1935 Minnesota
8–0 (5–0 Western Conference), coached by Bernie Bierman. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Michigan 40–0Nov 16
By 40 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | vs North Dakota State | W 26–6 | 96% |
| Oct 12 | at Nebraska | W 12–7 | 49% |
| Oct 19 | vs Tulane | W 20–0 | 66% |
| Oct 26 | vs Northwestern | W 21–13 | 85% |
| Nov 2 | vs Purdue | W 29–7 | 69% |
| Nov 9 | at Iowa | W 13–6 | 65% |
| Nov 16 | at Michigan | W 40–0 | 68% |
| Nov 23 | vs Wisconsin | W 33–7 | 92% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Wisconsin 33–7; Western Conference champions.
In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).
Players on this team
Babe LeVoirBack
Bud WilkinsonEnd- Ed WidsethOffensive tackle
- Larry BuhlerBack
- Jules AlfonseOffensive tackle
- Bud SvendsenEnd
- Sheldon BeiseBack
- Lou MidlerOffensive tackle
- George FaustBack
- Andy UramBack
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.
National championsa title the school claims
Western Conference champions5–0 in the conference, shared with Ohio State
- Record
- 8–0
- Conference
- 5–0 shared first in Western Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 194–46
- Coach
- Bernie Bierman
- Elo
- 1749 +104 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 23.6 No. 3 of 128 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Glen Seidel
- Most valuable player
- Babe LeVoir
- Offense
- Single-wing
Drafted in 1936
The 1936 draft| Rd 2 | Babe LeVoir B | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Rd 3 | George Roscoe B | Chicago Bears |
| Rd 4 | Sheldon Beise B | Detroit Lions |
| Rd 5 | Vern Oech OG | Chicago Bears |
| Rd 7 | Dick Smith OT | Chicago Bears |
All-Big Ten
6 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Ed WidsethOTAP-1; MJ-1; NEA-1; UP-1- Dick SmithOTAP-1; MJ-1; NEA-1; UP-1
- Charles WilkinsonOG
- Babe LeVoirQBAP-1; MJ-1; NEA-2; UP-1
- Sheldon BeiseFB
- George E. RoscoeFB
Second team
- Vern OechOGNEA-2
- Dale H. RennebohmCMJ-2; NEA-2; UP-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.