The nine selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1934 season are (1) Collier's Weekly, as selected by Grantland Rice, (2) the Associated Press (AP), (3) the United Press (UP), (4) the All-America Board (AAB), (5) the International News Service (INS), (6) Liberty magazine, (7) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), (8) the North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA), and (9) the Sporting News (SN).
Quarterback Bobby Grayson of Stanford and fullback Pug Lund of Minnesota led the group with first-team designations from eight of the nine official selectors.
Dixie Howell of Alabama and Chuck Hartwig of Pittsburgh each received six official first-team designations.
For the year 1934, the NCAA recognizes nine published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations.
The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.