1935 Wayne Tartars football team

The 1935 Wayne Tartars football team represented Wayne University (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1935 college football season. In their fourth year under head coach Joe Gembis, the Tartars compiled a 5–2–1 record and shut out four of eight opponents.^[1]

1935 Wayne Tartars football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–2–1
Head coach	Joe Gembis (4th season)
Captain	Fred Bens
Home stadium	Kelsey Field
Seasons ← 1934 1936 →

1935 Midwestern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 23 Marquette			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Notre Dame			–					7	–	1	–	1
Michigan State			–					6	–	2	–	0
DePaul			–					5	–	2	–	1
Wayne			–					5	–	2	–	1
Detroit			–					6	–	3	–	0
Xavier			–					6	–	3	–	0
Michigan State Normal			–					4	–	2	–	2
Western State Teachers (MI)			–					5	–	3	–	0
Saint Louis			–					5	–	6	–	0
Central State (MI)			–					1	–	6	–	0
Haskell			–					0	–	7	–	1
Rankings from United Press

Fred Bens was the team captain.^[2] The team played its four home games at Kelsey Field located at the corner of Fourth and Lysander in Detroit and used an old house for lockers, showers, equipment and training rooms.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 28	at St. Mary's (MI)	Orchard Lake, MI	W 33–0	[8]
October 5	Michigan State Normal	Kelsey Field Detroit, MI	L 6–16	[5]
October 12	at Central State (MI)	Alumni Field Mount Pleasant, MI	W 13–6	[9]
October 19	Hillsdale	Kelsey Field Detroit, MI	L 6–9	[6]
October 26	at Buffalo	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	W 14–0	[10]
November 2	Kalamazoo	Kelsey Field Detroit, MI	W 13–12	[3]
November 9	Hope	Kelsey Field Detroit, MI	W 16–0	[4]
November 16	at Albion	Albion, MI	T 0–0	[11]
Homecoming

References

1. "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Wayne State University. pp. 111, 114. Retrieved January 2, 2017.
2. 2016 Football Media Guide, p. 112.
3. "Wayne Defeats Kazoo College". Detroit Free Press. November 3, 1935. p. Sports 2.
4. "Wayne University Gridders Triumph Over Hope, 16 to 0". Detroit Free Press. November 10, 1935. p. Sports 3.
5. "Hurons Down Wayne, 16 to 6". Detroit Free Press. October 6, 1935. p. Sports 5.
6. "Detroit Grads Come Home to Beat Wayne University". Detroit Free Press. October 20, 1935. p. Sports 4.
7. Reminiscences of Wayne. Wayne State University Press. 1999. p. 273.
8. "Wayne Wins Over St. Mary's in Season Opener, 33 to 0". Detroit Free Press. September 29, 1934.
9. "Wayne Beats Central State". Detroit Free Press. October 13, 1935. Sports p. 4.
10. "Wayne Downs Buffalo U., 14-0". Detroit Free Press. October 27, 1935. p. Sports 2.
11. "Wayne, Albion Play Deadlock". Detroit Free Press. November 17, 1935. p. Sports 2.