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1935 Alabama

6–⁠2–⁠1 (4–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Frank Thomas.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1935, game by game: tied vs. Samford 7–7; won at George Washington 39–0; lost vs. Mississippi State 7–20; won at Tennessee 25–0; won at Georgia 17–7; won vs. Kentucky 13–0; won vs. Clemson 33–0; won vs. Georgia Tech 38–7; lost at Vanderbilt 6–14+39−13Tied 7–7 vs. Samford0SamfordWon 39–0 at George Washington+39George Washingt…Lost 7–20 vs. Mississippi State-13Mississippi Sta…Won 25–0 at Tennessee+25TennesseeWon 17–7 at Georgia+10GeorgiaWon 13–0 vs. Kentucky+13KentuckyWon 33–0 vs. Clemson+33ClemsonWon 38–7 vs. Georgia Tech+31Georgia TechLost 6–14 at Vanderbilt-8Vanderbilt
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsSamfordT 7–⁠798%
Oct 5atGeorge WashingtonW 39–⁠065%
Oct 12vsMississippi StateL 7–⁠2086%
Oct 19atTennesseeW 25–⁠046%
Oct 26atGeorgiaW 17–⁠749%
Nov 2vsKentuckyW 13–⁠084%
Nov 9vsClemsonW 33–⁠076%
Nov 16vsGeorgia TechW 38–⁠789%
Nov 28atVanderbiltL 6–⁠1467%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Vanderbilt 14–⁠6; 5th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1935.

Consensus All-AmericanRiley Smith, QB

Record
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠2 5th in Southeastern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
185–⁠55
Coach
Frank Thomas
Elo
1700 +21 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
17.9 No. 10 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Jimmy Walker

Drafted in 1936

The 1936 draft
Rd 1Riley Smith QBBoston Redskins
Rd 4Bear Bryant EBrooklyn Dodgers
Rd 5Kavanaugh Francis CDetroit Lions

All-SEC

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1935 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1935 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU5–⁠09–⁠2
Vanderbilt5–⁠17–⁠3
Ole Miss3–⁠19–⁠3
Auburn5–⁠28–⁠2
Alabama4–⁠26–⁠2–⁠1
Tulane3–⁠36–⁠4
Kentucky3–⁠35–⁠4
Georgia Tech3–⁠45–⁠5
Mississippi State2–⁠38–⁠3
Tennessee2–⁠34–⁠5
Georgia2–⁠46–⁠4
Florida1–⁠63–⁠7
Sewanee0–⁠62–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.