1934 Chicago Maroons football team

The 1934 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago during the 1934 college football season. In their second season under head coach Clark Shaughnessy, the Maroons compiled a 4–4 record, finished in seventh place in the Big Ten Conference, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 113 to 106.^[1]^[2]

1934 Big Ten Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Minnesota $	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	0
No. 9 Ohio State	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	0
No. 6 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 Associated Press

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Carroll (WI)*	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	W 19–0	25,000	^[3]
October 13	Michigan	Stagg Field Chicago, IL (rivalry)	W 27–0	25,000	^[4]
October 20	Indiana	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	W 21–0	12,000	^[5]
October 27	Missouri*	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	W 19–6	10,000	^[6]
November 3	Purdue	Stagg Field Chicago, IL (rivalry)	L 20–26	32,000	^[7]
November 10	at Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 0–33	32,227	^[8]
November 17	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 7–35	46,000	^[9]
November 24	Illinois	Stagg Field Chicago, IL	L 0–6	29,828	^[10]
*Non-conference game

^ "1934 Chicago Maroons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
^ "University of Chicago Football Media Guide". University of Chicago. 2016. p. 22. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
^ "Berwanger and Maroons Whip Carroll, 19 to 0". Chicago Tribune. September 30, 1934. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Edward Burns (October 14, 1934). "Maroon Backs' Long Runs, Pass Rout Michigan". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1.
^ Harvey Woodruff (October 21, 1934). "Berwanger's Runs and Pass Beat Indiana". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Charles Bartlett (October 28, 1934). "Chicago Whips Missouri, 19-6, in Last Period". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Edward Burns (November 4, 1934). "32,000 Forget Rain as Purvis, Carter, Berwanger Run Wild". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ French Lane (November 11, 1934). "Buckeyes Dazzle Maroons With Lateral Forward Passes". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Charles Bartlett (November 18, 1934). "Powerful Line Attack of Gophers Maroons, 35-7". Chicago Tribune. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Harvey Woodruff (November 25, 1934). "Illinois Wins, 6-0: Chicago Loses on Deflected Forward Pass". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.