1935 Providence Friars football team

The 1935 Providence Friars football team was an American football team that represented Providence College during the 1934 college football season. The team compiled a 6–2 record, shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 98 to 44.[1] The team played its home games at Hendricken Field in Providence, Rhode Island.[2]

1935 Providence Friars football
ConferenceIndependent
1935 record6–2
Head coach
CaptainOmer Landry
Home stadiumHendricken Field
1935 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Princeton   –    9 –0 –0
Holy Cross   –    9 –0 –1
NYU   –    7 –1 –0
Dartmouth   –    8 –2 –0
Northeastern   –    5 –0 –3
Syracuse   –    6 –1 –1
Pittsburgh   –    7 –1 –2
Fordham   –    6 –1 –2
Villanova   –    7 –2 –0
Franklin & Marshall   –    7 –2 –1
Providence   –    6 –2 –0
Army   –    6 –2 –1
Colgate   –    7 –3 –0
Temple   –    7 –3 –0
Boston College   –    6 –3 –0
Bucknell   –    6 –3 –0
Duquesne   –    6 –3 –0
Yale   –    6 –3 –0
Drexel   –    3 –2 –2
Manhattan   –    5 –3 –1
Massachusetts State   –    5 –4 –0
La Salle   –    4 –4 –1
Penn   –    4 –4 –0
Penn State   –    4 –4 –0
Columbia   –    4 –4 –1
Harvard   –    3 –5 –0
Carnegie Tech   –    2 –5 –1
Buffalo   –    2 –6 –0
Tufts   –    1 –5 –2
Brown   –    1 –8 –0
Cornell   –    0 –6 –1

Joe McGee was the head coach for the second year. His assistant coaches were Phil Couhig, Charles Burdge, and Oliver Roberge.[2] Quarterback Omer Landry was the team captain.[3] After the successful 1935 season, Providence signed McGee to a three-year contract.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at Holy CrossL 0–123,000[4]
October 5at Saint AnselmManchester, NHW 7–6[5]
October 12at CCNYW 14–0[6]
October 19at ColbyWaterville, MEW 26–0
October 26at Springfield (MA)Springfield, MAW 12–0[7]
November 2at Boston CollegeNewton, MAL 6–20[8]
November 9NiagaraProvidence, RIW 20–6[9]
November 16Rhode Island StateProvidence, RIW 13–0[10]

References

  1. "1935 - Providence (RI)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
  2. "Providence Plans Big Games at Home in 1936". The Boston Globe. November 22, 1935 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Providence College". The Hartford Courant. September 18, 1935. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Holy Cross-Providence". The Boston Globe. September 28, 1935 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Providence College Tops St. Anselm's 7-6". The Hartford Courant. October 6, 1935. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Friars' Passes Deceive Beavers, Triumph, 14 to 0". New York Daily News. October 13, 1935 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Providence Upsets Springfield, 12-0". The Hartford Courant. October 27, 1935. p. C5 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "BC Eagles Trounce Providence College 20-0". The Hartford Courant. November 3, 1935 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Providence Defeats Niagara Team". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 10, 1935 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Friars Win Over Rhody Rams, 13-0". The Hartford Courant. November 17, 1935 – via Newspapers.com.
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