1935 Chicago
4–4 (2–3 Western Conference), coached by Clark Shaughnessy. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Carroll (WI) 31–0Oct 5
By 31 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | at Nebraska | L 7–28 | 33% |
| Oct 5 | vsCarroll (WI) | W 31–0 | 87% |
| Oct 12 | vs Western Michigan | W 31–6 | 92% |
| Oct 19 | vs Purdue | L 0–19 | 38% |
| Oct 26 | vs Wisconsin | W 13–7 | 69% |
| Nov 9 | vs Ohio State | L 13–20 | 31% |
| Nov 16 | vs Indiana | L 0–24 | 60% |
| Nov 23 | at Illinois | W 7–6 | 29% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Illinois 7–6; tied for 6th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 53 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.
- Record
- 4–4
- Conference
- 2–3 tied for 6th in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 102–110
- Coach
- Clark Shaughnessy
- Elo
- 1426 −59 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −2.2 No. 75 of 128 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1936
The 1936 draft| Rd 1 | Jay Berwanger RB | Philadelphia Eagles |
All-Big Ten
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Second team
- Merritt BushOTUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1935 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1935 Western Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota | 5–0 | 8–0 | |
| Ohio State | 5–0 | 7–1 | |
| Purdue | 3–3 | 4–4 | |
| Indiana | 2–2–1 | 4–3–1 | |
 Northwestern | 2–3–1 | 4–3–1 | |
 Michigan | 2–3 | 4–4 | |
| Chicago | 2–3 | 4–4 | |
 Iowa | 1–2–2 | 4–2–2 | |
| Illinois | 1–4 | 3–5 | |
| Wisconsin | 1–4 | 1–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.