The 1935 Florida Gators football team represented the

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during the

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. The season marked Dennis K. Stanley's third and final year as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The highlights of the season included the Gators' victories over Sewanee (20–0) and

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(22–0). Stanley's 1935 Florida Gators finished with an overall record of 3–7 and a

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(SEC) tally of 1–6, placing twelfth of thirteen SEC members.

Schedule

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Postseason

Stanley submitted his resignation at the end of the season in the face of alumni discontent, but, in an unusual move, remained a member of the coaching staff when the new head coach,

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, took over in

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. Stanley, who was also an education professor, later became the first dean of the university's new College of Health and Human Performance in 1946.

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