1934 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

October 16, 1934By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1934 Season Tags: • No Comments

1934 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	12	1.079	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Oklahoma 19–0
2	2	1.088	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat USC 20–6
3	19	1.147	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Ole Miss 27–0
4	3	1.214	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–0–1	0.833	38	+3	Tied Indiana 6–6
5	4	1.250	Utah (UTAH)	IND SKY	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat BYU 43–0
6	10	1.285	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+2	BYE
7	20	1.311	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–0–1	0.875	36	+4	Beat SMU 9–0
8	-3	1.335	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Maryland 16–13
9	25	1.342	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Oregon 16–6
10	13	1.382	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Ohio State 14–13
11	-10	1.433	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–1	0.667	52	+6	Lost to Washington 6–16
12	6	1.446	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Baylor 6–0
13	49	1.456	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Brown 13–0
14	19	1.473	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Florida 28–12
15	0	1.481	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–0–1	0.875	36	+4	Beat Northwestern 20–0
16	15	1.490	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Carnegie Tech 13–0
17	46	1.516	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	52	+5	Beat Iowa 14–13
18	17	1.527	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Virginia Military Institute 29–6
19	-2	1.607	Duke (DUKE)	IND SOCON	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Georgia Tech 20–0
20	8	1.625	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Drake 48–0
21	5	1.631	Loyola Marymount (LOYOLA MARYMOUNT)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
22	14	1.649	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Mississippi State 41–0
23	-17	1.690	SAN Francisco (SAN FRANCISCO)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Olympic Club 6–0
24	-10	1.694	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND SKY	2–0	1.000	1	+2	BYE
25	4	1.725	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND BOR	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Whittier 14–7
26	-5	1.742	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Williams 35–6
27	27	1.756	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Cornell 20–7
28	-17	1.766	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Cincinnati 32–0
29	19	1.778	LSU	SEC	1–0–2	0.667	52	+1	Beat Auburn 20–6
30	15	1.786	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat ST. Bonaventure 62–0
31	-7	1.819	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND BOR	3–0	1.000	1	0	Beat UTEP 21–15
32	21	1.825	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Washington & Jefferson 12–0
33	4	1.830	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat South Dakota State 28–7
34	-2	1.836	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BOR	3–0	1.000	1	0	Beat SUL Ross State 13–0
35	15	1.839	ST. Louis (ST. LOUIS)	IND FBSI	1–0–1	0.750	41	0	Beat Creighton 13–0
36	21	1.874	Chicago (CHICAGO)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Michigan 27–0
37	30	1.880	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	41	+6	Beat Washington & LEE 12–0
38	1	1.880	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Missouri 13–0
39	26	1.908	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	52	+4	Beat Georgia 14–0
40	2	1.913	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Maine 27–0
41	-11	1.923	Fordham (FORDHAM)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Boston College 6–0
42	13	1.993	Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)	IND FBSI	2–0–1	0.833	38	0	BYE
43	17	2.028	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Gettysburg 32–6
44	8	2.053	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND MVC	3–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Haskell 9–6
45	11	2.072	Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Manhattan 9–0
46	-43	2.178	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	77	+4	Lost to Texas 0–19
47	19	2.327	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND SKY	2–1	0.667	52	+2	Beat Denver 2–0
48	-46	2.420	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	1–1	0.500	77	+1	Lost to Illinois 13–14
49	28	2.428	TCU	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	41	+2	Beat Tulsa 14–12
50	-38	2.536	Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)	IND SOCON	3–1	0.750	41	+3	Lost to West Virginia 0–12
51	33	2.555	Duquesne (DUQUESNE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	41	0	Beat Bucknell 12–0
52	16	2.724	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND BOR	3–1	0.750	41	+1	Beat Oklahoma City 20–0
53	17	2.763	Gonzaga (GONZAGA)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	41	+1	Beat Washington State 13–6
54	-13	2.770	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	2–1	0.667	52	+2	Lost to Tulane 12–28
55	35	2.867	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND SKY	3–1	0.750	41	+3	Beat Montana State 25–6
56	-48	2.884	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–1	0.667	52	+2	Lost to Gonzaga 6–13
57	-38	2.949	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	2–1	0.667	52	+1	Lost to North Carolina 0–14
58	-14	2.981	SMU	IND SWC	2–1–1	0.625	73	0	Lost to Rice 0–9
59	27	2.995	Washington (missouri) (WASHINGTON (MISSOURI))	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	52	0	Beat Wabash 41–0
60	46	3.013	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	52	+1	Beat South Carolina 6–0
61	14	3.078	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–1	0.750	41	0	Beat Clemson 7–0
62	9	3.082	Centenary (CENTENARY)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	40	0	Beat Texas A&M 13–0
63	-23	3.090	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	52	0	Lost to TCU 12–14
64	-13	3.099	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–1	0.667	52	0	Lost to Tennessee 0–27
65	4	3.173	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–1	0.750	41	-1	Beat Pacific 7–6
66	-8	3.186	Brown (BROWN)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	52	0	Lost to Harvard 0–13
67	30	3.208	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	52	0	Beat ST. John's (MARYLAND) 27–6
68	39	3.235	Northern Colorado (NORTHERN COLORADO)	IND SKY	2–1	0.667	52	0	Beat Colorado 13–7
69	4	3.260	Colorado College (COLORADO COLLEGE)	IND SKY	1–1	0.500	77	+1	BYE
70	12	3.268	UCLA	PAC	3–1	0.750	41	-1	Beat Montana 16–0
71	-7	3.280	Carnegie Tech (CARNEGIE TECH)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	52	0	Lost to Michigan State 0–13
72	0	3.311	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	77	0	Beat Purdue 18–7
73	-53	3.313	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–1	0.667	52	0	Lost to Nebraska 13–14
74	13	3.320	Furman (FURMAN)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	52	+1	Beat Wake Forest 3–2
75	4	3.394	Yale (YALE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	77	0	Beat Pennsylvania 14–6
76	-66	3.486	ST. Mary's (ST. MARY'S)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	52	+3	Lost to Nevada 7–9
77	15	3.517	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–2	0.600	75	0	Beat Portland 39–12
78	-40	3.540	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	52	-1	Lost to NC State 0–6
79	-30	3.757	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–1–1	0.250	109	0	Lost to Iowa State 0–13
80	-4	3.882	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	SEC	1–2	0.333	96	+1	Lost to Duke 0–20
81	4	3.903	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	77	0	Lost to Furman 2–3
82	1	3.909	BYU	IND SKY	2–2	0.500	77	+1	Lost to Utah 0–43
83	-9	3.955	USC	PAC	3–2	0.600	75	-1	Lost to Pittsburgh 6–20
84	17	3.972	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND BOR	1–1	0.500	77	0	BYE
85	8	4.010	Washington & Jefferson (WASHINGTON & JEFFERSON)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	96	0	Lost to Detroit Mercy 0–12
86	17	4.038	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	77	0	Beat William & Mary 6–0
87	-7	4.038	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–3–1	0.125	114	0	Lost to Army 0–48
88	26	4.062	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND FBSI	2–1–1	0.625	73	+1	Beat Citadel 26–0
89	6	4.083	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–2	0.000	115	0	Lost to Chicago 0–27
90	-65	4.274	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	52	+1	Lost to Emory & Henry 0–13
91	18	4.482	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	96	-1	Lost to Arkansas 0–6
92	-14	4.544	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–2	0.333	96	0	Lost to Stanford 0–20
93	-32	4.604	Bucknell (BUCKNELL)	IND FBSI	1–1–1	0.500	77	-1	Lost to Duquesne 0–12
94	-5	4.619	Maryland (MARYLAND)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	96	-1	Lost to Navy 13–16
95	-14	4.667	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–1–1	0.500	77	-1	Beat ST. Benedict 34–12
96	12	4.779	Colorado Mines (COLORADO MINES)	IND SKY	1–1	0.500	77	0	BYE
97	2	4.807	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–2–1	0.375	95	-1	Lost to Centenary 0–13
98	17	4.827	Marquette (MARQUETTE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	96	-1	Beat Kansas State 27–20
99	-11	4.868	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	96	-1	Lost to Syracuse 7–20
100	13	4.909	Loyola (new Orleans) (LOYOLA (NEW ORLEANS))	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	77	0	Beat Samford 13–7
101	10	5.020	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	96	-1	BYE
102	3	5.169	Montana State (MONTANA STATE)	IND SKY	2–3	0.400	94	-3	Lost to Wyoming 6–25
103	9	5.197	Idaho (IDAHO)	PAC	0–2	0.000	115	-1	BYE
104	-10	5.311	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	96	-2	Lost to Virginia Tech 0–6
105	-7	5.417	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–1–1	0.500	77	-1	Tied Temple 6–6
106	-6	5.658	Denver (DENVER)	IND SKY	0–2–1	0.167	113	-1	Lost to Colorado State 0–2
107	-48	5.663	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–1–1	0.500	77	-2	Lost to Marquette 20–27
108	-4	5.677	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–3	0.000	115	-1	Lost to Columbia 6–29
109	8	5.992	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–3	0.250	109	0	Lost to LSU 6–20
110	-67	6.093	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–1–1	0.500	77	0	Lost to LA Salle 6–13
111	5	6.163	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–3	0.250	109	0	Lost to Alabama 0–41
112	-2	6.170	Clemson (CLEMSON)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	109	-3	Lost to Kentucky 0–7
113	8	6.198	Sewanee (SEWANEE)	SEC	1–2	0.333	96	0	Beat Tennessee Wesleyan 21–0
114	5	6.221	Western State (WESTERN STATE)	IND SKY	1–2	0.333	96	-2	BYE
115	-69	6.242	NEW York University (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	77	0	Lost to West Virginia Wesleyan 3–21
116	-25	6.656	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–2	0.000	115	-1	Lost to Notre Dame 7–18
117	-21	6.944	Grinnell (GRINNELL)	IND MVC	0–3	0.000	115	0	Lost to Carleton 0–7
118	0	7.253	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	96	-1	Lost to George Washington 0–26
119	-72	7.482	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND SKY	0–1–2	0.333	96	-1	Lost to Northern Colorado 7–13
120	-18	7.693	Montana (MONTANA)	PAC	0–2	0.000	115	-2	Lost to UCLA 0–16
121	3	9.965	Creighton (CREIGHTON)	IND MVC	0–3	0.000	115	0	Lost to ST. Louis 0–13
122	-2	10.118	Northern Arizona (NORTHERN ARIZONA)	IND BOR	0–3	0.000	115	0	Lost to Fresno State 14–26
123	0	11.110	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	115	-1	Lost to Yale 6–14
124	-2	12.013	Mercer (MERCER)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	115	-2	Lost to Birmingham Southern 0–14