1935 Austin Kangaroos football team

The 1935 Austin Kangaroos football team was an American football team represented Austin College as a member of the Texas Conference during the 1935 college football season. Led by Bill Pierce in his first season as head coach, the team compiled an overall record of 7–2–2 with a mark of 4–0–2 in conference play, winning the program's first and only Texas Conference championship. Talmadge Crook was the team's captain.[1] Austin lost its first two games of the season, both on the road. The first came in Commerce, Texas, to East Texas State, who finished the season as co-champions of the Lone Star Conference. The second was a 60–0 rout in Dallas by SMU, who won the Southwest Conference title and was recognized as a national champion.

1935 Austin Kangaroos football
Texas Conference champion
Conference	Texas Conference
1935 record	7–2–2 (4–0–2 Texas)
Head coach	Bill Pierce (1st season)
Captain	Talmadge Crook

1935 Texas Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Austin $	4	–	0	–	2			7	–	2	–	2
McMurry	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Howard Payne	3	–	1	–	3			5	–	2	–	3
Trinity (TX)	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Daniel Baker	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	2
Abilene Christian	1	–	4	–	1			1	–	6	–	3
Southwestern (TX)	1	–	4	–	1			1	–	8	–	1
St. Edward's	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Hardin–Simmons *	2	–	0	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
$ – Conference champion * – did not compete for championship

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at East Texas State*	Commerce, TX	L 6–7		[2]
September 28	at SMU*	Ownby Stadium Dallas, TX	L 0–60		[3]
October 4	McMurry		W 20–14
October 11	Daniel Baker	Sherman, TX	W 13–6		[4]
October 18	at Howard Payne	Brownwood, TX	T 0–0	4,000	[5]
October 25	Texas Wesleyan*	Sherman, TX	W 12–3		[6]
November 1	at Stephen F. Austin*	Nacogdoches, TX	W 23–12		[7]
November 8	at Abilene Christian	Abilene, TX	T 6–6		[8]
November 15	at St. Edward's	Austin, TX	W 26–7		[9]
November 28	Trinity (TX)	Sherman, TX	W 13–0		[10]
December 6	vs. Southeastern Oklahoma State*	Denison, TX	W 6–0		[11]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Athletics". The Chromoscope. The Senior Class of Austin College: 5, 100–104. 1936. Retrieved June 10, 2019 – via The Portal to Texas History.
2. "Berry' Teachers Beat Austin College, 7-6". The Paris News. Paris, Texas. September 22, 1935. p. 9. Retrieved June 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
3. "Ponies Crush Kangaroos By 60 to 0". Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. September 29, 1935. p. 8. Retrieved June 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Daniel Baker Loses to Austin Kangaroos, 13-6". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. Associated Press. October 13, 1935. p. 15. Retrieved June 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Austin College, Howard Payne In Scoreless Tie". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. October 19, 1935. p. 10. Retrieved June 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Rams Lose for First Time". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. October 26, 1935. p. 3. Retrieved June 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
7. "Rams Lose for First Time". Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. November 2, 1935. p. 12. Retrieved June 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
8. "Austin College Ties Abilene Christians". Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. November 9, 1935. p. 3. Retrieved June 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
9. "Austin Eleven Retains Lead". Abilene Reporter-News. Abilene, Texas. November 17, 1935. p. 12. Retrieved June 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
10. "Kangaroos Capture First Grid Title In History School". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. November 29, 1935. p. 8. Retrieved June 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .
11. "Savages Face Tough Foe in Texas Eleven". The Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. December 3, 1935. p. 16. Retrieved June 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com .