The 1935 Big Ten Conference football season was the 40th season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference (also known as the Western Conference) and was a part of the 1935 college football season.
The 1935 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, under head coach Bernie Bierman, compiled an undefeated 8âÂÂ0 record, outscored opponents, 194 to 36, and has been recognized as the 1935 national champion by seven of the 13 selectors recognized as official by the NCAA. Tackle Ed Widseth was a consensus, first-team All-American.
The 1935 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, under head coach Francis Schmidt, compiled a 7âÂÂ1 record, tied with Minnesota for the Big Ten championship, led the conference in scoring offense (29.6 points per game), and outscored opponents, 237 to 57. Ohio State's sole loss was to Notre Dame by an 18-13 score. Center Gomer Jones was a consensus, first-team All-American.
Chicago Maroons halfback Jay Berwanger was the first recipient of the Heisman Trophy, received the Chicago Tribune Silver Football as the Big Ten's most valuable player, and was the first player selected in the 1936 NFL draft.
Key<br> UP final = Rankings from UP sports writers. See 1935UP sports writers' poll<br> PPG = Average of points scored per game<br> PAG = Average of points allowed per game<br> MVP = Most valuable player as voted by players on each team as part of the voting process to determine the winner of the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophy
No Big Ten teams participated in any bowl games during the 1935 season.
The following players were picked by the Associated Press (AP), the United Press (UP) and/or the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) as first-team players on the 1935 All-Big Ten Conference football team.
Three Big Ten players were selected as consensus first-team players on the 1935 College Football All-America Team. They were:
Other Big Ten players received first-team honors from at least one selector. They were:
The following Big Ten players were among the first 100 players selected in the 1936 NFL draft:<br>