# 1935 Southeastern Conference football season

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.

## Results and team statistics

| 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 |
Key UP final = Rankings from UP sports writers. See 1935 college football rankings PPG = Average of points scored per game PAG = Average of points allowed per game

## Schedule

* Index to colors and formatting
* SEC member won
* SEC member lost
* SEC member tie
* SEC teams in bold

### Week Zero

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result |
| September 19 | Ole Miss | Millsaps | Alumni Field • Jackson, MS | W 20–0 |
| September 21 | Union (TN) | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 34–0 |
| September 21 | Maryville (TN) | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY | W 60–0 |
| September 23 | Sewanee | Saint Louis | Walsh Memorial Stadium • St. Louis, MO | L 0–32 |

### Week One

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

### Week Two

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 4 | Millsaps | Mississippi State | Scott Field • Starkville, MS | W 45–0 | |
| October 5 | Texas | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | W 18–6 | |
| October 5 | Cumberland (TN) | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 32–7 | |
| October 5 | Southwestern (TN) | Vanderbilt | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | W 32–0 | |
| October 5 | Alabama | George Washington | Griffith Stadium • Washington, DC | W 39–0 | 30,000 |
| October 5 | Georgia | Chattanooga | Chamberlain Field • Chattanooga, TN | L 40–0 | 2,000 |
| October 5 | Kentucky | Ohio State | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | L 6–19 | 56,686 |
| October 5 | North Carolina | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | L 13–38 | 15,000 |
| October 5 | Auburn | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | AUB 10–0 | 18,000 |
| October 5 | Sewanee | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | GT 32–0 | |

### Week Three

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 11 | Vanderbilt | Temple | Beury Stadium • Philadelphia, PA | L 3–6 | 22,000 |
| October 11 | Sewanee | Ole Miss | Soldiers' Field • Clarksdale, MS | OM 33–0 | |
| October 12 | LSU | Manhattan | Ebbets Field • Brooklyn, NY | W 32–0 | 20,000 |
| October 12 | Furman | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | W 31–7 | 10,000 |
| October 12 | Tennessee | Auburn | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (rivalry) | TEN 6–13 | 15,617 |
| October 12 | Mississippi State | Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry) | MSS 20–7 | 8,000 |
| October 12 | Florida | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | TUL 19–7 | 10,000 |
| October 12 | Georgia Tech | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY | KY 25–6 | |

### Week Four

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 18 | Loyola (LA) | Mississippi State | Loyola Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 6–0 | |
| October 19 | Arkansas | LSU | State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA (rivalry) | W 13–7 | |
| October 19 | Duke | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | W 6–0 | 12,000 |
| October 19 | Tennessee Wesleyan | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | W 9–7 | |
| October 19 | Vanderbilt | Fordham | Polo Grounds • New York, NY | W 7–13 | 25,000 |
| October 19 | Georgia | NC State | Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC | W 13–0 | 11,000 |
| October 19 | Tulane | Minnesota | Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN | L 0–20 | 38,000 |
| October 19 | Florida | Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | OM 27–6 | 7,000 |
| October 19 | Kentucky | Auburn | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL | AUB 23–0 | 8,000 |
| October 19 | Alabama | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (rivalry) | ALA 25–0 | 20,000 |

### Week Five

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 25 | Auburn | Duke | Duke Stadium • Durham, NC | W 7–0 | 8,000 |
| October 26 | Mississippi State | Xavier | Corcoran Field • Cincinnati, OH | W 7–0 | 9,000 |
| October 26 | Centre | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | W 25–14 | 5,000 |
| October 26 | Ole Miss | Marquette | Marquette Stadium • Milwaukee, WI | L 7–33 | 13,500 |
| October 26 | Georgia Tech | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | L 0–19 | 20,000 |
| October 26 | Maryland | Florida | Florida Field • Gainesville, FL | L 6–20 | |
| October 26 | LSU | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | LSU 7–2 | |
| October 26 | Alabama | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (rivalry) | ALA 17–7 | 25,000 |
| October 26 | Sewanee | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | TUL 33–0 | 10,000 |

### Week Six

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 1 | Ole Miss | Saint Louis | Walsh Memorial Stadium • St. Louis, MO | W 21–7 | 10,000 |
| November 2 | Mississippi State | Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, NY | W 13–7 | 20,000 |
| November 2 | Colgate | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 14–6 | 20,000 |
| November 2 | Tennessee Tech | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | W 6–0 | |
| November 2 | Tennessee | Duke | Duke Stadium • Durham, NC | L 6–19 | 15,000 |
| November 2 | Auburn | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry) | LSU 6–0 | 15,000 |
| November 2 | Vanderbilt | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (rivalry) | VAN 14–13 | |
| November 2 | Kentucky | Alabama | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | ALA 13–0 | 14,500 |
| November 2 | Georgia | Florida | Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (rivalry) | UGA 7–0 | 20,000 |

### Week Seven

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 9 | Clemson | Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry) | W 33–0 | 8,000 |
| November 9 | Mississippi State | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry) | LSU 28–13 | |
| November 9 | Sewanee | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (rivalry) | VAN 46–0 | |
| November 9 | Tennessee | Ole Miss | Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN | TEN 14–14 | |
| November 9 | Auburn | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (rivalry) | AUB 33–7 | 20,000 |
| November 9 | Georgia | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | UGA 26–13 | 12,000 |
| November 9 | Florida | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY | KEN 15–6 | 8,000 |

### Week Eight

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 15 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State Teachers | Faulkner Field • Hattiesburg, MS | W 27–0 | |
| November 16 | Ole Miss | Centre | Cheek Field • Danville, KY | W 26–0 | 3,500 |
| November 16 | Oglethorpe | Auburn | Drake Field • Auburn, AL | W 51–0 | 5,000 |
| November 16 | LSU | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | LSU 13–0 | |
| November 16 | Vanderbilt | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (rivalry) | VAN 13–7 | |
| November 16 | Georgia Tech | Alabama | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (rivalry) | ALA 38–7 | 11,000 |
| November 16 | Kentucky | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | TUL 20–13 | 8,000 |
| November 16 | Sewanee | Florida | Florida Field • Gainesville, FL | FLA 20–0 | |

### Week Nine

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 23 | Southwestern Louisiana | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | W 56–0 | |
| November 23 | Centenary | Ole Miss | Municipal Stadium • Jackson, MS | W 6–0 | 4,000 |
| November 23 | Louisiana Normal | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 13–0 | 10,000 |
| November 23 | Auburn | Georgia | Memorial Stadium • Columbus, GA (rivalry) | AUB 19–7 | 15,000 |
| November 23 | Florida | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | GT 39–6 | |
| November 23 | Sewanee | Mississippi State | Scott Field • Starkville, MS | MSS 25–0 | |

### Week Ten

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 28 | Alabama | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | VAN 14–6 | 18,000 |
| November 28 | Tennessee | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY | KEN 27–0 | 16,000 |
| November 30 | LSU | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (rivalry) | LSU 41–0 | 34,000 |
| November 30 | Mississippi State | Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (rivalry) | OM 14–6 | |
| November 30 | Auburn | Florida | Miami Stadium • Miami, FL (rivalry) | AUB 27–6 | 8,000 |
| November 30 | Georgia | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (rivalry) | GT 19–7 | 32,000 |

### Week Eleven

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
| December 7 | South Carolina | Florida | Plant Field • Tampa, FL | W 22–0 | | |

### Postseason

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
| January 1, 1936 | TCU | LSU | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) | L 2–3 | 35,000 | |
| January 1, 1936 | Catholic University | Ole Miss | Miami Stadium • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) | L 19–20 | 10,000 | |

## All-conference players

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

Two SEC players were consensus first-team picks on the 1935 College Football All-America Team:
* Gaynell Tinsley, End, LSU (AP, COL, INS, LIB, NEA, UP)
* Riley Smith, Quarterback, Alabama (AAB, AP, COL, INS, NEA)
Other SEC players receiving All-American honors from at least one selector were:
* Bear Bryant, End, Alabama (NEA-3)
* Jim Whatley, Tackle, Alabama (NEA-2)
* Haygood Paterson, Tackle, Auburn (AP-3; LIB-2)
* Osborne Helveston, Guard, LSU (CP-1)
* Walter Gilbert, Center, Auburn (UP-2; LIB-3; NYS-1)
* Jesse Fatherree, Halfback, LSU (NEA-3)
* Abe Mickal, Fullback, LSU (LIB-2)

## Head coaches

Records through the completion of the 1935 season
| 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) |

## 1936 NFL draft

The following SEC players were selected in the 1936 NFL draft:
| 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 |