1934 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

1934 Ohio State Buckeyes football

Conference

Big Ten Conference

1934 record

7-1 (5-1 Big Ten)

Head coach

Francis Schmidt

Home stadium

Ohio Stadium

Seasons

« 1933

1935 »

	Conf					Overall
1934 Big Ten football standings
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1 Minnesota †	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	0
#8 Ohio State	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
#4 Illinois	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
Purdue	3	–	1	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Wisconsin	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Chicago	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Indiana	1	–	3	–	1	3	–	3	–	2
Iowa	1	–	3	–	1	2	–	5	–	1
Michigan	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	7	–	0

† – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1934 Ohio State Buckeyes football team represented the Ohio State University in the college football season of 1934-1935. The Buckeyes compiled a 7–1 record. In Francis Schmidt's 1st season, the Bucks lit up the scoreboard, outscoring opponents 267-34. Coach Schmidt also made a win against Michigan in his first appearance.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 6	Indiana	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio	W 33-0	47,736
October 13	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, Illinois	L 13-14	24,831
October 20	Colgate*	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio	W 10-7	29,139
October 27	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois	W 28-6	25,360
November 3	at Western Reserve*	League Park^[1] • Cleveland, Ohio	W 76-0	11,890
November 10	Chicago	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio	W 33-0	32,227
November 17	Michigan	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio	W 34-0	68,678
November 24	Iowa	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio	W 40-7	27,414
*Non-conference game.

Coaching staff

Francis Schmidt - Head Coach - 1st year

References

^ Park, Jack. "MAC teams popular with Big Ten this season", Columbus Dispatch, August 21, 2006.

Win/Loss statistics

Ohio State Historical Scores

Ohio State Buckeyes football

Venues	Recreation Park (1890–1897) Ohio Field (1898–1921) Ohio Stadium (1922–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Illibuck (Illinois) Michigan Penn State

Culture & lore	History Brutus Buckeye "Across the Field" "Buckeye Battle Cry" "Carmen Ohio" The Ohio State University Marching Band Block O "Hang On Sloopy"

People	Head coaches All-Century Team Yearly statistical leaders

Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

National championship seasons in bold