Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Under Bernie Bierman - 1934

1934

1934 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
National Champions
Big Ten Champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
1934 record 8-0 (5-0 Big Ten)
Head coach Bernie Bierman
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1933 1935 »
1934 Big Ten football standings
Conf Overall
Team W L T W L T
#1 Minnesota 5 0 0 8 0 0
#8 Ohio State 5 1 0 7 1 0
#4 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


The 1934 season was the Golden Gophers' third under head coach Bernie Bierman. The Golden Gophers won eight games and lost none. Total attendance for the season was 192,922, which averaged to 38,584. The season high for attendance was against rival Michigan. The team was named national champions, the first national championship for the University.

End Frank Larson was named an All-American by the Associated Press (AP), Collier's Weekly/Grantland Rice and Look Magazine. Halfback Pug Lund was named an All-American by the AP, Collier’s Weekly/Grantland Rice, Liberty, Walter Camp Football Foundation and Look Magazine. Guard Bill Bevan was named an All-American by Collier’s Weekly/Grantland Rice, Liberty and Look Magazine. End Bob Tenner was named an All-American by the United Press International. Tackle Phil Bengston, Bevan, Larson, Lund, Tenner, and tackle Ed Widseth were named All-Big Ten. Lund received Chicago Tribune Silver Football, awarded to the most valuable player of the Big Ten.

Pug Lund was awarded the Team MVP Award.

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