1934 Grinnell Pioneers football team

American college football season

1934 Grinnell Pioneers football
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	2–7 (0–2 MVC)
Head coach	Lester Watt (8th season)
Home stadium	Ward Field
Seasons ← 1933 1935 →

1934 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Washington University $	1	–	0	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Creighton	2	–	1	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Oklahoma A&M	1	–	1	–	0	4	–	5	–	1
Drake	2	–	2	–	0	3	–	6	–	1
Grinnell	0	–	2	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1934 Grinnell Pioneers football team represented Grinnell College as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the 1934 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Lester Watt, the Pioneers compiled an overall record of 2–7 with a mark of 0–2 in conference play, placing last out of five teams in the MVC.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29		at Michigan State*	College Field East Lansing, MI	L 20–33	15,000	^[1]
October 6	2:00 p.m.	at Iowa State*	State Field Ames, IA	L 6–26	3,921	^[2]^[3]^[4]
October 13	2:30 p.m.	Carleton*	Ward Field Grinnell, IA	L 0–7		^[5]^[6]^[7]
October 19	8:15 p.m.	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	L 0–8		^[8]^[9]
October 26	8:00 p.m.	Haskell*	Grinnell, IA	L 0–3		^[10]^[11]
November 3	2:30 p.m.	at Creighton	Creighton Stadium Omaha, NE	L 6–12	3,000	^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]
November 10	2:00 p.m.	at Iowa State Teachers*	Cedar Falls, IA	W 19–12	3,200	^[16]^[17]
November 17	2:00 p.m.	at Coe*	Cedar Rapids, IA	L 0–26		^[18]^[19]
November 24		Cornell (IA)*	Grinnell, IA	W 23–0		^[20]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

^[21]

References

^ "Warmbein Stars in Passing Attack as Michigan State Defeats Grinnell, 33-20". Detroit Free Press. September 30, 1934. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
^ North, Jack (October 5, 1934). "Iowa State and Grinnell Resume Grid Relations Saturday". Des Moines Tribune. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 11A. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ North, Jack (October 7, 1934). "Hard Driving Cyclone Attack Defeats Grinnell, 26 to 6". Des Moines Sunday Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ North, Jack (October 7, 1934). "Losers Stage Plucky Fight On Ames Grid (continued)". Des Moines Sunday Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 6, sports section. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ North, Jack (October 12, 1934). "Grinnell In Homecoming Tilt Saturday". Des Moines Tribune. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 10A. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ North, Jack (October 12, 1934). "Grinnell-- (continued)". Des Moines Tribune. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 11A. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ North, Jack (October 14, 1934). "Grinnell Bows To Carls, 7-0". Des Moines Sunday Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 4, sports section. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ North, Jack (October 19, 1934). "Grinnell and Drake in 41st Grid Battle". Des Moines Tribune. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 9A. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Brody, Frank (October 20, 1934). "Drake Wins First Game Of Year, 8-0". Des Moines Tribune. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 6. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ North, Jack (October 25, 1934). "Grinnell Ready For Game with Indians". Des Moines Tribune. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 4A. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Pioneers Miss Scoring Changes, Lose To Haskell". Des Moines Tribune. Des Moines, Iowa. October 27, 1934. p. 6. Retrieved October 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Wolff, Howard (November 3, 1934). "Rain Should Help Blues Stop Grinnell's Passes". Omaha World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. p. 9. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Wolff, Howard (November 3, 1934). "Blues Ready For Grinnell (continued)". Omaha World-Herald. Omaha, Nebraska. p. 10. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Wagner, Ralph (November 4, 1934). "Bluejay Rally In 4th Period Beats Grinnell". The Omaha Bee-News. Omaha, Nebraska. p. 7B. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Wagner, Ralph (November 4, 1934). "Bluejays Win Over Grinnell In Last Minute (continued)". The Omaha Bee-News. Omaha, Nebraska. p. 10B. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Grad Will See Panther Eleven Play Pioneers". Waterloo Daily Courier. Waterloo, Iowa. November 9, 1934. p. 15. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Grinnell Defeats Iowa State Teachers". Des Moines Sunday Register. Des Moines, Iowa. November 11, 1934. p. 5, sports section. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Coe And Grinnell Will Meet Here Today At 2". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. November 17, 1934. p. 6. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Coe Rallies in Second Half to Crush Grinnell, 26-0". Waterloo Sunday Courier. Waterloo, Iowa. November 18, 1934. p. 14. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Grinnell Gridders Beat Cornell Eleven, 20[sic]-0". The Gazette. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. November 25, 1934. p. 2, section 2. Retrieved July 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "1934 Football Schedule". Grinnell Athletics. Retrieved July 20, 2023.

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