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]
| 1934 West Virginia Wesleyan Bobcats football | |
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| Conference | West Virginia Athletic Conference |
| Record | 6–3–1 (4–0 WVAC) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | at West Virginia* | L 0–19 | [2][3] | |||
| September 29 | Glenville State | Buckhannon, WV | W 33–0 | [4] | ||
| October 6 | at Davis & Elkins | Elkins, WV | W 19–18 | |||
| October 13 | at NYU* | W 21–3 | 15,000 | [5] | ||
| October 19 | at Xavier* | L 6–13 | [6] | |||
| October 26 | at Geneva* | Beaver Falls, PA | T 7–7 | [7] | ||
| November 2 | 8:15 p.m. | at Duquesne* | L 6–39 | [8][9] | ||
| November 17 | Waynesburg* | Buckhannon, WV | W 19–0 | |||
| November 23 | Salem | Buckhannon, WV | W 25–0 | [10] | ||
| November 29 | at Marshall | W 39–0 | [11][12] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "2005 WVIAC Football Media Guide". West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. July 15, 2005. p. 35. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ 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
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- ^ 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 .
- ^ "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 .
- ^ "West Va. Wesleyan upsets N.Y.U., 21–3". Daily News. October 14, 1934. p. 40C. Retrieved February 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Xavier defeats W. Va. Wesleyan". The Pittsburgh Press. October 20, 1934. Retrieved May 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobcats Tie Geneva, St. Vincent Triumphs". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 27, 1934. p. 7. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – 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 .
- ^ "Long Runs Give Wesleyan Victory". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. November 24, 1934. p. 14. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Walloping—Handed To Marshall". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Cincinnati, Ohio. Associated Press. November 30, 1935. p. 14. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Wesleyan Hands Beating to Marshall". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 30, 1934. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
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