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1935 George Washington Colonials football team

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1935 George Washington Colonials football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
Home stadiumGriffith Stadium
Seasons
← 1934
1936 →
1935 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Catholic University     8 1 0
William & Mary Norfolk     8 1 0
Texas Wesleyan     8 2 1
George Washington     6 3 0
Hardin–Simmons     6 3 1
Navy     5 4 0
Western Maryland     6 5 0
East Carolina     3 3 0
Georgetown     4 4 0
Troy State     5 5 0
South Georgia Teachers     3 3 2
West Virginia     3 4 2
Oklahoma City     3 4 1
Texas A&I     3 5 0
Delaware     2 5 1
Jacksonville State     2 5 0
Wake Forest     2 7 0
Oglethorpe     1 8 0

The 1935 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University as an independent during the 1935 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Jim Pixlee, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 141 to 101. The team defeated North Dakota, West Virginia, and Tulsa, and lost to Alabama, Wake Forest, and Rice.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Emory & HenryW 12–09,000[2]
October 52:30 p.m.Alabama
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 0–3930,000[3][4]
October 11Catawba
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 33–0[5]
October 18West Virginia
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 15–7[6]
October 26at Wake Forest
L 6–73,000[7]
November 2Rice
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 6–4115,000[8]
November 8Davis & Elkins
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 53–77,000[9]
November 15Tulsa
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 3–012,000[10]
November 28North Dakota
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 13–0[11]

References

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  1. ^ "1935 George Washington Colonials Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "Colonials smack Wasps in hard go". Chattanooga Daily Times. September 28, 1935. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "G. U. in Grid Opener Tonight: Three Other D. C. Teams in Big Tests Tomorrow". The Evening Star. Washington, D.C. October 4, 1935. p. D2. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Bama wallops Colonials, 39–0, in comeback". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 6, 1935. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "G. Washington licks Indians by 33 to 0". The Charlotte Observer. October 12, 1935. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Breaks help G. Washington beat West Va". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 19, 1935. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Deacons beat Colonials, 7–6". The News and Observer. October 27, 1935. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "15,000 fans watch Texans win with ease". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 3, 1935. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Davis–Elkins trimmed by George Washington". The Evening News. November 9, 1935. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Field goal beats Tulsa U. players on wet gridiron". The Wichita Eagle. November 16, 1935. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Nodaks beaten by Washington". The Minneapolis Star. November 29, 1935. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.