American college football season
The1934 Colgate football team was anAmerican football team that representedColgate University as an independent during the1934 college football season . In its sixth season under head coachAndrew Kerr , Colgate compiled a 7–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 188 to 38. The team's only loss was by three points toOhio State [ 1] Colgate was ranked as one of the top teams of 1934 by several selectors:
In polling conducted in December 1934 by a national committee of 250 sports writers to determine the winner of theToledo Cup , Colgate was ranked No. 7.[ 2] In anAssociated Press (AP) poll in mid-November 1934, Colgate was ranked No. 8.[ 3] In theBoand System /"Azzi Ratem" results announced in December 1934, Colgate was ranked No. 9.[ 4] In theDickinson System rankings, Colgate was ranked No. 9.[ 5] Colgate endJoseph Bogdanski was selected by theNorth American Newspaper Alliance (NANA) as a first-team player on the1934 All-America team .[ 6] He was also selected by theAssociated Press (AP) as a first-team player on the1934 All-Eastern football team . Tackle Lewis Brooke also received second-team All-Eastern honors from the AP.[ 7] Other notable players included halfbacks Marty M'Donough andDick Offenhamer .[ 8] [ 9]
^ "1934 Colgate Raiders Schedule and Results" .SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedMay 23, 2020 .^ "Minnesota Has Lead in Votes: Dominates Balloting For Toledo Cup National Football Rating" .Daily Times and Daily Journal . December 17, 1934. p. 10 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Votes Put Gophers At Head of Parade; Injuns Gain Second" .The Salt Lake Tribune . November 15, 1934. p. 19 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Azzi Ratem Ranks Minnesota on Top" .The Chattanooga Times . December 13, 1934. p. 9 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Minnesota Wins Rockne Trophy, Cards Rated 10th" .The Fresno Bee . December 9, 1934. p. 3C – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Three Stanford Players Selected on All-American Grid Elevens: Grayson, Reynolds and Moscrip Given Honors".Los Angeles Times . December 2, 1934. ^ "Pittsburgh Places Five Men, Navy Two on All-Eastern Football Team" .The Berkshire County Eagle . November 28, 1934. p. 8 – viaNewspapers.com .^a b "Colgate Defeats Syracuse, 13 to 2: 34,000 Watch 2 Touchdowns By M'Donough" .Buffalo Evening News . November 17, 1934. p. 1 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Local Basketball Experience Aids Offenhamer on Gridiron" .The Buffalo News . November 15, 1934. p. 34 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Red Raiders Run Wild in 62-0 Victory" .Democrat and Chronicle . October 14, 1934. p. C1 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Buckeyes beat Colgate, 10–7" .The Miami News . October 21, 1934. RetrievedApril 20, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Colgate Hands Holy Cross Its 1st Defeat, 20-7" .New York Daily News . October 28, 1934. p. 92 – viaNewspapers.com .^ J. Earl Chevalier (October 28, 1934)."Colgate Ends Holy Cross Win Streak By 20-7" .The Springfield Daily Republican . pp. 1B, 4B – viaNewspapers.com . ^ "Razzle-dazzle of Colgate stupifies poor Tulane, 20–6" .New York Daily News . November 11, 1934. p. 88. RetrievedApril 10, 2022 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Colgate scores on two long marches to repulse stubborn Rutgers team" .Democrat and Chronicle . November 25, 1934. p. 1. RetrievedSeptember 21, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com .
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