1934 Utah State Aggies football team

1934 Utah State Aggies football
ConferenceRocky Mountain Conference
Record5–1–1 (5–1–1 RMC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAggie Stadium
Seasons
← 1933
1935 →
1934 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Colorado Teachers + 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Colorado + 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 2
Colorado Agricultural + 6 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Utah State 5 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 1
Utah 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Denver 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
BYU 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Wyoming 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Colorado College 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Colorado Mines 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Western State (CO) 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Montana State 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1934 Utah State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Utah State Agricultural College in the Rocky Mountain Conference (RMC) during the 1934 college football season. In their 16th season under head coach Dick Romney, the Aggies compiled a 5–1–1, finished fourth in the RMC, and outscored all opponents by a total of 131 to 42.[1][2]

Center Elmer "Bear" Ward was selected as a first-team All-American by the Newspaper Enterprise Association; he was the first Utah State player to be selected as a first-team All-American.[3] Three Utah State players received first-team all-conference honors in 1934: Ward; fullback Kent Ryan; and end Joe Whitesides.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at DenverDenver, COW 26–7[5]
October 6Montana State
W 6–0
October 20at Wyoming
W 19–0[6]
November 3at BYUProvo, UT (rivalry)W 15–06,000[7]
November 10Colorado Agricultural
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Logan, UT
T 21–21
November 17Colorado Mines
  • Aggie Stadium
  • Logan, UT
W 37–0
November 29at Utah
L 7–1415,043[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "1934 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Utah State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Utah State University. 2018. pp. 189, 195.
  3. ^ 2018 Media Guide, p. 159.
  4. ^ 2018 Media Guide, p. 161.
  5. ^ "Aggies Outclass Denver To Triumph 26-7". The Salt Lake Tribune. September 29, 1934. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Marlowe Branagan (October 7, 1934). "Utes, Aggies Conquer Rivals: Staters Get 6 to 0 Scare from Cats". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ O.J. Pusey (November 4, 1934). "Utah Aggies Assume Lead In Conference Grid Race: Cougars Defeated Before Big Crowd; Ryan Shines Again". Ogden Standard-Examiner. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Utes Down Aggies, 14-7: Larson Leads Redskin Eleven To Win Over Powerful Rivals". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 30, 1934. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Bill McRea (November 30, 1934). "Three Colorado Schools Finish in Tie for Title". The Salt Lake Telegram. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.