1935 college football rankings
1935 NCAA football rankings | |
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Season | 1935 |
Bowl season | 1935–36 bowl games |
The
Associated Press rankings
Weekly top ten rankings were published by the Associated Press news service throughout the season.[1] The rankings were made by Associated Press sports editor Alan Gould.[1][2]
Gould's final rankings on December 3, 1935, declared a three-way tie for first between SMU, Princeton, and Minnesota.
Rank[2] | Team |
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1 | SMU |
Princeton | |
Minnesota | |
4 | LSU |
TCU | |
6 | Stanford |
7 | Ohio State |
8 | North Carolina |
9 | California |
10 | Fordham |
United Press poll
At the end of the regular season, the
Rank | Team | Points | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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1 | Minnesota | 1,366 | 98 | 34 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | SMU | 1,246 | 30 | 68 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
3 | Princeton | 1,008 | 12 | 20 | 52 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
4 | TCU | 790 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 36 | 32 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
5 | Ohio State | 764 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 2 |
6 | Stanford | 720 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 40 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 8 |
7 | LSU | 629 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 4 |
8 | Notre Dame | 459 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 24 | 8 |
9 | California | 292 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
10 | Pittsburgh | 138 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 14 |
The following teams were ranked below the top 10:
11. Fordham
12. North Carolina
13. Duke
14. Holy Cross
15. Auburn
16. Northwestern
17. Alabama
18. (tie) Army, Iowa, UCLA
21. (tie) Nebraska, Ohio
23. (tie) Marquette, Washington, Saint Mary's
26. (tie) Temple, Dartmouth, NYU
Toledo Cup
The
, the Toledo Cup award was based on input from a judge's committee of 250 sports editors of leading newspapers.A preliminary vote was taken in December 1935 with the following results:
1. Minnesota - 840 points
2. Princeton - 379 points
3. SMU - 347 points
4. TCU - 71 points
5. Ohio State - 52 points
6. LSU - 24 points
7. Notre Dame - 23 points
8. Stanford - 22 points
9. California - 9 points
10. Pittsburgh - 2 points
11. (tie) Dartmouth, Alabama, Northwestern, and Saint Mary's - 1 point each
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The final vote of the committee was taken in January 1936 with the following results:
1. Minnesota - 168 votes
2. SMU - 46 votes
3. Princeton - 22 votes
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It was Minnesota's second consecutive year winning the Toledo Cup.[7]
Boand System
The Boand System was a mathematical rating system, also known as the "Azzi Ratem" system, developed by W. F. Boand. The Boand ratings released in early December 1935 were as follows:
1. Minnesota - 170 points
2. SMU - 165 points
3. Princeton - 160 points
4. Ohio State - 159 points
5. LSU - 157 points
6. Notre Dame - 152 points
7. California - 151 points
8. TCU - 149 points
9. Pittsburgh - 147 points
10. Stanford - 144 points
11. Nebraska - 143 points
12. Auburn - 142 points
Dickinson System
The
1. SMU (12-0) - 28.01 points
2. Minnesota (8-0) - 27.35 points
3. Princeton (9-0) - 26.00 points
4. LSU (9-1-1) - 24.03 points
5. (tie) Stanford (7-1) - 23.11 points
5. (tie) California (9-1) - 23.11 points
7. Ohio State (7-1) - 22.21 points
8. TCU (10-1) - 22.01 points
9. Notre Dame (7-1-1) - 21.66 points
10. UCLA (8-2) - 21.25 points
11. Fordham (6-1-2) - 20.89 points
Northwestern, North Carolina, and Dartmouth followed.
Houlgate
In early December 1935, Deke Houlgate released his Houlgate System rankings as follows:
1. SMU
2. Princeton
3. LSU
4. California
5. Minnesota
6. TCU
7. Notre Dame
8. Tie: Holy Cross (9–0–1), Ohio State, Stanford
11. Pittsburgh
12. Tie: Fordham (6–1–2), Rice (8–3)
14. Tie: Duke, UCLA
16. North Carolina
17. Alabama
18. Auburn
19. Marquette (7–1)
20. Michigan State (6–2)
21. NYU (7–1)
22. Nebraska (6–2–1)
23. Tie: Catholic University (8–1), Furman (8–1)
25. Villanova (7–2)
26. Saint Mary's (5–2–2)
27. Tie: Army (6–2–1), Mississippi State (8–3)
29. Tie: Bucknell (6–3), Temple (7–3)
31. Tie: Oregon (6–3), Syracuse (6–1–1)
33. Vanderbilt (7–3–1)
34. Maryland (7–2–2)
35. Ole Miss (9–3)
36. Iowa (4–2–2)
37. Dartmouth (8–2)
38. Baylor (8–3)
39. Tie: Detroit (6–3), Yale (6–3)
41. Northwestern (4–3–1)
42. Clemson (6–3)
43. Georgia (6–4)
44. Tie: Colgate (7–3), Washington
46. Tie: NC State (6–4), Tulane (6–4)
48. Duquesne (6–3)
49. Boston College (6–3)
50. Tie: Indiana (4–3–1), Michigan (4–4), Navy (5–4), Penn State (4–4), Western Maryland
References
- ^ a b c Nissenson, Herschel (December 29, 1985). "Half a Century Later, Football Poll Still Causing Controversy". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- ^ a b c Gould, Alan (December 3, 1935). Written at New York. "Associated Press Rates Grid Teams — Mustangs, Tigers, Gophers Are Ranked as Equal All Unbeaten". The Duncan Eagle. Duncan, Oklahoma. Associated Press. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
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