1935 Stanford Indians football team

1935 Stanford Indians football
Head coach Tiny Thornhill
PCC co-champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 7–0 vs. SMU
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record8–1 (4–1 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainBob "Bones" Hamilton[1]
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1934
1936 →
1935 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from United Press

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.

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28San Jose State*
W 35–0
October 5at San Francisco*
W 10–025,000[5]
October 19UCLA
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 6–7
October 26at Washington
W 6–035,098
November 2Santa Clara*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 9–660,000[6]
November 9at USC
W 3–050,000
November 16Montana
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 32–0
November 23California
W 13–0
January 1, 1936vs. SMU*
W 7–087,000[7]
  • *Non-conference game

Players drafted by the NFL

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

[8]

References

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Records" (PDF). Stanford Football Media Guide. 2022. p. 124. Retrieved July 21, 2023 – via gostanford.com.
  2. ^ "Methodists will oppose Stanford in grid classic". The Pittsburgh Press. December 2, 1935. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  3. ^ "Stanford Game-by-Game Results; 1935–1939". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 19, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  4. ^ "Stanford will represent west in Rose Bowl clash". The Palm Beach Post. November 25, 1935. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  5. ^ Bud Spencer (October 6, 1935). "Coffis Hero of Stanford's 10-0 Triumph Over Dons". Oakland Tribune. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Bill Henry (January 2, 1936). "Stanford Wins, 7-0, Over S.M.U.: Paulman Scores for Indians". Los Angeles Times – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "1936 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 12, 2014.