1935 Providence Friars football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
CaptainOmer Landry
Home stadiumHendricken Field
Seasons
← 1934
1936 →
1935 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Princeton   –   9 – 0 – 0
No. 14 Holy Cross   –   9 – 0 – 1
NYU   –   7 – 1 – 0
Dartmouth   –   8 – 2 – 0
Northeastern   –   5 – 0 – 3
Syracuse   –   6 – 1 – 1
No. 10 Pittsburgh   –   7 – 1 – 2
No. 11 Fordham   –   6 – 1 – 2
Villanova   –   7 – 2 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   7 – 2 – 1
Providence   –   6 – 2 – 0
No. 18 Army   –   6 – 2 – 1
Colgate   –   7 – 3 – 0
Temple   –   7 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   6 – 3 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 0
Duquesne   –   6 – 3 – 0
Yale   –   6 – 3 – 0
CCNY   –   4 – 3 – 0
Drexel   –   3 – 2 – 2
Manhattan   –   5 – 3 – 1
Massachusetts State   –   5 – 4 – 0
La Salle   –   4 – 4 – 1
Penn   –   4 – 4 – 0
Penn State   –   4 – 4 – 0
Columbia   –   4 – 4 – 1
Vermont   –   4 – 5 – 0
Boston University   –   3 – 4 – 2
Harvard   –   3 – 5 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   2 – 5 – 1
Buffalo   –   2 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   1 – 5 – 2
Brown   –   1 – 8 – 0
Cornell   –   0 – 6 – 1
Rankings from United Press

The 1935 Providence Friars football team was an American football team that represented Providence College during the 1934 college football season. The team compiled a 6–2 record, shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 98 to 44.[1] The team played its home games at Hendricken Field in Providence, Rhode Island.[2]

Joe McGee was the head coach for the second year. His assistant coaches were Phil Couhig, Charles Burdge, and Oliver Roberge.[2] Quarterback Omer Landry was the team captain.[3] After the successful 1935 season, Providence signed McGee to a three-year contract.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Holy Cross
L 0–123,000[4]
October 5at Saint AnselmManchester, NHW 7–6[5]
October 12at CCNY
W 14–0[6]
October 19at ColbyWaterville, MEW 26–0
October 26at SpringfieldSpringfield, MAW 12–0[7]
November 2at Boston CollegeNewton, MAL 6–20[8]
November 9Niagara
W 20–6[9]
November 16Rhode Island State
  • Hendricken Field
  • Providence, RI
W 13–0[10]

References

  1. ^ "1935 - Providence (RI)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Providence Plans Big Games at Home in 1936". The Boston Globe. November 22, 1935 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Providence College". The Hartford Courant. September 18, 1935. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Holy Cross-Providence". The Boston Globe. September 28, 1935 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Providence College Tops St. Anselm's 7-6". The Hartford Courant. October 6, 1935. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Friars' Passes Deceive Beavers, Triumph, 14 to 0". New York Daily News. October 13, 1935 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Providence Upsets Springfield, 12-0". The Hartford Courant. October 27, 1935. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "BC Eagles Trounce Providence College 20-0". The Hartford Courant. November 3, 1935 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Providence Defeats Niagara Team". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 10, 1935 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Friars Win Over Rhody Rams, 13-0". The Hartford Courant. November 17, 1935 – via Newspapers.com.
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