1934 Duquesne Dukes football team American college football season
The 1934 Duquesne Dukes football team was an American football team that represented Duquesne University as an independent during the 1934 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Joe Bach, Duquesne compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 322 to 22.[1][2] The team played its home games at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.
Fullback Art Strutt led the team, and ranked second in the East, with 18 touchdowns and 108 points scored.[3]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 21 | | Waynesburg | | W 39–0 | |
| September 28 | | West Virginia | - Forbes Field
- Pittsburgh, PA
| L 0–7 | 25,000 | [4]
| October 5 | | Ashland | - Forbes Field
- Pittsburgh, PA
| W 99–0 | |
| October 12 | | Bucknell | - Forbes Field
- Pittsburgh, PA
| W 12–0 | 10,000 | [5]
| October 19 | 8:15 p.m. | Haskell | - Forbes Field
- Pittsburgh, PA
| W 67–0 | 7,000 | [6][7]
| October 26 | | at Detroit | | W 20–6 | 15,000 | [8]
| November 2 | 8:15 p.m | West Virginia Wesleyan | - Forbes Field
- Pittsburgh, PA
| W 39–6 | | [9][10]
| November 10 | | Oklahoma A&M | - Forbes Field
- Pittsburgh, PA
| W 32–0 | |
| November 17 | | at Carnegie Tech | Pittsburgh, PA | L 0–3 | |
| November 24 | | Catholic University | - Forbes Field
- Pittsburgh, PA
| W 14–0 | 7,500 | [11]
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References
- ^ "Duquesne Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ "1934 Duquesne Dukes Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ "Shepherd Takes Scoring Honors". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 3, 1934. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W. Virginia trips Duquesne 7 to 0". The Kane Republican. September 29, 1934. Retrieved July 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duquesne Wins Over Bucknell, 12 to 0". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 13, 1934. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke Favored Over Haskell Indians Tonight". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 19, 1934. p. 45. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Duquesne Smothers Haskell, 67 To 0". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 20, 1934. p. 15. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Lewis H. Walter (October 27, 1934). "Duquesne Hands Titans First Defeat of Season, 20 to 6". Detroit Free Press. pp. 13, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dukes Face Bobcats, Eyeing New Scoring Record". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 2, 1934. p. 55. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Sell, Jack (November 3, 1934). "Dukes Wallop W. Va. Wesleyan, 39 To 6". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 13. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Duquesne defeats Catholic University". The Morning Call. November 25, 1934. Retrieved February 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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