1935 Kentucky State Thorobreds football team
American college football team season
The 1935 Kentucky State Thorobreds football team was an American football team that represented Kentucky State Industrial College (KISC), now known as Kentucky State University, as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MWAA) during the 1935 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Henry Kean, the Thorobreds compiled a 9–1 record, shut out seven of ten opponents (including five consecutive shutouts in November), outscored all opponents by a total of 192 to 42, and defeated Florida A&M in the Orange Blossom Classic. The team was recognized as a black college national champion for the second consecutive year.
Quarterback Joe "Tarzan" Kendall was known for both his accurate passing and open-field running and was later selected to the all-time black college football team and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Kendall and end William B. Reed, the latter known for his great blocking, received first-team honors on the All-America college football team selected by The Pittsburgh Courier from the nation's African-American football players. Kendall, Reed, and halfback Big Bertha Edwards received first team All-Southern honors.
Kean's assistant coaches were Stewart and Walker. The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Frankfort, Kentucky.
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Wilberforce
On October 12, Kentucky State lost to Wilberforce, 19–7, in Wilberforce, Ohio. The Thorobreds scored in the second quarter on a 45-yard touchdown pass from Kendall to Reed with Kendall kicking the extra point.
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