1935 College Football Final Rankings

In 1935, the last year prior to the advent of the AP writers' college football poll, the most prominent system for awarding a national championship was the Dickinson System, developed by a University of Illinois professor. Dickinson's system awarded the national championship trophy that year to SMU. A poll of sports writers (but not the AP poll) declared Minnesota the national champion. Other systems chose the Princeton Tigers. All three teams were undefeated and untied at the end of the regular season (although SMU, the Southwest Conference champions lost in the Rose Bowl to Stanford 7-0). Our analysis declares it a tie between Princeton and SMU (even taking into account the Rose Bowl loss).

1. Princeton Tigers (9-0) - 1.6
(tie) SMU Mustangs (12-1) - 1.6
3. TCU Horned Frogs (12-1) - 4.2
4. Duke Blue Devils (8-2) - 5.0
(tie) Minnesota Golden Gophers (8-0) - 5.0
6. North Carolina Tar Heels (8-1) - 5.1
7. Stanford Cardinal (8-1) - 6.1
8. LSU Tigers (9-2) - 8.1
9. Auburn Tigers (8-2) - 8.7
10. Ohio State Buckeyes (7-1) - 9.7
11. California Golden Bears (9-1) - 12.1
12. UCLA Bruins (8-2) - 12.9
13. Alabama Crimson Tide (6-2-1) - 13.0
14. Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7-1-1) - 14.8
15. Marquette Golden Eagles (7-1) - 16.6
16. Pittsburgh Panthers (7-1-2) - 17.0
17. Vanderbilt Commodores (7-3) - 17.3
18. Rice Owls (8-3) - 17.8
19. Furman Paladins (8-1) - 19.2
20. Michigan State Spartans (6-2) - 20.8
21. St. Mary's Gaels (5-2-2) - 21.5
22. Mississippi State Bulldogs (8-3) - 22.4
23. Arizona Wildcats (7-2) - 22.7
24. Nebraska Cornhuskers (6-2-1) - 24.2
25. Georgia Bulldogs (6-4) - 24.6
26. Fordham Rams (6-1-2) - 25.0
27. Villanova Wildcats (7-2) - 26.0
28. Army Black Knights (6-2-1) - 27.7
29. Temple Owls (7-3) - 28.6
30. Iowa Hawkeyes (4-2-2) - 31.1
31. New York University Violets (7-1) - 31.4
32. Kentucky Wildcats (5-4) - 32.4
33. Washington Huskies (5-3) - 33.4
34. Dartmouth Big Green (8-2) - 33.8
35. Utah State Aggies (5-2-1) - 36.1
36. San Francisco Dons (5-3) - 37.9
37. Oregon Ducks (6-3) - 38.0
38. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (5-5) - 38.1
39. Clemson Tigers (6-3) - 38.9
40. Navy Midshipmen (5-4) - 39.1
41. Yale Bulldogs (6-3) - 41.4
42. Baylor Bears (8-3) - 42.8
43. Northwestern Wildcats (4-3-1) - 43.1
44. Oklahoma Sooners (6-3) - 44.4
45. Pennsylvania Relays (4-4) - 46.1
(tie) Tulane Green Wave (6-4) - 46.1
47. Arkansas Razorbacks (5-5) - 47.4
48. Colgate Raiders (5-3) - 48.2
49. Colorado Buffaloes (5-4) - 48.6
50. Ole Miss Rebels (9-3) - 48.7
51. Utah Utes (4-3-1) - 49.1
52. Santa Clara Broncos (3-6) - 50.6
53. New Mexico State Aggies (7-1-2) - 52.6
54. Washington (MO) Bears (6-4) - 55.5
55. Oregon State Beavers (6-4-1) - 55.6
56. Maryland Terrapins (7-2-2) - 55.7
57. Detroit Mercy Titans (6-3) - 57.5
58. Syracuse Orange (6-1-1) - 59.2
59. Purdue Boilermakers (4-4) - 59.3
60. USC Trojans (5-7) - 59.7
61. Tennessee Volunteers (4-5) - 60.3
62. Indiana Hoosiers (4-3-1) - 60.8
63. Xavier Musketeers (6-3) - 64.2
64. Washington State Cougars (5-3-1) - 64.4
65. Texas Longhorns (4-6) - 66.1
66. Centenary Gents (6-5) - 66.6
(tie) Denver Pioneers (6-3) - 66.6
68. Penn State Nittany Lions (4-4) - 66.7
69. NC State Wolfpack (6-4) - 69.2
70. Michigan Wolverines (4-4) - 69.6
71. Loyola Marymount Lions (6-5) - 70.7
72. Texas A&M Aggies (3-7) - 71.7
73. New Mexico Lobos (6-4) - 72.6
74. Kansas Jayhawks (4-4-1) - 72.8
75. Colorado State Rams (3-4-1) - 74.4
76. Illinois Fighting Illini (3-5) - 75.3
77. Missouri Tigers (3-3-3) - 76.5
78. Bucknell Bison (6-3) - 77.0
79. Texas Tech Red Raiders (5-3-2) - 78.3
80. Duquesne Dukes (6-3) - 80.6
81. George Washington Colonials (6-3) - 82.2
82. Wyoming Cowboys (4-4) - 83.9
83. Virginia Tech Hokies (4-3-2) - 84.7
84. BYU Cougars (4-4) - 84.9
85. Kansas State Wildcats (2-4-3) - 85.1
86. Iowa State Cyclones (2-4-3) - 85.5
87. Davidson Wildcats (4-3-2) - 87.0
88. Chicago Maroons (4-4) - 87.8
89. Colorado College Tigers (4-3-1) - 89.0
90. Florida Gators (3-7) - 90.2
91. Columbia Lions (4-4-1) - 90.5
92. Drake Bulldogs (4-4-2) - 91.2
93. Citadel Bulldogs (4-3-1) - 91.4
94. Georgetown Hoyas (4-4) - 93.6
95. West Virginia Mountaineers (3-4-2) - 94.1
96. Montana Grizzlies (1-5-2) - 95.7
97. Washington & Lee Generals (3-4-1) - 99.0
98. Mercer Bears (4-5) - 99.1
99. William & Mary Tribe (3-4-3) - 99.3
100. Northern Colorado Bears (4-3) - 99.6
101. St. Louis Billikens (5-6) - 100.0
102. Carnegie Mellon Tartans (2-5-1) - 101.0
103. Wake Forest Demon Deacons (2-7) - 103.9
104. Arizona State Sun Devils (2-5-1) - 104.5
105. Gonzaga Bulldogs (5-4-1) - 104.8
106. VMI Keydets (2-7-1) - 105.7
107. South Carolina Gamecocks (3-7) - 106.5
108. Montana State Bobcats (2-6-1) - 108.2
109. Richmond Spiders (3-3-3) - 108.9
110. Harvard Crimson (3-5) - 110.6
111. Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3-6-1) - 111.0
112. Wisconsin Badgers (1-7) - 111.4
113. Idaho Vandals (2-7) - 111.8
114. Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (3-3-3) - 113.7
115. Creighton Bluejays (3-5-1) - 114.4
116. Virginia Cavaliers (1-5-4) - 115.0
117. Presbyterian Blue Hose (2-7) - 116.1
118. Oklahoma State Cowboys (3-7) - 117.0
119. Centre Colonels (1-7-1) - 118.1
120. Washburn Ichabods (4-6) - 119.5
121. Colorado Mines Orediggers (1-6) - 121.3
122. Loyola (New Orleans) Wolfpack (2-6-1) - 121.9
123. Cornell Big Red (0-6-1) - 124.1
124. Western State Mountaineers (1-6) - 124.7
125. Grinnell Pioneers (3-5-1) - 124.8
126. Sewanee Tigers (2-7) - 126.6
127. Brown Bears (1-8) - 128.0
128. UTEP Miners (1-8) - 129.0

Special thanks to James Howell's College Football Scores, which provided the data for our analysis.