1935 Providence Friars football team

American college football season

1935 Providence Friars football

Conference| Independent
Record| 6–2
Head coach|

* Joe McGee (2nd season)

Captain| Omer Landry
Home stadium| Hendricken Field

Seasons

<- 1934

1936 ->

1935 Eastern college football independents records

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 3 Princeton |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 0
No. 14 Holy Cross |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 1
NYU |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0
Dartmouth |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Northeastern |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 3
Syracuse |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1
No. 10 Pittsburgh |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 2
No. 11 Fordham |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 1  | - | 2
Villanova |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Franklin & Marshall |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Providence |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 18 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
CCNY |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 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
Vermont |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Boston University |  |  | - |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 2
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
Rankings from United Press

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]

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

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 28| at Holy Cross|

* Fitton Field
* Worcester, MA

| L 0–12| 3,000| [4]
October 5| at Saint Anselm| Manchester, NH| W 7–6| | [5]
October 12| at CCNY|

* Lewisohn Stadium
* New York, NY

| W 14–0| | [6]
October 19| at Colby| Waterville, ME| W 26–0| |
October 26| at Springfield| Springfield, MA| W 12–0| | [7]
November 2| at Boston College| Newton, MA| L 6–20| | [8]
November 9| Niagara|

* Hendricken Field
* Providence, RI

| W 20–6| | [9]
November 16| Rhode Island State|

* Hendricken Field
* Providence, RI

| W 13–0| | [10]

## References

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1. ^ "1935 - Providence (RI)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
2. ^ a b c "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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Providence Friars football

Venues|

* Hendricken Field
* Cycledrome

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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