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1935 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Minnesota + 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
No. 5 Ohio State + 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Purdue 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Indiana 2 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
No. 16 Northwestern 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
No. 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 United Press

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

09/28/1935North Dakota State*

W 26-6 35,000 10/12/1935at Nebraska*

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, NE

W 12-7 37,000 10/19/1935Tulane*

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN

W 20-0 38,000 10/26/1935Northwesterndagger

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN

W 21-13 52,000 11/02/1935Purdue

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN

W 29-7 49,400 11/09/1935at Iowa

W 13-6 52,000 11/16/1935at Michigan

W 40-0 35,000 11/23/1935Wisconsin

  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN

W 33-7 45,000

Template:CFB Schedule End

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. ^ a b c d 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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