1935 Michigan State Spartans football team

The 1935 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College in the 1935 college football season. In their third season under head coach Charlie Bachman, the Spartans compiled a 6–2 record and won their annual rivalry game with Michigan by a 25 to 6 score. In inter-sectional play, the team defeated Kansas (42-0) and Loyola Marymount (27-0) but lost to Boston College (18-6).[1][2]

1935 Michigan State Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
1935 record6–2
Head coachCharlie Bachman (3rd season)
Offensive schemeNotre Dame Box
Home stadiumMacklin Stadium
1935 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Marquette   –    7 –1 –0
Notre Dame   –    7 –1 –1
Michigan State   –    6 –2 –0
DePaul   –    5 –2 –1
Wayne   –    5 –2 –1
Detroit   –    6 –3 –0
Xavier   –    6 –3 –0
Michigan State Normal   –    4 –2 –2
Western State (MI)   –    5 –3 –0
Saint Louis   –    5 –6 –0
Central State (MI)   –    1 –6 –0

Guard Sid Wagner was a consensus first-team player on the 1935 College Football All-America Team.[3]

On October 5, 1935, Michigan State opened its 1935 season with its annual rivalry game against the Michigan Wolverines. The Spartans had defeated the Wolverines in 1934 for the first time since 1915. Led by head coach Charlie Bachman and left halfback Kurt Warmbein, the Spartans again defeated the Wolverienes, 25 to 6. It was the first time the Spartans had defeated the Wolverines in consecutive games.[4]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 28Grinnell
  • Macklin Field
  • East Lansing, MI
W 41–0
October 5at Michigan
W 25–6
October 12Kansas
  • Macklin Field
  • East Lansing, MI
W 42–0
October 19at Boston College
L 6–18
October 26Washington University
  • Macklin Field
  • East Lansing, MI
W 47–13
November 2at Temple
W 12–7
November 9Marquette
  • Macklin Field
  • East Lansing, MI
L 7–13
November 16at Loyola
W 27–0
  • Homecoming

References
  1. "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. pp. 146, 153. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  2. "1935 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
  3. "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 5. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  4. Tod Rockwell (October 6, 1935). "State Scores in Every Period to Beat Michigan, 25 to 6: Spartan Line Leads Charge to 4 Markers". Detroit Free Press. pp. Sports 1, 6.


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