1934 Stanford Indians football team

The 1934 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1934 college football season. In head coach Tiny Thornhill's second season as head coach, the Indians compiled an overall record of 9–1–1 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the PCC title. Stanford allowed only 14 points during the regular season and logged seven shutout victories This was the second season that the "Vow Boys" kept their vow and defeated USC. The team represented the conference in the Rose Bowl, losing to Alabama, 29–13.

1934 Stanford Indians football
Head coach Tiny Thornhill
PCC champion
Rose Bowl, L 13–29 vs. Alabama
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	9–1–1 (5–0 PCC)
Head coach	Tiny Thornhill (2nd season)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium
Seasons ← 1933 1935 →

1934 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Stanford $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
Washington State	4	–	0	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Washington	5	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Oregon	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
California	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
UCLA	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
USC	1	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Idaho	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Oregon State	0	–	5	–	2			3	–	6	–	2
Montana	0	–	4	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Press

The team was rated No. 1 by the contemporary Houlgate System and presented with the Foreman & Clark national championship trophy.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	San Jose State*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	W 48–0
September 29	Santa Clara*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	T 7–7	40,000	[2]
October 6	at Oregon State	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 17–7
October 13	Northwestern*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 20–0		[3]
October 20	at San Francisco*	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 3–0		[4]
October 27	USC	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	W 16–0	48,000
November 3	at UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 27–0	50,000
November 10	Washington	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 24–0	38,617
November 17	Olympic Club*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 40–0
November 24	at California	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA (Big Game)	W 9–7
January 1, 1935	vs. Alabama*	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	L 13–29	84,474	[5]
*Non-conference game