1935 Chicago Maroons football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record4–4 (2–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home stadiumStagg Field
1935 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Minnesota + 5 –0 –08 –0 –0
No. 5 Ohio State + 5 –0 –07 –1 –0
Purdue 3 –3 –04 –4 –0
Indiana 2 –2 –14 –3 –1
No. 16 Northwestern 2 –3 –14 –3 –1
No. 18 Iowa 1 –2 –24 –2 –2
Chicago 2 –3 –04 –4 –0
Michigan 2 –3 –04 –4 –0
Illinois 1 –4 –03 –5 –0
Wisconsin 1 –4 –01 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from United Press

The 1935 Chicago Maroons football team was an American football team that represented the University of Chicago in the Big Ten Conference (Big Ten) during the 1935 college football season. In their third season under head coach Clark Shaughnessy, the Maroons compiled a 4–4 record (2–3 against Big Ten opponents), finished in sixth place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 110 to 102.[1][2]

In December 1935, Chicago halfback Jay Berwanger became the first recipient of a trophy from the Downtown Athletic Club intended to honor "the most valuable player east of the Mississippi."[3] John Heisman was then the club's athletic director,[4] and after Heisman's death in October 1936 the trophy was expanded to become a national honor and named the Heisman Trophy.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Nebraska*
L 7–28
October 5 Carroll (WI)*
W 31–0
October 12 Western State Teachers (MI) *
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 31–624,000[6]
October 19 Purdue
L 0–1925,000[7]
October 26 Wisconsin
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
W 13–7
November 9 Ohio State
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 13–2015,000
November 16 Indiana
  • Stagg Field
  • Chicago, IL
L 0–24
November 23at Illinois
W 7–612,536[8]
  • *Non-conference game

NFL draft

One Maroon player was drafted as part of the inaugural NFL draft following the season.[9]

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Jay BerwangerHalfback11Philadelphia Eagles

References

  1. ↑ "1935 Chicago Maroons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. ↑ "University of Chicago Football Media Guide". University of Chicago. 2016. p. 22. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  3. ↑ "New York Pays High Honors to Berwanger". Chicago Daily Tribune. December 11, 1935. p. 27.
  4. ↑ George Currie (December 11, 1934). "Berwanger Blushes At Festive Boards". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. p. 20.
  5. ↑ "Heisman Trophy to Be Presented to Kelly Today". Chicago Daily Tribune. December 16, 1936. p. 30.
  6. ↑ "Maroons Roll Up 31-6 Score on Western State". Chicago Tribune. October 13, 1935. p. 2-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Harvey Woodruff (October 20, 1935). "Purdue Beats Chicago: Boilermaker 'Cripples' Set Pace in 19 to 0 Triumph". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1, II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Harvey Woodruff (November 24, 1935). "Chicago and Notre Dame Victors; Berwanger's Run and Plunge Beat Illini, 7-6". Chicago Tribune. pp. II-1, II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "1936 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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