Conference Independent Head coach Charlie Bachman | 1935 record 6–2 Offensive scheme Notre Dame Box | |
The 1935 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College in the 1935 college football season. In their third season under head coach Charlie Bachman, the Spartans compiled a 6–2 record and won their annual rivalry game with Michigan by a 25 to 6 score. In inter-sectional play, the team defeated Kansas (42-0) and Loyola Marymount (27-0) but lost to Boston College (18-6).
Guard Sid Wagner was a consensus first-team player on the 1935 College Football All-America Team.
On October 5, 1935, Michigan State opened its 1935 season with its annual rivalry game against the Michigan Wolverines. The Spartans had defeated the Wolverines in 1934 for the first time since 1915. Led by head coach Charlie Bachman and left halfback Kurt Warmbein, the Spartans again defeated the Wolverienes, 25 to 6. It was the first time the Spartans had defeated the Wolverines in consecutive games.