In its fourth season under head coach Fritz Crisler, the team compiled a 9–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 256 to 32.
[1][2] The team played its home games at Palmer Stadium in Princeton, New Jersey.
[2] Garry Le Van received the John Prentiss Poe Cup, the team's highest award.
[4] Guard Jac Weller was a consensus first-team pick on the 1935 All-America college football team.
[5] Six Princeton players were selected by the Associated Press to the 1935 All-Eastern football team: Jac Weller at guard (AP-1); Stephen Cullinan at center (AP-1); Ken Sandbach at quarterback (AP-1); Gilbert Lea at end (AP-2); Charles Toll at tackle (AP-2); and Jack H. White at halfback (AP-2).