The 1935 Kentucky State Thorobreds football team was an American football team that represented Kentucky State Industrial College (now known as Kentucky State University) as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1935 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Henry Kean, the team compiled an 8–0 record, won the MAA championship, shut out seven of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 192 to 42. The team was recognized as the black college national champion.[1] The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Frankfort, Kentucky.
Schedule
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October 5 | West Kentucky Industrial | Frankfort, KY | W 21–0 | |
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October 12 | at Wilberforce | Wilberforce, OH | L 7–19 | |
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October 19 | Lane | Frankfort, KY | W 35–0 | |
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October 26 | at Tuskegee | Tuskegee, AL | W 19–14 | |
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November 2 | at Morris Brown | Atlanta, GA | W 15–0 | |
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November 9 | West Virginia State | Frankfort, KY | W 13–0 | |
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November 16 | Lincoln (MO) | Frankfort, KY | W 24–0 | |
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November 23 | at Louisville Municipal | Louisville, KY | W 33–0 | |
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November 28 | Tennessee A&I![dagger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | Frankfort, KY | W 6–0 | |
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December 12 | vs. Florida A&M | Miami, FL (Orange Blossom Classic) | W 19–9 | |
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Homecoming
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National championship seasons in bold |
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- 1920: Howard, Talladega
- 1921: Talladega, Wiley
- 1922: Hampton
- 1923: Howard, Lincoln (PA), Virginia Union
- 1924: Lincoln (PA), Paul Quinn, Tuskegee
- 1925: Howard, Tuskegee
- 1926: Howard, Tuskegee
- 1927: Bluefield, Tuskegee
- 1928: Bluefield, Wiley
- 1929: Tuskegee
- 1930: Tuskegee
- 1931: Wilberforce
- 1932: Wiley
- 1933: Morgan
- 1934: Kentucky State
- 1935: Kentucky State, Texas College
- 1936: Virginia State, West Virginia State
- 1937: Morgan
- 1938: Florida A&M
- 1939: Langston
- 1940: Morris Brown
- 1941: Langston, Morris Brown
- 1942: Florida A&M
- 1943: Morgan State
- 1944: Morgan State
- 1945: Wiley
- 1946: Morgan State, Tennessee A&I
- 1947: Shaw, Tennessee A&I
- 1948: Wilberforce State, Southern
- 1949: Morgan State, Southern
- 1950: Florida A&M, Southern
- 1951: Morris Brown, North Carolina A&T
- 1952: Florida A&M
- 1953: Florida A&M, Prairie View A&M, Tennessee A&I
- 1954: Florida A&M, North Carolina College, Prairie View A&M, Southern, Tennessee A&I
- 1955: Grambling
- 1956: Tennessee A&I
- 1957: Florida A&M
- 1958: Prairie View A&M
- 1959: Florida A&M
- 1960: Southern
- 1961: Florida A&M
- 1962: Florida A&M, Jackson State
- 1963: Prairie View A&M
- 1964: Prairie View A&M
- 1965: Tennessee A&I
- 1966: Tennessee A&I
- 1967: Grambling, Morgan State
- 1968: Alcorn A&M, North Carolina A&T
- 1969: Alcorn A&M
- 1970: Tennessee State
- 1971: Tennessee State
- 1972: Grambling
- 1973: Tennessee State
- 1974: Alcorn State, Grambling State
- 1975: Grambling State
- 1976: South Carolina State
- 1977: Florida A&M, Grambling State, South Carolina State
- 1978: Florida A&M
- 1979: Tennessee State
- 1980: Grambling State
- 1981: South Carolina State, Virginia Union
- 1982: South Carolina State, Tennessee State
- 1983: Central State, Grambling State, Tennessee State
- 1984: Alcorn State, Tennessee State
- 1985: Hampton, Jackson State
- 1986: Central State
- 1987: Central State, Howard
- 1988: Central State
- 1989: Central State
- 1990: Central State, North Carolina A&T
- 1991: Alabama State
- 1992: Central State, Grambling State
- 1993: Howard, Southern
- 1994: Hampton, South Carolina State
- 1995: Southern
- 1996: Howard, Jackson State
- 1997: Hampton, Southern
- 1998: Florida A&M, Southern
- 1999: North Carolina A&T
- 2000: Grambling State
- 2001: Florida A&M, Grambling State, Tuskegee
- 2002: Bethune–Cookman, Fayetteville State, Grambling State
- 2003: Albany State, Southern
- 2004: Albany State, Hampton
- 2005: Grambling State, Hampton, North Carolina Central
- 2006: Hampton, North Carolina Central
- 2007: Delaware State, Tuskegee
- 2013: Bethune–Cookman, Tennessee State
- 2014: Alcorn State
- 2015: North Carolina A&T
- 2016: Grambling State
- 2017: North Carolina A&T
- 2018: North Carolina A&T
- 2019: North Carolina A&T
- 2020: Alabama A&M
- 2021: Florida A&M, South Carolina State
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