1935 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team
| 1935 Minnesota Golden Gophers football | |
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National champion Big Ten co-champion | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| 1935 record | 8–0 (5–0 Big Ten) |
| Head coach | Bernie Bierman (4th year) |
| Offensive scheme | Single wing |
| MVP | Babe LeVoir |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||
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| 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 | Northwestern |
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. Homecoming. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "Minnesota Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
- ↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 167
- 1 2 3 4 Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 179
- ↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 180
- ↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 181
- ↑ Keiser, Jeff (2007), 2007 Media Guide (PDF), p. 160