The 1935 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1935 college football season. In head coach Tiny Thornhill's third season, the team was Pacific Coast Conference co-champions with one loss, allowing opponents to score just 13 points all season.[2][3] This was the third season that the "Vow Boys" kept their vow and defeated USC.
| 1935 Stanford Indians football | |
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 Head coach Tiny Thornhill | |
PCC co-champion Rose Bowl champion | |
| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 8–1 (4–1 PCC) |
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| Captain | Bob "Bones" Hamilton[1] |
| Home stadium | Stanford Stadium |
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| No. 6 Stanford ^ + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 California + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 UCLA + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Washington | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Each of the three co-champions had one loss to one of the other co-champions: Stanford to UCLA, UCLA to California, and California to Stanford. With Stanford's shutout of California in the last game of the season, Stanford was selected to represent the conference in the Rose Bowl against undefeated and number-one ranked SMU.[4] This marked Stanford's third consecutive Rose Bowl appearance, and the team had lost the previous two appearances. Against heavily favored SMU, Stanford pulled off a 7–0 upset, the team's second Rose Bowl victory.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 28 | San Jose State* | W 35–0 | |||
| October 5 | at San Francisco* | W 10–0 | 25,000 | [5] | |
| October 19 | UCLA |
| L 6–7 | ||
| October 26 | at Washington | W 6–0 | 35,098 | ||
| November 2 | Santa Clara* |
| W 9–6 | 60,000 | [6] |
| November 9 | at USC | W 3–0 | 50,000 | ||
| November 16 | Montana |
| W 32–0 | ||
| November 23 | California |
| W 13–0 | ||
| January 1, 1936 | vs. SMU* | W 7–0 | 87,000 | [7] | |
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Players drafted by the NFL
edit| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Keith Topping | End | 2 | 11 | Boston Redskins |
| Wes Muller | Center | 3 | 19 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Bobby Grayson | Back | 3 | 21 | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Bob Reynolds | Tackle | 6 | 52 | Green Bay Packers |
| Bob "Bones" Hamilton | Back | 8 | 67 | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Monk Moscrip | End | 9 | 76 | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Niels Larsen | Tackle | 9 | 77 | Chicago Cardinals |
References
edit- ^ "Year-by-Year Records" (PDF). Stanford Football Media Guide. 2022. p. 124. Retrieved July 21, 2023 – via gostanford.com.
- ^ "Methodists will oppose Stanford in grid classic". The Pittsburgh Press. December 2, 1935. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- ^ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1935–1939". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 19, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
- ^ "Stanford will represent west in Rose Bowl clash". The Palm Beach Post. November 25, 1935. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
- ^ Bud Spencer (October 6, 1935). "Coffis Hero of Stanford's 10-0 Triumph Over Dons". Oakland Tribune. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harry M. Hayward (November 3, 1935). "Moscrip's Toe Wins 9-6 Game for Cards: Grayson, Hurt, Hero of Tilt; Seramin Runs 85 Yards". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 1S, 7S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bill Henry (January 2, 1936). "Stanford Wins, 7-0, Over S.M.U.: Paulman Scores for Indians". Los Angeles Times – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1936 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 12, 2014.