1935 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

1935 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
National champion
Big Ten co-champion
Conference Big Ten Conference
1935 record 8-0 (5-0 Big Ten)
Head coach Bernie Bierman (4th year)
MVP Babe LeVoir
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1935 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 Minnesota + 5 – 0 – 0     8 – 0 – 0
#5 Ohio State + 5 – 0 – 0     7 – 1 – 0
Purdue 3 – 3 – 0     4 – 4 – 0
Indiana 2 – 2 – 1     4 – 3 – 1
#16 Northwestern 2 – 3 – 1     4 – 3 – 1
#18 Iowa 1 – 2 – 2     4 – 2 – 2
Chicago 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 4 – 0
Michigan 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 4 – 0
Illinois 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 5 – 0
Wisconsin 1 – 4 – 0     1 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from UP Sports Writers

The 1935 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 1935 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bernie Bierman, the Golden Gophers compiled an undefeated 8-0 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 194 to 36.[1] The team was named national champions, the second consecutive national championship for the University.[2]

Guard Bud Wilkinson was named All-American by Grantland Rice and the Associated Press (AP).[3] Tackle Ed Widseth was named an All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, United Press International (UPI), Liberty, Hearst and New York World Telegram.[3] Tackle Dick Smith was named an All-American by the AP, UPI, New York World Telegram and Look Magazine.[3] Halfback Sheldon Beise was named an All-American by the American Sports Service and New York Daily Mirror.[3]

Beise, quarterback Babe LeVoir, Smith, Widseth and Wilkinson were named All-Big Ten.[4]

Quarterback Babe LeVoir was awarded the Team MVP Award.[5]

Total attendance for the season was 217,785, which averaged to 43,557. The season high for attendance was against Northwestern.[6]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
09/28/1935 North Dakota State* Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 26-6   35,000
10/12/1935 at Nebraska* Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE W 12-7   37,000
10/19/1935 Tulane* Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 20-0   38,000
10/26/1935 Northwesterndagger Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 21-13   52,000
11/02/1935 Purdue Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 29-7   49,400
11/09/1935 at Iowa Iowa Stadium • Iowa City, IA W 13-6   52,000
11/16/1935 at Michigan Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI W 40-0   35,000
11/23/1935 Wisconsin Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 33-7   45,000
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

References

  1. ↑ "Minnesota Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse (David DeLassus). Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  2. ↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 167
  3. 1 2 3 4 Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 179
  4. ↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 180
  5. ↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 181
  6. ↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160
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