1935 Michigan State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
Offensive schemeNotre Dame Box
MVPSid Wagner
CaptainSid Wagner
Home stadiumMacklin Field
Seasons
← 1934
1936 →
1935 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 23 Marquette   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Notre Dame   –   7 – 1 – 1
Michigan State   –   6 – 2 – 0
DePaul   –   5 – 2 – 1
Wayne   –   5 – 2 – 1
Detroit   –   6 – 3 – 0
Xavier   –   6 – 3 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   4 – 2 – 2
Western State Teachers (MI)   –   5 – 3 – 0
Saint Louis   –   5 – 6 – 0
Central State (MI)   –   1 – 6 – 0
Haskell   –   0 – 7 – 1
Rankings from United Press

The 1935 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College as an independent during the 1935 college football season. In their third season under head coach Charlie Bachman, the Spartans compiled a 6–2 record and won their annual rivalry game with Michigan by a 25 to 6 score. In inter-sectional play, the team defeated Kansas (42–0) and the Loyola Lions (27–0) but lost to Boston College (18–6).[1][2]

Guard Sid Wagner was a consensus first-team player on the 1935 College Football All-America Team.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Grinnell
W 41–0
October 5at Michigan
W 25–632,315
October 12Kansas
  • Macklin Field
  • East Lansing, MI
W 42–0
October 19at Boston College
L 6–18
October 26Washington University
  • Macklin Field
  • East Lansing, MI
W 47–13
November 2at Temple
W 12–725,000[4]
November 9Marquettedagger
  • Macklin Field
  • East Lansing, MI
L 7–1320,000[5]
November 16at Loyola (CA)
W 27–09,000[6]
  • daggerHomecoming

Game summaries

Michigan

On October 5, Michigan State opened its 1935 season with its annual rivalry game against the Michigan Wolverines. The Spartans had defeated the Wolverines in 1934 for the first time since 1915. Led by head coach Charlie Bachman and left halfback Kurt Warmbein, the Spartans again defeated the Wolverines, 25 to 6. It was the first time the Spartans had defeated the Wolverines in consecutive games.[7]

References

  1. ^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. pp. 146, 153. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 17, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  2. ^ "1935 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  3. ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  4. ^ "Temple and Penn Beaten by Michigan Foes: Spartan Drive Gains Triumph in Last Period". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 3, 1935. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Marquette Victor, 13-7: Michigan State Goes Down to Defeat Before Strong Golden Avalanche". Los Angeles Times. November 10, 1935. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Frank Finch (November 17, 1935). "Loyola Lions Beaten, 27 to 0, by Spartans". Los Angeles Times. pp. 17–18 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Tod Rockwell (October 6, 1935). "State Scores in Every Period to Beat Michigan, 25 to 6: Spartan Line Leads Charge to 4 Markers". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 6.


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