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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