1934 Southern Illinois Maroons football team

1934 Southern Illinois Maroons football
Conference	Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	5–3 (5–1 IIAC)
Head coach	William McAndrew (18th season)

1934 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Augustana (IL) +	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Millikin +	5	–	0	–	1			7	–	0	–	1
Southern Illinois	5	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Illinois College	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Northern Illinois State	4	–	1	–	2			5	–	1	–	2
Illinois Wesleyan	3	–	1	–	2			4	–	2	–	3
Western Illinois	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Bradley	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
North Central	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Elmhurst	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	2	–	1
Monmouth (IL)	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Illinois State Normal	2	–	3	–	2			2	–	4	–	2
McKendree	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Eastern Illinois	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Carthage	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Eureka	0	–	3	–	2			0	–	3	–	2
St. Viator	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Wheaton (IL)	0	–	4	–	1			1	–	5	–	1
Knox (IL)	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
Lake Forest	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1934 Southern Illinois Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois Normal University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1934 college football season. In its 18th season under head coach William McAndrew, the team compiled a 5–3 record (5–1 against conference opponents) and finished in third place out of 20 teams in the IIAC.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	St. Viator	Carbondale, IL	W 14–10
October 5	at Cape Girardeau*	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	L 6–14
October 13	Illinois State Normal	Carbondale, IL	W 14–6
October 27	at Northern Illinois State	Glidden Field DeKalb, IL	W 6–0		[2]
November 2	McKendree	Carbondale, IL	W 19–12	2,000	[3]
November 9	Cape Girardeau*	Carbondale, IL	L 0–32
November 17	Eastern Illinois	Carbondale, IL	W 13–6	4,000	[4]
November 24	Illinois Wesleyan	Carbondale, IL	L 2–6
*Non-conference game Homecoming

^[5]

References

1. "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 114. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
2. "Teachers Meet First Defeat of Year". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. October 29, 1934. p. 8. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Wilson Runs 65 And 73 Yards As Bearcats Lose". Belleville Daily Advocate. November 3, 1934. p. 6. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Carbondale Defeats E-I Teachers, 13-6". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. Associated Press. November 18, 1934. p. 10. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Tough Schedule For Carbondale Eleven". Belleville Daily Advocate. September 14, 1934. p. 10. Retrieved January 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.