1934 Kansas State Wildcats football team

The 1934 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1934 college football season. The 1934 team went undefeated in the Big Six Conference, and won the conference championship. It was the first major conference championship in school history, and the first since the team won the Kansas Intercollegiate Athletic Association title in 1912. It would be another 69 years until the Wildcats would win their next conference title, the Big 12 championship in 2003.

1934 Kansas State Wildcats football
Big 6 champion
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Record7–2–1 (5–0 Big 6)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1933
1935 →
1934 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Kansas State $ 5 0 0 7 2 1
Nebraska 4 1 0 6 3 0
Oklahoma 2 2 1 3 4 2
Kansas 1 2 2 3 4 3
Iowa State 1 3 1 5 3 1
Missouri 0 5 0 0 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The Kansas State team was led by future Hall-of-Fame coach Lynn "Pappy" Waldorf, who would depart from the school following his one championship season. At the conclusion of the season, tackle George Maddox was named a first-team All-American player by several organizations (including the All-America Board), becoming the third player in team history to be so honored. The Wildcats scored 149 points and gave up 89 points.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Fort Hays*W 13–0
October 6at Manhattan*T 13–13
October 12at Marquette*L 20–2710,000[2]
October 20Kansas 
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
W 13–0
October 27at Tulsa*L 0–2112,000
November 3at Washburn*W 14–6
November 10Missouri
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 29–0
November 17at OklahomaW 8–7
November 24Iowa State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS (rivalry)
W 20–0
November 29at NebraskaW 19–722,000
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1934 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "Wildcat Threat Shown in Rally". The Manhattan Mercury. October 13, 1934. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.