The 1935 NFL season was the 16th regular season of the National Football League. The season ended when the Detroit Lions defeated the New York Giants in the NFL Championship Game.

Major rule changes

• The inbounds lines or hashmarks were moved closer to the center of the field, 15 yards from the sidelines.

Division races

The NFL teams played 12 games in the 1935 season. In the Eastern Division, the key game took place on Thanksgiving Day at Ebbetts Field in Brooklyn, as the 5-4 Dodgers hosted the 6-3 Giants. A Brooklyn win would have tied the teams at 6-4, but New York won, 21-0, eventually finishing at 9-3. The same Thanksgiving Day saw the Lions and the Cardinals both win, giving them records of 6-3-2 and 6-3-1 respectively, and ties didn't count. Three days later on December 1, the Lions beat Brooklyn 28-0; the Cardinals were losing to the Bears before tying them 7-7, but Detroit finished its season at 7-3-2 while the Cards were at 6-3-2. The Chicago Cardinals needed a win in order to have a chance for a playoff, and faced the Bears again on December 8. This time, the Bears won 13-0, and the Lions were the division champs.

Final standings

W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against

Note 1: The NFL did not officially count tie games in the standings until 1972

Note 2: One game between Boston and Philadelphia was canceled.

NFL Championship Game

Detroit 26, N.Y. Giants 7, at University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit, Michigan, December 15, 1935

League Leaders

Statistic	Name	Team	Yards
Passing	Ed Danowski	New York	794
Rushing	Doug Russell	Chicago Cardinals	499
Receiving	Tod Goodwyn	New York	432

References

• NFL Record and Fact Book (ISBN 1-932994-36-X)
• NFL History 1931-1940 (Last accessed December 4, 2005)
• 1935 season in details
• Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League (ISBN 0-06-270174-6)