1935 Wayne Tartars football team

1935 Wayne Tartars football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2–1
Head coach
CaptainFred Bens
Home stadiumKelsey Field
Seasons
← 1934
1936 →
1935 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 23 Marquette   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Notre Dame   –   7 – 1 – 1
Michigan State   –   6 – 2 – 0
DePaul   –   5 – 2 – 1
Wayne   –   5 – 2 – 1
Detroit   –   6 – 3 – 0
Xavier   –   6 – 3 – 0
Michigan State Normal   –   4 – 2 – 2
Western State Teachers (MI)   –   5 – 3 – 0
Saint Louis   –   5 – 6 – 0
Central State (MI)   –   1 – 6 – 0
Haskell   –   0 – 7 – 1
Rankings from United Press

The 1935 Wayne Tartars football team represented Wayne University (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1935 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Joe Gembis, the Tartars compiled a 5–2–1 record and shut out four of eight opponents.[1]

Fred Bens was the team captain.[2] The team played its four home games at Kelsey Field located at the corner of Fourth and Lysander in Detroit and used an old house for lockers, showers, equipment and training rooms.[3][4][5][6][7]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 28at St. Mary's (MI)Orchard Lake, MIW 33–0[8]
October 5Michigan State Normal
L 6–16[5]
October 12at Central State (MI)
W 13–6[9]
October 19Hillsdaledagger
  • Kelsey Field
  • Detroit, MI
L 6–9[6]
October 26at Buffalo
W 14–0[10]
November 2Kalamazoo
  • Kelsey Field
  • Detroit, MI
W 13–12[3]
November 9Hope
  • Kelsey Field
  • Detroit, MI
W 16–0[4]
November 16at AlbionAlbion, MIT 0–0[11]
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Wayne State University. pp. 111, 114. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
  2. ^ 2016 Football Media Guide, p. 112.
  3. ^ a b "Wayne Defeats Kazoo College". Detroit Free Press. November 3, 1935. p. Sports 2.
  4. ^ a b "Wayne University Gridders Triumph Over Hope, 16 to 0". Detroit Free Press. November 10, 1935. p. Sports 3.
  5. ^ a b "Hurons Down Wayne, 16 to 6". Detroit Free Press. October 6, 1935. p. Sports 5.
  6. ^ a b "Detroit Grads Come Home to Beat Wayne University". Detroit Free Press. October 20, 1935. p. Sports 4.
  7. ^ Reminiscences of Wayne. Wayne State University Press. 1999. p. 273.
  8. ^ "Wayne Wins Over St. Mary's in Season Opener, 33 to 0". Detroit Free Press. September 29, 1934.
  9. ^ "Wayne Beats Central State". Detroit Free Press. October 13, 1935. Sports p. 4.
  10. ^ "Wayne Downs Buffalo U., 14-0". Detroit Free Press. October 27, 1935. p. Sports 2.
  11. ^ "Wayne, Albion Play Deadlock". Detroit Free Press. November 17, 1935. p. Sports 2.


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