1934 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Michigan State     8 1 0
Wayne     7 1 0
Western State Teachers (MI)     7 1 0
Michigan State Normal     5 2 0
Notre Dame     6 3 0
Central State (MI)     5 3 0
Detroit     5 3 1
DePaul     4 3 0
Saint Louis     3 3 2
Marquette     4 5 0
Haskell     3 6 1
Missouri Mines     2 6 0
Wittenberg     2 7 0

The 1934 Michigan State Spartans football team was an American football team that represented Michigan State College (now known as Michigan State University as an independent during the 1934 college football season. In their second season under head coach Charlie Bachman, the Spartans compiled an 8–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 153 to 56. It was Michigan State's most successful football season since the undefeated 1913 season.[1][2]

The Spartans won their annual rivalry game with Michigan by a 16 to 0 score. In inter-sectional play, the team defeated Carnegie Tech (13–0), Manhattan (39–0), Kansas (6–0), and Texas A&M (26–13), but lost to Syracuse (10–0).[3][1]

Key players included left halfback and triple-threat player Kurt Warmbein, fullback Art Brandstetter Sr., quarterback Russ Reynolds, guard Sid Wagner, and end Ed Klewicki. Warmbein was selected as the 1934 "Man of the Year" among football players in Michigan.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29GrinnellW 33–2015,000[5]
October 6at MichiganW 16–030,000[6]
October 13Carnegie Tech
  • College Field
  • East Lansing, MI
W 13–013,000[7]
October 20at ManhattanW 39–018,000[8]
November 3Marquettedagger
  • College Field
  • East Lansing, MI
W 13–713,000[9]
November 10at SyracuseL 0–1025,000[10]
November 17Detroit
  • College Field
  • East Lansing, MI
W 7–620,000[11]
November 24at KansasW 6–06,852[12]
December 8vs. Texas A&MSan Antonio, TXW 26–13[13]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ a b "1934 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  2. ^ "Spartan 1934 Record Is 56 Wins, 37 Losses". Battle Creek Enquirer. December 30, 1934. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. pp. 146, 153. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  4. ^ "Warmbein of St. Joseph Was 1934 Man-Of-Year On Michigan Gridirons". The Herald-Press. December 31, 1934. p. 33.
  5. ^ "Warmbein Stars in Passing Attack as Michigan State Defeats Grinnell, 33-20". Detroit Free Press. September 30, 1934. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "State Beats U. of M., 16-0, for First Time Since 1915 to End 3-Year Record". Detroit Free Press. October 7, 1934. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ M.F. Drukenbrod (October 14, 1934). "Spartans Continue Climb by Defeating Carnegie, 13 to 0". Detroit Free Press. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Michigan Staters Rout Jaspers, 39-0". New York Daily News. October 21, 1934. p. 84 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Spartans Hard Pressed to Vanquish Marquette". Detroit Free Press. November 4, 1934. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Lewis H. Walter (November 11, 1934). "Syracuse Hands State Its First Defeat, Winning 10 to 0". Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Lewis H. Walter (November 18, 1934). "Spartans Win, 7-6, as Titans Fail to Make Use of Breaks". Detroit Free Press – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "K.U. Holds M.S. To Touchdown". The Morning Chronicle (Manhattan, Kansas). November 25, 1934. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Michigan Team Defeats Texas Aggies, 26-13". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. December 9, 1934. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.


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