williams Allender - Fullback (Junior)
  • 22 Howard Harlan - Halfback (Senior)
  • 23 Harold Miller - Quarterback (Senior)
  • 24 Dwight Garner - Center (Senior)
  • 25 Tommy Neal - Quarterback (Sophomore)
  • 27 Russell Gute - Guard (Senior)
  • 28 Wilbur Kroeger - End (Junior)
  • 29 Norris Frantz - Guard (Sophomore)
  • 30 Glenn Fitch - End (Sophomore)
  • 31 John Catron - Tackle (Junior)
  • 32 Russell Norgordt - Tackle (Sophomore)
  • 33 Hunter Brown - Center (Sophomore)
  • 34 Frank Hood - End (Senior)
  • 35 Charles Hanna - Center (Sophomore)
  • 36 Harold Schafroth - Tackle (Sophomore)
  • 38 Marvin Oberg - Tackle (Sophomore)
  • 39 Donald Grefe - End (Junior)
  • 43 Vernon Loyd - Tackle (Senior)
  • 44 William Monlux - Tackle (Sophomore)
  • 45 Douglas McPeak - Fullback (Sophomore)
  • 51 Joseph Borg - Center (Sophomore)
  • 52 Fred Poole - End (Sophomore)
  • 53 Robert Peck - End (Sophomore)
  • 54 Clarence Gustine - End (Sophomore)
  • 56 Ike Hayes - Guard (Junior)
  • 57 Wilbur Winter - Halfback (Senior)
  • 58 Richard Brisbin - Halfback (Sophomore)
  • 59 Russell Coundiff - Guard (Sophomore)
  • 60 Ed Blumenstein - Guard (Sophomore)
  • 61 Don Theophilus - Halfback (Senior) (C)
  • 63 Harold Birney - Fullback (Sophomore)
  • 66 Wyman Maulsby - Halfback (Sophomore)
  • 69 Kenneth Ames - End (Junior)
  • 71 Marlowe Williams - Halfback (Senior)
  • 73 Paul Berger - Guard (Senior)
  • 99 John Massa - End (Sophomore)

[8]

Coaching staff

Name Position Year at Iowa State Previous job
George Veenker Head coach 4th Michigan
Joe Truskowski Assistant Varsity Coach 3rd Olivet

References

  1. ^ "1934 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 134.
  3. ^ 2017 Fact Book, p. 74.
  4. ^ North, Jack (October 5, 1934). "Iowa State and Grinnell Resume Grid Relations Saturday". Des Moines Tribune. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 11A. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  5. ^ North, Jack (October 7, 1934). "Hard Driving Cyclone Attack Defeats Grinnell, 26 to 6". Des Moines Sunday Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  6. ^ North, Jack (October 7, 1934). "Losers Stage Plucky Fight On Ames Grid (continued)". Des Moines Sunday Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 6, sports section. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  7. ^ McBride, Gregg (November 6, 1934). "Saturday Turnout is Likely Top Previous Mark at Nebraska U." The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. p. 8. Retrieved March 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Iowa State vs. Iowa, October 20, 1934 | Iowa State University Library". digitalcollections.lib.iastate.edu. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
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