1934 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1934 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football Independent 6–3 Elmer Layden 1st Dominic Vairo Notre Dame Stadium The 1934 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team was an American football team that represented the University of Notre Dame as an independent during the 1934 college football season. Following a losing season in 1933, Notre Dame in January 1934 hired Elmer Layden as its head football coach. In its first season under Layden, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 108 to 56. The team lost to Texas, Pittsburgh, and Navy, and ended the season with three consecutive victories over rivals Northwestern, Army, and USC. Notre Dame center Jack Robinson was a consensus pick on the 1934 All-America college football team.Football Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 October 21, 2017 7 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf Right end Dominic Vairo was the team captain. The team played its home games at Notre Dame Stadium in Notre Dame, Indiana. Schedule October 6 l Texas Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN 6–7 20,353–33,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123589532/texas-seizes-breaks-to-win-over-irish-7/ Chicago Sunday Tribune Texas seizes breaks to win over Irish, 7–6 October 7, 1934 April 25, 2023 Newspapers.com October 13 w Purdue Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN rivalry 18–7 34,263 October 20 w Carnegie Tech Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN 13–0 11,242 October 27 w Wisconsin Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN 19–0 25,354 November 3 l y Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA rivalry 0–19 56,556–64,000 Harry Keck 64,000 See Pitt Crush Notre Dame Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph November 4, 1934 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95176412/64000-see-pitt-crush-notre-dame/ February 17, 2022 Newspapers.com November 10 l y Navy Municipal Stadium Cleveland, OH rivalry 6–10 54,571 November 17 w y Northwestern Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL rivalry 20–7 38,413–45,000 Notre Dame Wins: Irish Score Three Times in 2d Half; Beat N.U., 20-7 Chicago Tribune Edward Burns November 18, 1934 II-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20960871/notre_dame_wins_irish_score_three/ Newspapers.com November 24 w y Army Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY rivalry 12–6 78,757 December 8 w y USC Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA rivalry 14–0 45,568 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/notre-dame/1934-schedule.html 1934 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 11, 2026 Personnel Players Harry Becker, right tackle Bud Bonar, quarterback Frank Carideo, fullback Don Elser, fullback Wally Fromhart, quarterback Dan Hanley, right halfback Mike Layden, right halfback George Melinkovich, right halfback John Michuta, right tackle Wayne Millner, left end Andy Pilney, left halfback Jack Robinson, center Rocco Schiralli, left guard Paul Schrenker, right guard William Shakespeare, left halfback W. Smith, right guard Fred Solari, center Joseph Sullivan, left tackle Dominic Vairo, captain and right end Coaching staff Head coach: Elmer Layden Assistant coaches: Joe Boland (line), Chet Grant (backfield), Tom Conley (ends). References Notre Dame Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football seasons Notre Dame Fighting Irish football