1935 College Football All-America Team
The 1935 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America 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.| Name | Position | School | Number | Official | Other |
| Jay Berwanger | Halfback | Chicago | 9/9 | AAB, AP, COL, INS, LIB, NANA, NEA, SN, UP | CNS, CP, KCS, NYS, PTH, WC |
| Bobby Grayson | Fullback | Stanford | 9/9 | AAB, AP, COL, INS, LIB, NANA, NEA, SN, UP | CNS, CP, KCS, PTH |
| Bob Wilson | Halfback | SMU | 8/9 | AP, COL, INS, LIB, NANA, NEA, SN, UP | CNS, CP, NYS, PTH |
| Jac Weller | Guard | Princeton | 7/9 | AP, COL, INS, LIB, NANA, NEA, UP | CNS, CP, KCS, NYS, PTH |
| Ed Widseth | Tackle | Minnesota | 6/9 | AAB, INS, LIB, NANA, SN, UP | CNS, CP, KCS, SN |
| Gaynell Tinsley | End | LSU | 6/9 | AP, COL, INS, LIB, NEA, UP | CNS, NYS, PTH |
| Darrell Lester | Center | TCU | 6/9 | AAB, AP, COL, INS, NEA, SN | CNS, PTH, WC |
| Monk Moscrip | End | Stanford | 5/9 | AAB, COL, INS, NANA, SN | CNS, CP, KCS, PTH, WC |
| Riley Smith | Quarterback | Alabama | 5/9 | AAB, AP, COL, INS, NEA | CNS, NYS, WC |
| Dick Smith | Tackle | Minnesota | 5/9 | AP, COL, INS, NEA, UP | NYS, PTH |
| Wayne Millner | End | Notre Dame | 4/9 | AAB, NANA, SN, UP | CP, NYS, WC |
| Gomer Jones | Center | Ohio State | 4/9 | AAB, LIB, NANA, UP | CP, KCS, WC |
| Larry Lutz | Tackle | California | 4/9 | AAB, AP, NANA, SN | CNS, CP, WC |
| J. C. Wetsel | Guard | SMU | 3/9 | AAB, NANA, SN | CNS, KCS, WC |
| Sid Wagner | Guard | Michigan State | 2/9 | LIB, UP | NYS |
All-American selections for 1935
Ends
- Gaynell Tinsley, LSU
- Wayne Millner, Notre Dame
- Jim Moscrip, Stanford
- Merle Wendt, Ohio State
- William R. Shuler, Army
- Gilbert Lea, Princeton
- Walter Winika, Rutgers
- Rutherford B. Hayes, Kansas
- Bob "Choo-Choo" Train, Yale
- Bernie Scherer, Nebraska
- Bear Bryant, Alabama
- Maco Stewart, SMU
- Jack Brittingham, California
- Keith Topping, Stanford
Tackles
- Ed Widseth, Minnesota
- Larry Lutz, California
- Dick Smith, Minnesota
- Charles Wasicek, Colgate
- Truman Spain, SMU
- Art Detzel, Pittsburgh
- Bob Reynolds, Stanford
- Jim Whatley, Alabama
- Haygood Paterson, Auburn
- Charles Toll, Princeton
- Joe Stydahar, West Virginia
- Al Duvall, Loyola, Los Angeles
- Charles Galbreath, Illinois
Guards
- Jac Weller, Princeton
- Sid Wagner, Michigan State
- J. C. Wetsel, SMU
- Paul Tangora, Northwestern
- Ed Michaels, Villanova
- J. W. "Dub" Wheeler, Oklahoma
- Inwood Smith, Ohio State
- Osborne Helveston, LSU
- Bud Wilkinson, Minnesota
- Marty Kordick, St. Mary's
- Ike Hayes, Iowa State
- Alex Drobnitch, Denver
- Phil Flanagan, Holy Cross
- Cotton Harrison, TCU
- Edward Gryboski, Illinois
Centers
- Darrell Lester, TCU
- Gomer Jones, Ohio State
- Steve Sabol, North Carolina State
- Sherman Chavoor, UCLA
- Louis Robertshaw, Navy
- Walt Gilbert, Auburn
Quarterbacks
- Riley Smith, Alabama
- Sammy Baugh, TCU
- Ed Goddard, Washington State
- Kenneth Sandbach, Princeton
- Ace Parker, Duke
Halfbacks
- Jay Berwanger, Chicago
- Bob Wilson, SMU
- Ozzie Simmons, Iowa
- Charles R. Meyer, Army
- Ray Buivid, Marquette
- Jesse Fatherree, LSU
- Bobby Larue, Pittsburgh
- Chuck Cheshire, UCLA
- Andy Pilney, Notre Dame
- Bill Wallace, Rice
Fullbacks
- Bobby Grayson, Stanford
- William Shakespeare, Notre Dame
- Sheldon Beise, Minnesota
- John McCauley, Rice
- Donald Jackson, North Carolina
- Dick Crayne, Iowa
- Abe Mickal, LSU
Key
- -1 – First-team selection
- -2 – Second-team selection
- -3 – Third-team selection
Official selectors
- AAB = All-America Board, selected by a board made up of Glenn "Pop" Warner, Christy Walsh, Elmer Layden, Howard Jones and Frank Thomas.
- AP = Associated Press
- COL = Collier's Weekly
- INS = International News Service: "Based upon the findings of staff men and qualified observers in all sections of the country, the International News Service today is making public its all-American football team for 1935"
- LIB = Liberty Magazine: "An 'All-Players' All-America football team compiled by Liberty Magazine from a poll of 1,521 varsity players in all parts of the country"
- NANA = North American Newspaper Alliance, selected by four prominent coaches: Andy Kerr of Colgate, Dan McGugin of Vanderbilt, James Phelan of Washington, and Gus Dorais of Detroit.
- NEA = Newspaper Editors Association, selected by Bernie Bierman and NEA Service's committee of coaches
- SN = The Sporting News
- UP = United Press
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