The 1934 Arizona State Bulldogs football team was an
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...
team that represented Arizona State Teachers College (later renamed
Arizona State University
Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the ...
) in the
Border Conference
The Border Conference, officially known as the Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association, was an National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA-affiliated college athletic conference founded in 1931 that disbanded following the 1961–62 season. ...
during the
1934 college football season
The 1934 college football season was the 66th season of college football in the United States. Two New Year's Day bowl games were initiated to rival the Rose Bowl Game. On February 15, Warren V. Miller and Joseph M. Cousins organized the New Orl ...
. In their second season under head coach
Rudy Lavik
Rudolph H. Lavik (April 30, 1892 – September 29, 1979) was an American football and basketball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota from 1920 to 1921, at Ari ...
, the Bulldogs compiled a 4–3–1 record (2–2 against Border opponents) and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 113 to 91. The team captain was right end Clarence Sexton.
The Bulldogs finished 2–1 at home and 2-2-1 on the road. All home games were played at
Irish Field in
Tempe, Arizona
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Schedule
Game summaries
In the season opener, Arizona State defeated California Tech 25–7 at Irish Field. It marked the first ever meeting between the teams in school history. The Bulldogs suffered a 43–0 shutout loss against Loyola of Los Angeles on the road. Despite a 92-yard interception returned for a touchdown by William Baxter, Arizona State dropped an 18–12 home contest to New Mexico. The Bulldogs delivered a 21–0 shutout road victory at Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff (ASTCF, later renamed
Northern Arizona University
Northern Arizona University (NAU) is a public research university based in Flagstaff, Arizona. It was founded in 1899 as the final public university established in the Arizona Territory, 13 years before Arizona was admitted as the 48th state.
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). Arizona State finished in a 7–7 tie during a road game against New Mexico State. During the rivalry matchup in Tucson, the Bulldogs dropped a 32-6 road game to Arizona. Arizona State produced a 6–0 shutout win over ASTCF in Tempe. The Bulldogs closed the season with a 14-6 road victory at San Diego State. It marked the first ever meeting between the teams in school history.
Roster
The usual Arizona State lineup included left end John Rouse, left tackle Don Pace, left guard Bert Fireman, center Ron Hackleman, right guard Bill Boyle, right guard Al Dalmolin, right tackle Claude Duval, right end Clarence Sexton, quarterback Claude English, halfbacks Cyrus Lusher and Bill Parry, and fullback Bill Baxter.
William Ball, Stanford Brimhall, Bob Buntz, and Bennet Davis were also on roster.
Awards and honors
Fullback William Baxter and right end Clarence Sexton earned All-Border Conference honors for the 1934 football season.
References
Arizona State
Arizona State Sun Devils football seasons
Arizona State Sun Devils football
The Arizona State Sun Devils football team represents Arizona State University in the sport of American football. The Sun Devils team competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the ...
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