1934 Arizona State Bulldogs football team
American college football season
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The 1934 Arizona State Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State Teachers College (later renamed Arizona State University) in the Border Conference during the 1934 college football season. In their second season under head coach Rudy Lavik, the Bulldogs compiled a 4â3â1 record (2â2 against Border opponents) and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 113 to 91.[1][2] The team captain was right end Clarence Sexton.[3] The Bulldogs finished 2â1 at home and 2-2-1 on the road. All home games were played at Irish Field in Tempe, Arizona.
- Rudy Lavik (2nd season)
| 1934 Arizona State Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Border Conference |
| Record | 4â3â1 (2â2 Border) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Clarence Sexton |
| Home stadium | Irish Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 1 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 2 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 3 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 8 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 2 | â | 1 | â | 1 | 7 | â | 2 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 2 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 4 | â | 3 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M | 0 | â | 1 | â | 3 | 4 | â | 1 | â | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona StateâFlagstaff | 0 | â | 3 | â | 1 | 1 | â | 5 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | Caltech* | W 25â7 | [4] | ||
| October 6 | at Loyola (CA)* | L 0â43 | 10,000 | [5] | |
| October 20 | New Mexico |
| L 12â18 | [6] | |
| October 27 | at Arizona StateâFlagstaff |
| W 21â0 | [7] | |
| November 10 | at New Mexico A&M |
| T 7â7 | [8] | |
| November 17 | at Arizona | L 6â32 | [9] | ||
| November 24 | Arizona StateâFlagstaff |
| W 6â0 | [10] | |
| November 29 | at San Diego State* | W 14â6 | 4,000 | [11][12] | |
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Game summaries
In the season opener, Arizona State defeated California Tech 25â7 at Irish Field. It marked the first ever meeting between the teams in school history. The Bulldogs suffered a 43â0 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 18â12 home contest to New Mexico. The Bulldogs delivered a 21â0 shutout road victory at Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff (ASTCF, later renamed Northern Arizona University). Arizona State finished in a 7â7 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 6â0 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.[citation needed]
William Ball, Stanford Brimhall, Bob Buntz, and Bennet Davis were also on roster.[citation needed]
Awards and honors
Fullback William Baxter and right end Clarence Sexton earned All-Border Conference honors for the 1934 football season.[citation needed]
