1935 College Football All-America Team

The 1935 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1935. The nine selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1935 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).

Jay Berwanger of Chicago was one of two unanimous All-American selections. Berwanger was also the first recipient of the Heisman Trophy and the first player selected in the first NFL Draft.[1][2][3]

Bobby Grayson of Stanford was the other unanimous All-American. He was one of Stanford's "Vow Boys," a group of freshmen players who vowed after a 1932 loss to the University of Southern California that they would never lose to the Trojans when they made the varsity team. The group kept their promise, defeating USC three straight years and becoming the first team in college football history to play in three consecutive Rose Bowl games. Other "Vow Boys" who made the 1935 All-American team include Monk Moscrip and Bob Reynolds.

Bob Wilson of SMU received eight official first-team designations, and Jac Weller of Princeton received seven. The 1935 All-Americans also included two players who went on to Hall of Fame careers as coaches. Bear Bryant was named a third-team All-American at the end position by the NEA, and Bud Wilkinson of the University of Minnesota was named a second-team All-American by the UP and a third-team selection by the NEA and the Central Press Association.

Consensus All-Americans

For the year 1935, 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.

Name Position School Number Official Other
Jay Berwanger Halfback Chicago 9/9AAB, AP, COL, INS, LIB, NANA, NEA, SN, UP CNS, CP, KCS, NYS, PTH, WC
Bobby Grayson Fullback Stanford 9/9AAB, AP, COL, INS, LIB, NANA, NEA, SN, UPCNS, CP, KCS, PTH
Bob Wilson Halfback SMU 8/9AP, COL, INS, LIB, NANA, NEA, SN, UPCNS, CP, NYS, PTH
Jac Weller Guard Princeton 7/9AP, COL, INS, LIB, NANA, NEA, UPCNS, CP, KCS, NYS, PTH
Ed Widseth Tackle Minnesota 6/9AAB, INS, LIB, NANA, SN, UPCNS, CP, KCS, SN
Gaynell Tinsley End LSU 6/9AP, COL, INS, LIB, NEA, UPCNS, NYS, PTH
Darrell Lester Center TCU 6/9AAB, AP, COL, INS, NEA, SNCNS, PTH, WC
Monk Moscrip End Stanford 5/9AAB, COL, INS, NANA, SNCNS, CP, KCS, PTH, WC
Riley Smith QuarterbackAlabama5/9AAB, AP, COL, INS, NEACNS, NYS, WC
Dick Smith[4]Tackle Minnesota 5/9AP, COL, INS, NEA, UPNYS, PTH
Wayne Millner End Notre Dame 4/9AAB, NANA, SN, UPCP, NYS, WC
Gomer Jones Center Ohio State 4/9AAB, LIB, NANA, UPCP, KCS, WC
Larry Lutz Tackle California4/9AAB, AP, NANA, SNCNS, CP, WC
J. C. Wetsel Guard SMU 3/9AAB, NANA, SNCNS, KCS, WC
Sid Wagner Guard Michigan State 2/9LIB, UPNYS

All-American selections for 1935

Ends

Tackles

Guards

Centers

Quarterbacks

Halfbacks

Fullbacks

Key

Bold = Consensus All-American[5]

Official selectors

Other selectors

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Really number one". Daily Herald. UPI. 1972-04-10. (referring to the 1936 NFL Draft as "the first pro football league draft")
  2. ↑ "The NFL's First NFL Draft - 1936: Held February 8, 1936 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Philadelphia". Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  3. ↑ Bob Barnett. "1936: The First Draft" (PDF). Pro Football Researchers.
  4. ↑ Although he received five of nine official first-team designations, Dick Smith is not currently recognized by the NCAA as a consensus All-American.
  5. ↑ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 5. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  6. ↑ Christy Walsh (1935-12-08). "Stars Listed on Official All-America Team". Salt Lake Tribune.
  7. ↑ Alan Gould (1935-12-07). "Lutz, Grayson Only Coast Stars On A.P. All-American: FOUR SOUTHERN ACES GIVEN LAURELS". Oakland Tribune.
  8. ↑ "Inwood Smith Selected For Collier's 'American: Ohio State Guard One of Three Middlewestern Players Honored; Year Termed 'Greatest'". Circleville Herald. 1935-12-12.
  9. ↑ Davis Walsh (INS Sports Editor) (1935-12-05). "Walsh's National Eleven Leaves Ohio Out in Cold: Both Minnesota Tackles Chosen; Backfield Includes Smith, Berwanger, Wilson and Grayson". Circleville Herald.
  10. ↑ "Bobby Wilson Named Liberty All-Players' All-America Eleven". Galveston Daily News. 1935-12-31.
  11. ↑ "Grayson on Honor Team: Liberty's All-Star Eleven Released; Moscrip and Duvall Placed". Los Angeles Times. 1936-01-02.
  12. ↑ "Four Coast Stars on All-America Elevens: Kerr, McGugin, Phelan and Dorais Select 1935 All-Star Teams; Moscrip, Grayson Named". Los Angeles Times. 1935-12-01.
  13. ↑ Bernard Bierman (1935-12-02). "Here's NEA'S 1935 All-America Team". Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune.
  14. ↑ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1167. ISBN 1401337031.
  15. ↑ Stuart Cameron (1935-11-29). "Grayson On U.P. All-American Team: MOSCRIP AND LUTZ PLACED ON RESERVES". Oakland Tribune.
  16. ↑ Jack Singer (1935-12-22). "Real All-American of 1935 Season Selected". Los Angeles Times.
  17. ↑ Bill Braucher (1935-12-08). "SOUTH LEADS OTHER SECTIONS - ALL AMERICA: 54~Captains Select Central Press All-American Teams". Kingsport Times.
  18. ↑ Bill Braucher, "Lutz Again Chosen For All-America Honors In Poll of Grid Captains," Berkeley Daily Gazette (December 13, 1935). Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  19. ↑ "All-America Addendum -- Part 2" (PDF). College Football Historical Society Newsletter. November 2008.
  20. ↑ "Reynolds Gets All-Star Post". Oakland Tribune. 1935-12-08.
  21. ↑ "INWOOD SMITH ON PATHE ALL-AMERICA". Mansfield News Journal. 1935-12-09.
  22. ↑ "Walter Camp Football Foundation".
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, April 26, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.