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1934 West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats football team

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1934 West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats football
ConferenceWest Virginia Athletic Conference
Record6–3–1 (4–0 WVAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1933
1935 →
1934 West Virginia Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Fairmont State $ 5 0 0 6 2 0
West Virginia Wesleyan 4 0 0 6 3 1
Morris Harvey 3 2 1 3 5 1
Salem 4 3 0 4 5 0
Concord 2 2 0 4 3 0
West Liberty State 2 3 2 3 4 2
Potomac State 2 4 0 4 4 0
Glenville State 1 4 1 1 5 1
New River State 0 4 0 0 5 0
Davis & Elkins * 1 1 0 4 5 1
Marshall * 1 1 0 3 6 0
Shepherd * 1 2 0 1 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Did not qualify for conference standings
    Ties did not count in conference standings.

The 1934 West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats football team represented West Virginia Wesleyan College as a member of the West Virginia Athletic Conference (WVAC) during the 1934 college football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Cebe Ross, the Bobcats compiled an overall record of 6–3–1 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, placing second in the WVAC.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at West Virginia*L 0–19[2][3]
September 29Glenville StateBuckhannon, WVW 33–0[4]
October 6at Davis & ElkinsElkins, WVW 19–18
October 13at NYU*W 21–315,000[5]
October 19at Xavier*L 6–13[6]
October 26at Geneva*Beaver Falls, PAT 7–7[7]
November 28:15 p.m.at Duquesne*L 6–39[8][9]
November 17Waynesburg*Buckhannon, WVW 19–0
November 23SalemBuckhannon, WVW 25–0[10]
November 29at MarshallW 39–0[11][12]

References

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  1. ^ "2005 WVIAC Football Media Guide". West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. July 15, 2005. p. 35. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ Smith, Chester L. (September 23, 1934). "West Virginia Whips Bobcats In 19-0 Tilt". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Smith, Chester L. (September 23, 1934). "West Virginia Whips Bobcats In 19-0 Tilt (continued)". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 4, sports section. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Wesleyan Gang Defeats Glenville Eleven, 33-0". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Bluefield, West Virginia. Associated Press. September 30, 1934. p. 11. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "West Va. Wesleyan upsets N.Y.U., 21–3". Daily News. October 14, 1934. p. 40C. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Xavier defeats W. Va. Wesleyan". The Pittsburgh Press. October 20, 1934. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bobcats Tie Geneva, St. Vincent Triumphs". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 27, 1934. p. 7. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Dukes Face Bobcats, Eyeing New Scoring Record". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 2, 1934. p. 55. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ 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 Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Long Runs Give Wesleyan Victory". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. November 24, 1934. p. 14. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Walloping—Handed To Marshall". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. Associated Press. November 30, 1935. p. 14. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Wesleyan Hands Beating to Marshall". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 30, 1934. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.