1935 All-America college football team


The 1935 All-America college football team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose All-America college football teams in 1935. The nine selectors recognized by the NCAA as "official" for the 1935 season are Collier's Weekly, as selected by Grantland Rice, the Associated Press, the United Press, the All-America Board, the International News Service, Liberty magazine, the Newspaper Enterprise Association, the North American Newspaper Alliance, and the Sporting News.
Jay Berwanger of Chicago was one of two unanimous All-American selections. Berwanger was also the first recipient of the Heisman Trophy and the first player selected in the first NFL draft.
Bobby Grayson of Stanford was the other unanimous All-American. He was one of Stanford's "Vow Boys," a group of freshmen players who vowed after a 1932 loss to the University of Southern California that they would never lose to the Trojans when they made the varsity team. The group kept their promise, defeating USC three straight years and becoming the first team in college football history to play in three consecutive Rose Bowl games. Other "Vow Boys" who made the 1935 All-American team include Monk Moscrip and Bob Reynolds.
Bob Wilson of SMU received eight official first-team designations, and Jac Weller of Princeton received seven. The 1935 All-Americans also included two players who went on to Hall of Fame careers as coaches. Bear Bryant was named a third-team All-American at the end position by the NEA, and Bud Wilkinson of the University of Minnesota was named a second-team All-American by the UP and a third-team selection by the NEA and the Central Press Association.

Consensus All-Americans

For the year 1935, the NCAA recognizes nine published All-American teams as "official" designations for purposes of its consensus determinations. The following chart identifies the NCAA-recognized consensus All-Americans and displays which first-team designations they received.
NamePositionSchoolNumberOfficialOther
Jay BerwangerHalfbackChicago9/9AAB, AP, COL, INS, LIB, NANA, NEA, SN, UPCNS, CP, KCS, NYS, PTH, WC
Bobby GraysonFullbackStanford9/9AAB, AP, COL, INS, LIB, NANA, NEA, SN, UPCNS, CP, KCS, PTH
Bob WilsonHalfbackSMU8/9AP, COL, INS, LIB, NANA, NEA, SN, UPCNS, CP, NYS, PTH
Jac WellerGuardPrinceton7/9AP, COL, INS, LIB, NANA, NEA, UPCNS, CP, KCS, NYS, PTH
Ed WidsethTackleMinnesota6/9AAB, INS, LIB, NANA, SN, UPCNS, CP, KCS, SN
Gaynell TinsleyEndLSU6/9AP, COL, INS, LIB, NEA, UPCNS, NYS, PTH
Darrell LesterCenterTCU6/9AAB, AP, COL, INS, NEA, SNCNS, PTH, WC
Monk MoscripEndStanford5/9AAB, COL, INS, NANA, SNCNS, CP, KCS, PTH, WC
Riley SmithQuarterbackAlabama5/9AAB, AP, COL, INS, NEACNS, NYS, WC
Dick SmithTackleMinnesota5/9AP, COL, INS, NEA, UPNYS, PTH
Wayne MillnerEndNotre Dame4/9AAB, NANA, SN, UPCP, NYS, WC
Gomer JonesCenterOhio State4/9AAB, LIB, NANA, UPCP, KCS, WC
Larry LutzTackleCalifornia4/9AAB, AP, NANA, SNCNS, CP, WC
J. C. WetselGuardSMU3/9AAB, NANA, SNCNS, KCS, WC
Sid WagnerGuardMichigan State2/9LIB, UPNYS

All-American selections for 1935

Ends

Gaynell Tinsley, LSU Wayne Millner, Notre Dame Jim Moscrip, Stanford

Tackles

Ed Widseth, Minnesota Larry Lutz, California

Guards

Jac Weller, Princeton Sid Wagner, Michigan State J. C. Wetsel, SMU

Centers

Darrell Lester, TCU Gomer Jones, Ohio State

Quarterbacks

Riley Smith, Alabama

Halfbacks

Jay Berwanger, Chicago Bob Wilson, SMU

Fullbacks

Bobby Grayson, Stanford

Key

Bold = Consensus All-American
  • -1 – First-team selection
  • -2 – Second-team selection
  • -3 – Third-team selection

Official selectors

Other selectors

  • CNS = Consensus All-American team based on the following scoring system: 5 points for a first-team selection; 3 points for a second-team selection; and 1 point for a third-team selection. The All-American teams reviewed for the consensus team were AP, UP, INS, NEA, North American Newspaper Alliance, All-America Board, Collier's, Bill Corum's symposium, and Fritz Crisler.
  • CP = Central Press Association: "The sixth annual Central Press Captains' All-American football team is presented today. It represents the selections of 54 gridiron leaders from important schools in every part of the country. Every major conference had a voice in the voting, and captains of important teams not identified with conferences—such as Army and Navy—expressed their preferences in the nation-wide poll which has grown tremendously in popularity since its introduction in 1930."
  • KCS = Kansas City Star by C.E. McBride
  • NYS = New York Sun
  • PTH = Pathé News, selected by a board of outstanding college coaches that included Bernie Bierman of Minnesota, Frank Thomas of Alabama, Claude E. Thornhill of Stanford and Lou Little of Columbia.
  • WC = Walter Camp Football Foundation