American college football season
The 1935 Princeton Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Princeton University as an independent during the 1935 college football season . In its fourth season under head coach Fritz Crisler , the team compiled a 9–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 256 to 32.[ 1] [ 2] The team played its home games at Palmer Stadium in Princeton, New Jersey .
The team was retroactively recognized as the 1935 national champion under the Dunkel System .[ 3]
Pepper Constable was the team captain.[ 2] Garry Le Van received the John Prentiss Poe Cup, the team's highest award.[ 4] Guard Jac Weller was a consensus first-team pick on the 1935 All-America college football team .[ 5] Six Princeton players were selected by the Associated Press to the 1935 All-Eastern football team: Jac Weller at guard (AP-1); Stephen Cullinan at center (AP-1); Ken Sandbach at quarterback (AP-1); Gilbert Lea at end (AP-2); Charles Toll at tackle (AP-2); and Jack H. White at halfback (AP-2).[ 6]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source October 5 Penn W 7–650,000 [ 7]
October 12 Williams Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 14–7
October 19 Rutgers Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry ) W 29–625,000 [ 8]
October 26 at Cornell W 54–0
November 2 Navy Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 26–0
November 9 Harvard Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry ) W 35–050,000 [ 9]
November 16 Lehigh Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 27–0
November 23 Dartmouth Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ W 26–6
November 30 at Yale W 38–755,000 [ 10]
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References
^ a b "1935 Princeton Tigers Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 9, 2020 .
^ a b "2008 Princeton Tigers Football Media Guide" (PDF) . Princeton University. p. 127. Retrieved April 9, 2020 .
^ Media Guide, p. 144.
^ "Le Van of Tigers Receives Poe Cup" . Brooklyn Times Union . December 10, 1935. p. 2A – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF) . National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 7. Retrieved October 21, 2017 .
^ "All-Eastern Team Is Named: Princeton Monopolizes Places on First Team; 2 Army Players Chosen" . Plainfield, N.J., Courier-News . December 3, 1935. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Princeton Nips Penn, 7-6, Before 50,000" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . October 6, 1935. pp. 1S, 6S – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Rallying Tigers Whip Rutgers in Last Period, 29-6" . New York Daily News . October 20, 1935. p. 38C – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tigers Rip Harvard, 35-0" . New York Daily News . November 10, 1935. p. 103 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Albert W. Keane (December 1, 1935). "Princeton Drubs Yale By 38 To 7" . The Hartford Courant . pp. I-1, IV-1 – via Newspapers.com .
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