1935 Michigan State Spartans football team explained

Year:1935
Team:Michigan State Spartans
Sport:football
Conference:Independent
Record:6–2
Head Coach:Charlie Bachman
Hc Year:3rd
Off Scheme:Notre Dame Box
Mvp:Sid Wagner
Captain:Sid Wagner
Stadium:Macklin Field

The 1935 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College as an independent during 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 the Loyola Lions (27–0) but lost to Boston College (18–6).[1] [2]

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

Game summaries

Michigan

On October 5, 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 Wolverines, 25 to 6. It was the first time the Spartans had defeated the Wolverines in consecutive games.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: 2016 Football Media Guide. Michigan State University. 146, 153. June 16, 2017. January 17, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170117203046/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/msu/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/msu-media-guide-history-145-19.pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: 1935 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. June 16, 2017.
  3. Web site: 2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. August 16, 2014. 5. December 22, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141222163944/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf. dead.
  4. News: State Scores in Every Period to Beat Michigan, 25 to 6: Spartan Line Leads Charge to 4 Markers. Detroit Free Press. Tod Rockwell. October 6, 1935. Sports 1, 6.