1934 Whittier Poets football team

The 1934 Whittier Poets football team was an American football team that represented Whittier College in the Southern California Conference (SCC) during the 1934 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Wallace "Chief" Newman, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record (5–0 against conference opponents), won the SCC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 204 to 81. Its only two losses were on opening day against defending national champion USC and three weeks later against Arizona. The team played its home games at Hadley Field in Whittier, California.

1934 Whittier Poets football
SCC champion
ConferenceSouthern California Conference
1934 record7–2–1 (5–0 SCC)
Head coachWallace "Chief" Newman (5th season)
Home stadiumHadley Field
1934 Southern California Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Whittier $ 5 –0 –0  7 –2 –1
San Diego State 2 –1 –1  3 –5 –1
Occidental 2 –2 –0  3 –5 –1
Redlands 2 –3 –0  3 –4 –1
La Verne 1 –2 –1  4 –3 –1
Santa Barbara State 0 –4 –0  2 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at USC*
L 14–3030,000[1][2]
September 29at Arizona State–Flagstaff*Flagstaff, AZW 7–6[3]
October 6at La Verne
W 27–7[4]
October 12Arizona*
  • Hadley Field
  • Whittier, CA
L 7–14[5]
October 20at Occidental
W 12–04,000[6][7][8]
October 27Santa Barbara State
  • Hadley Field
  • Whittier, CA
W 35–6
November 3at San Diego State
W 26–65,500[9][10]
November 10Pomona*
  • Hadley Field
  • Whittier, CA
W 50–64,000[11]
November 24Redlands
  • Hadley Field
  • Whittier, CA
W 20–0[12]
November 29San Jose State*
  • Hadley Field
  • Whittier, CA
T 6–67,500[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References
  1. Braven Dyer (September 23, 1934). "Trojans Beat Oxy, 20-0; Poets, 40-14". Los Angeles Times – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Murray Gregory (September 24, 1934). "Poets Score Twice on Mighty Trojans, Losing Opener 14-40". The Whittier News. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Whittier Beats Flagstaff in Grid Game 7 to 6". The Arizona Daily Star. September 30, 1934. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Murray Gregory (October 8, 1934). "Poets Wallop La Verne 27-7". The Whitier News. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Poets Lose To Arizona: Wildcats Annex Thriller, 14-7". Los Angeles Times. October 13, 1934. pp. 7, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Whittier Invades Oxy For Contest Saturday". Los Angeles Times. October 14, 1934.
  7. "Whittier Heavy Favorite Over Tigers". Los Angeles Times. October 20, 1934. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Bob Ray (October 21, 1934). "Touchdowns by Arrambide and Tebbs Give Whittier 12-to-0 Triumph Over Oxy". Los Angeles Times. p. VI1-5 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Ted Steinmann (November 4, 1934). "Whittier Defeats Aztecs, 26 To 6; Poets Show Real Strength In Crushing San Diegans". The San Diego Union. San Diego, California.
  10. "Whittier Poets Pound Aztec Grid Band, 26-6". Los Angeles Times. November 4, 1934. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Murray Gregory (November 12, 1934). "Poet Eleven Ruins Pomona 50-6 Before Homecoming Crowd". The Whittier News. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Murray Gregory (November 26, 1934). "Championship Poets Conquer Redlands 20-0". The Whittier News. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Poets Tie San Jose 6-6". The Whittier News. November 30, 1934. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
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