Minnesota Golden Gophers Football Under Bernie Bierman - 1935

1935

1935 Minnesota Golden Gophers football
National Champions
Co-Big Ten Champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
1935 record 8-0 (5-0 Big Ten)
Head coach Bernie Bierman
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1934 1936 »
1935 Big Ten football standings
Conf Overall
Team W L T W L T
#1 Minnesota 5 0 0 8 0 0
#5 Ohio State 5 0 0 7 1 0
Purdue 3 3 0 4 4 0
Indiana 2 2 1 4 3 1
#16 Northwestern 2 3 1 4 3 1
#18 Iowa 1 2 2 4 2 2
Chicago 2 3 0 4 4 0
Michigan 2 3 0 4 4 0
Illinois 1 4 0 3 5 0
Wisconsin 1 4 0 1 7 0


The 1935 season was the Golden Gophers' fourth under head coach Bernie Bierman. The Golden Gophers won eight games and lost none. Total attendance for the season was 217,785, which averaged to 43,557. The season high for attendance was against Northwestern. The team was named national champions, the second consecutive national championship for the University.

Guard Bud Wilkinson was named All-American by Grantland Rice and the Associated Press (AP). Tackle Ed Widseth was named an All-American by the Walter Camp Football Foundation, United Press International (UPI), Liberty, Hearst and New York World Telegram. Tackle Dick Smith was named an All-American by the AP, UPI, New York World Telegram and Look Magazine. Halfback Sheldon Beise was named an All-American by the American Sports Service and New York Daily Mirror.

Beise, quarterback Babe LeVoir, Smith, Widseth and Wilkinson were named All-Big Ten.

Quarterback Babe LeVoir was awarded the Team MVP Award.

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