1935 Southeastern Conference football season

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The 1935 Southeastern Conference football season was the third season of college football played by the member schools of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and was a part of the 1935 college football season. LSU compiled a 9–2 overall record, with a conference record of 5–0, and were SEC champion.

SportFootball
DurationSeptember 19, 1935 â€“ January 1, 1936 (1935-09-19 â€“ 1936-01-01)
Teams13
ChampionLSU
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1935 Southeastern Conference football season
SportFootball
DurationSeptember 19, 1935 â€“ January 1, 1936 (1935-09-19 â€“ 1936-01-01)
Teams13
ChampionLSU
SEC seasons
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1935 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 LSU $5–0–09–2–0
Vanderbilt5–1–07–3–0
Ole Miss3–1–09–3–0
No. 15 Auburn5–2–08–2–0
No. 17 Alabama4–2–06–2–1
Tulane3–3–06–4–0
Kentucky3–3–05–4–0
Georgia Tech3–4–05–5–0
Mississippi State2–3–08–3–0
Tennessee2–3–04–5–0
Georgia2–4–06–4–0
Florida1–6–03–7–0
Sewanee0–6–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from United Press
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Results and team statistics

More information Conf. rank, Team ...
Conf. rank Team Head coach Overall record Conf. record UP
final		 PPG PAG
1 LSU Bernie Moore 9–2–0 (.818) 5–0–0 (1.000) #7 20.3 3.7
2 Vanderbilt Ray Morrison 7–3–1 (.682) 5–1–0 (.833) NR 17.9 6.8
3 Ole Miss Ed Walker 9–3–0 (.750) 3–1–0 (.750) NR 25.8 7.2
4 Auburn Jack Meagher 8–2–0 (.800) 5–2–0 (.714) #15 20.1 4.6
5 Alabama Frank Thomas 6–2–1 (.722) 4–2–0 (.667) #17 20.6 6.1
6 (tie) Tulane Ted Cox 6–4–0 (.600) 3–3–0 (.500) NR 15.6 12.3
6 (tie) Kentucky Chet A. Wynne 5–4–0 (.556) 3–3–0 (.500) NR 18.6 10.4
8 Georgia Tech William Alexander 5–5–0 (.500) 3–4–0 (.429) NR 16.2 14.2
9 (tie) Mississippi State Ralph Sasse 8–3–0 (.727) 2–3–0 (.400) NR 17.4 7.0
9 (tie) Tennessee W. H. Britton 4–5–0 (.444) 2–3–0 (.400) NR 10.9 17.2
11 Georgia Harry Mehre 6–4–0 (.600) 2–4–0 (.333) NR 16.9 8.8
12 Florida Dennis K. Stanley 3–7–0 (.300) 1–6–0 (.143) NR 11.3 15.4
13 Sewanee Harry E. Clark 2–7–0 (.222) 0–6–0 (.000) NR 1.7 25.3
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Key
UP final = Rankings from UP sports writers. See 1935 college football rankings
PPG = Average of points scored per game[1]
PAG = Average of points allowed per game[1]

Schedule

More information Index to colors and formatting ...
Index to colors and formatting
SEC member won
SEC member lost
SEC member tie
SEC teams in bold
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Week Zero

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
September 19 Ole Miss Millsaps Alumni Field • Jackson, MS W 20–0  [2]
September 21 Union (TN) Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 34–0  [3]
September 21 Maryville (TN) Kentucky McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY W 60–0  [4]
September 23 Sewanee Saint Louis Walsh Stadium • St. Louis, MO L 0–32  [5]
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Week One

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
September 27 Birmingham–Southern Auburn Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL W 25–7  [6]
September 27 Kentucky Xavier Corcoran Field • Cincinnati, OH W 21–7  15,000[7]
September 28 VMI Tulane Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 44–0  15,000[8]
September 28 Rice LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 7–10  22,000[9]
September 28 West Tennessee State Teachers Ole Miss Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (rivalry) W 92–0  [10]
September 28 Presbyterian Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 33–0  6,000[11]
September 28 Southwestern (TN) Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 20–0  7,500[12]
September 28 Mercer Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 31–0  [13]
September 28 Stetson Florida Florida Field • Gainesville, FL W 34–0  5,000[14]
September 28 Howard (AL) Alabama Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL T 7–7  8,000[15]
September 28 Mississippi State Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN  VAN 14–9  [16]
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Week Two

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
October 4 Millsaps Mississippi State Scott Field • Starkville, MS W 45–0  [17]
October 5 Texas LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 18–6  [18]
October 5 Cumberland (TN) Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN W 32–7  [19]
October 5 Southwestern (TN) Vanderbilt Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS W 32–0  [20]
October 5 Alabama George Washington Griffith Stadium • Washington, DC W 39–0  30,000[21]
October 5 Georgia Chattanooga Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN L 40–0  2,000[22]
October 5 Kentucky Ohio State Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH L 6–19  56,686[23]
October 5 North Carolina Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN L 13–38  15,000[24]
October 5 Auburn Tulane Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA  AUB 10–0  18,000[25]
October 5 Sewanee Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA  GT 32–0  [26]
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Week Three

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
October 11 Vanderbilt Temple Beury Stadium • Philadelphia, PA L 3–6  22,000[27]
October 11 Sewanee Ole Miss Soldiers' Field • Clarksdale, MS  OM 33–0  [28]
October 12 LSU Manhattan Ebbets Field • Brooklyn, NY W 32–0  20,000[29]
October 12 Furman Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA W 31–7  10,000[30]
October 12 Tennessee Auburn Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (rivalry)  TEN 6–13  15,617[31]
October 12 Mississippi State Alabama Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)  MSS 20–7  8,000[32]
October 12 Florida Tulane Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA  TUL 19–7  10,000[33]
October 12 Georgia Tech Kentucky McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY  KY 25–6  [34]
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Week Four

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
October 18 Loyola (LA) Mississippi State Loyola Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 6–0  [35]
October 19 Arkansas LSU State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA (rivalry) W 13–7  [36]
October 19 Duke Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 6–0  12,000[37]
October 19 Tennessee Wesleyan Sewanee Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN W 9–7  [38]
October 19 Vanderbilt Fordham Polo Grounds • New York, NY W 7–13  25,000[39]
October 19 Georgia NC State Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC W 13–0  11,000[40]
October 19 Tulane Minnesota Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN L 0–20  38,000[41]
October 19 Florida Ole Miss Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS  OM 27–6  7,000[42]
October 19 Kentucky Auburn Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL  AUB 23–0  8,000[43]
October 19 Alabama Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)  ALA 25–0  20,000[44]
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Week Five

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
October 25 Auburn Duke Duke Stadium • Durham, NC W 7–0  8,000[45]
October 26 Mississippi State Xavier Corcoran Field • Cincinnati, OH W 7–0  9,000[46]
October 26 Centre Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN W 25–14  5,000[47]
October 26 Ole Miss Marquette Marquette Stadium • Milwaukee, WI L 7–33  13,500[48]
October 26 Georgia Tech North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC L 0–19  20,000[49]
October 26 Maryland Florida Florida Field • Gainesville, FL L 6–20  [50]
October 26 LSU Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN  LSU 7–2  [51]
October 26 Alabama Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (rivalry)  ALA 17–7  25,000[52]
October 26 Sewanee Tulane Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA  TUL 33–0  10,000[53]
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Week Six

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
November 1 Ole Miss Saint Louis Walsh Stadium • St. Louis, MO W 21–7  10,000[54]
November 2 Mississippi State Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY W 13–7  20,000[55]
November 2 Colgate Tulane Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 14–6  20,000[56]
November 2 Tennessee Tech Sewanee Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN W 6–0  [57]
November 2 Tennessee Duke Duke Stadium • Durham, NC L 6–19  15,000[58]
November 2 Auburn LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)  LSU 6–0  15,000[59]
November 2 Vanderbilt Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)  VAN 14–13  [60]
November 2 Kentucky Alabama Legion Field • Birmingham, AL  ALA 13–0  14,500[61]
November 2 Georgia Florida Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)  UGA 7–0  20,000[62]
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Week Seven

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
November 9 Clemson Alabama Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry) W 33–0  8,000[63]
November 9 Mississippi State LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)  LSU 28–13  [64]
November 9 Sewanee Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (rivalry)  VAN 46–0  [65]
November 9 Tennessee Ole Miss Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN  TEN 14–14  [66]
November 9 Auburn Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)  AUB 33–7  20,000[67]
November 9 Georgia Tulane Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA  UGA 26–13  12,000[68]
November 9 Florida Kentucky McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY  KEN 15–6  8,000[69]
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Week Eight

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
November 15 Mississippi State Mississippi State Teachers Faulkner Field • Hattiesburg, MS W 27–0  [70]
November 16 Ole Miss Centre Cheek Field • Danville, KY W 26–0  3,500[71]
November 16 Oglethorpe Auburn Drake Field • Auburn, AL W 51–0  5,000[72]
November 16 LSU Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA  LSU 13–0  [73]
November 16 Vanderbilt Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)  VAN 13–7  [74]
November 16 Georgia Tech Alabama Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (rivalry)  ALA 38–7  11,000[75]
November 16 Kentucky Tulane Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA  TUL 20–13  8,000[76]
November 16 Sewanee Florida Florida Field • Gainesville, FL  FLA 20–0  [77]
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Week Nine

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
November 23 Southwestern Louisiana LSU Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 56–0  [78]
November 23 Centenary Ole Miss Municipal Stadium • Jackson, MS W 6–0  4,000[79]
November 23 Louisiana Normal Tulane Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA W 13–0  10,000[80]
November 23 Auburn Georgia Memorial Stadium • Columbus, GA (rivalry)  AUB 19–7  15,000[81]
November 23 Florida Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA  GT 39–6  [82]
November 23 Sewanee Mississippi State Scott Field • Starkville, MS  MSS 25–0  [83]
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Week Ten

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
November 28 Alabama Vanderbilt Dudley Field • Nashville, TN  VAN 14–6  18,000[84]
November 28 Tennessee Kentucky McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY  KEN 27–0  16,000[85]
November 30 LSU Tulane Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)  LSU 41–0  34,000[86]
November 30 Mississippi State Ole Miss Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (rivalry)  OM 14–6  [87]
November 30 Auburn Florida Miami Stadium • Miami, FL (rivalry)  AUB 27–6  8,000[88]
November 30 Georgia Georgia Tech Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)  GT 19–7  32,000[89]
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Week Eleven

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
December 7 South Carolina Florida Plant Field • Tampa, FL W 22–0  [90]
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Postseason

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DateVisiting teamHome teamSiteResultAttendanceRef.
January 1, 1936 TCU LSU Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) L 2–3  35,000[91]
January 1, 1936 Catholic University Ole Miss Miami Stadium • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) L 19–20  10,000[92]
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All-conference players

For the complete All-SEC selections, see 1935 All-SEC football team.

The following players were recognized as consensus first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) on the 1935 All-SEC football team:

  • Willie Geny, End, Vanderbilt (AP-1, AU-1)
  • Gaynell Tinsley, End, LSU (AP-1, AU-1)
  • James Whatley, Tackle, Alabama (AP-1, AU-1)
  • Haygood Paterson, Tackle, Auburn (AP-1, AU-1)
  • Walter Gilbert, Center, Auburn (AP-1, AU-1)
  • Riley Smith, Quarterback, Alabama (AP-1, AU-1)
  • Ike Pickle, Halfback, Mississippi State (AP-1, AU-1)
  • Jesse Fatherree, Halfback, LSU (AP-1, AU-1)

All-Americans

For the complete All-America selections, see 1935 College Football All-America Team.

Two SEC players were consensus first-team picks on the 1935 College Football All-America Team:[93]

Other SEC players receiving All-American honors from at least one selector were:

Head coaches

Records through the completion of the 1935 season

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Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school SEC record
Alabama Frank Thomas 5 66–15–3 (.804) 40–6–2 (.854) 16–2–1 (.868)
Auburn Jack Meagher 2 36–36–0 (.500) 10–10–0 (.500) 6–8–0 (.429)
Florida Dennis K. Stanley 3 14–13–2 (.517) 14–13–2 (.517) 5–11–1 (.324)
Georgia Harry Mehre 8 48–27–3 (.635) 48–27–3 (.635) 8–7–0 (.533)
Georgia Tech William Alexander 16 81–60–10 (.570) 81–60–10 (.570) 5–15–0 (.250)
Kentucky Chet A. Wynne 2 71–50–9 (.581) 10–9–0 (.526) 4–6–0 (.400)
LSU Bernie Moore 1 21–14–3 (.592) 9–2–0 (.818) 5–0–0 (1.000)
Mississippi State Ralph Sasse 1 33–8–2 (.791) 8–3–0 (.727) 2–3–0 (.400)
Ole Miss Ed Walker 6 29–28–5 (.508) 29–28–5 (.508) 7–6–2 (.533)
Sewanee Harry E. Clark 5 15–30–2 (.340) 15–30–2 (.340) 0–16–0 (.000)
Tennessee W. H. Britton 1 7–7–1 (.500) 4–5–0 (.444) 2–3–0 (.400)
Tulane Ted Cox 4 39–11–3 (.764) 28–10–2 (.725) 15–5–1 (.738)
Vanderbilt Ray Morrison 2 95–49–22 (.639) 11–5–0 (.688) 5–1–0 (.833)
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1936 NFL draft

The following SEC players were selected in the 1936 NFL draft:[94]

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Round Overall Pick Player name School Position NFL team
1 2 Riley Smith Alabama Quarterback Boston Redskins
4 31 Bear Bryant Alabama End Brooklyn Dodgers
4 36 Gene Rose Tennessee End New York Giants
5 44 Kavanaugh Francis Alabama Center Detroit Lions
6 53 Abe Mickal LSU Back Detroit Lions
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