1934 Fresno State Bulldogs football team

The 1934 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented Fresno State Normal School[note 1] during the 1934 college football season.

1934 Fresno State Bulldogs football
Far Western co-champion
Conference	Far Western Conference
1934 record	7–2–1 (3–0–1 FWC)
Head coach	Leo Harris (2nd season)
Home stadium	Fresno State College Stadium

1934 Far Western Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Fresno State +	3	–	0	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
San Jose State +	2	–	0	–	3			3	–	3	–	4
Chico State	2	–	1	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Pacific (CA)	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Cal Aggies	0	–	2	–	2			0	–	5	–	3
Nevada	0	–	4	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions

Fresno State competed in the Far Western Conference (FWC).[note 2] The 1934 team was led by second-year head coach Leo Harris and played home games at Fresno State College Stadium[note 3] on the campus of Fresno City College in Fresno, California. They finished the season as co-champion of the FWC, with a record of seven wins, two losses and one tie (7–2–1, 3–0–1 FWC). The Bulldogs outscored their opponents 225–77 for the season, including holding their opponents under 10 points in six of the ten games.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 22	San Francisco State[note 4]*	Fresno State College Stadium Fresno, CA	W 33–6	2,099
September 29	USC JV*	Fresno State College Stadium Fresno, CA	W 7–0	2,574
October 6	California JV*	Fresno State College Stadium Fresno, CA	L 6–12	1,416
October 13	at Northern Arizona[note 5]*	Skidmore Field Flagstaff, AZ	W 26–14
October 19	at Pacific (CA)[note 6]	Baxter Stadium Stockton, CA	W 7–6	9,000
October 27	Santa Clara*	Fresno State College Stadium Fresno, CA	L 0–19	7,182
November 3	at San Jose State[note 7]	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA (rivalry)	T 7–7	7,182
November 12	Cal Aggies[note 8]	Fresno State College Stadium Fresno, CA	W 40–13	5,723
November 17	Caltech*	Fresno State College Stadium Fresno, CA	W 66–0	379
November 29	Nevada	Fresno State College Stadium Fresno, CA	W 33–0	5,754
*Non-conference game

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Notes

1. California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) was known as Fresno State Normal School from 1911 to 1948.
2. The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was known as the Far Western Conference (FWC) from its founding in 1925 to 1982.
3. Ratcliffe Stadium was known as Fresno State College Stadium from 1926 to 1940.
4. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State Teachers College from 1921 to 1934.
5. Northern Arizona University was known as Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff from 1929 to 1944.
6. University of the Pacific (UOP) was known as College of the Pacific from 1911 to 1961.
7. San Jose State University was known as State Teachers College at San Jose from 1921 to 1934.
8. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. In common usage, the sports teams were called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.

References

1. "Fresno State 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
2. "Fresno State Yearly Results". Retrieved January 7, 2017.