1934 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1934 Minnesota Golden Gophers football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 8–0 5–0 Bernie Bierman 3rd Single-wing Pug Lund Pug Lund Memorial Stadium National champion (eight selectors)Big Ten champion The 1934 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1934 college football season. In their third year under head coach Bernie Bierman, the Golden Gophers compiled an undefeated 8–0 record, shut out four opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 270 to 38.1934 Minnesota Golden Gophers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 1, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/minnesota/1934-schedule.html The team was named national champion by eight NCAA-designated major selectors, then and in the decades since: Billingsley, Boand, Dickinson, College Football Researchers Association, Helms, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, and Sagarin,http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2018/FBS.pdf 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records National Collegiate Athletic Association August 2018 December 11, 2018 112 with Alabama also receiving recognition. Halfback Pug Lund was selected for the team's Most Valuable Player award for the second consecutive year. Keiser Jeff 2007 Media Guide 181 2007 http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 March 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Lund also received Chicago Tribune Silver Football, awarded to the most valuable player of the Big Ten, and was named an All-American by the AP, Collier's Weekly/Grantland Rice, Liberty, Walter Camp Football Foundation and Look Magazine. End Frank Larson was named an All-American by the Associated Press (AP), Collier's Weekly/Grantland Rice and Look Magazine. Keiser Jeff 2007 Media Guide 179 2007 http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 March 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Guard Bill Bevan was named an All-American by Collier's Weekly/Grantland Rice, Liberty and Look Magazine. End Bob Tenner was named an All-American by the United Press International. Tackle Phil Bengtson, Bevan, Larson, Lund, Tenner, and tackle Ed Widseth were named All-Big Ten. Keiser Jeff 2007 Media Guide 180 2007 http://www.gophersports.com//pdf6/80499.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 March 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Total attendance for the season was 192,922, which averaged to 38,584. The season high for attendance was against rival Michigan. Keiser Jeff 2007 Media Guide 160 2007 http://www.gophersports.com//pdf3/80498.pdf?SPSID=39281&SPID=3280&DB_OEM_ID=8400 July 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Schedule September 29 w y North Dakota Agricultural Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 56–12 25,000–26,544 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86845879/gophers-crush-north-dakota-state-5612/ The Minneapolis Sunday Tribune Gophers crush North Dakota State, 56–12 September 30, 1934 October 10, 2021 Newspapers.com October 6 w y Nebraska Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN rivalry 20–0 38,000 McBride Gregg Saturday Turnout is Likely Top Previous Mark at Nebraska U. The Lincoln Star Lincoln, Nebraska November 6, 1934 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96855398/saturday-turnout-likely-large/ March 2, 2022 Newspapers.com October 20 w y y Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA 13–7 64,850–65,000 Harry Keck Long Gallops Feature Win of Panthers Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph November 4, 1934 Part 2-2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96661310/attendance-figures/ February 28, 2022 Newspapers.com October 27 w y Iowa Iowa Stadium Iowa City, IA rivalry 48–12 53,000 November 3 w y Michigan Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN Little Brown Jug 34–0 59,362 Lund Rallies Gophers and They Down Michigan, 34 to 0: Herd Is Held Scoreless at Half, Then Gallops Detroit Free Press Tod Rockwell November 4, 1934 Sports 1, 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21459490/lund_rallies_gophers_and_they_down/ Newspapers.com November 10 w Indiana Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 30–0 28,100 November 17 w Chicago Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 35–7 46,000 November 24 w y Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI rivalry 34–0 38,000 Roster Jules Alfonse, HB Selmer A. Anderson Ray Antil, E Sheldon Beise, FB Phil Bengtson, T Bruce H. Berryman, E Bill Bevan, G Jay C. Bevan Milt Bruhn, G Arthur Clarkson, HB Frank Dallera, G William I. Freimuth, G Maurice D. S. Johnson, E Leslie R. Knudsen Stan Kostka, FB Frank Larson, E Babe LeVoir, QB Pug Lund, HB Lou Midler Vern Oech, G Richard Potvin William E. Proffitt Dale H. Rennebohm, C George Rennix, HB John D. Ronning, E Whitman H. Rork, FB George E. Roscoe, HB Glen E. Seidel, QB B. Willis Smith Dick Smith, T George Svendsen, C Bob Tenner, E Ed Widseth, T Bud Wilkinson, G Football Letterwinners https://gophersports.com/sports/2020/4/13/football-letterwinners University of Minnesota Athletics February 6, 2025 References Minnesota Category:Minnesota Golden Gophers football seasons Category:College football national champions Category:Big Ten Conference football champion seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Minnesota Golden Gophers football