1936 Auburn Tigers football team American college football season
The 1936 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1936 college football season . The Tigers' were led by head coach Jack Meagher in his third season and finished the season with a record of seven wins, two losses and two ties (7–2–2 overall, 4–1–1 in the SEC). Auburn also tied Villanova in the Bacardi Bowl , the first bowl game in the history of the Tigers' program.[ 1] Walter Gilbert was the team captain.[ 2]
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 25 Birmingham–Southern * W 45–012,000 [ 3]
October 3 at Tulane T 0–018,000 [ 4]
October 10 at Tennessee W 6–015,000 [ 5]
October 17 at Detroit * W 6–010,000 [ 6]
October 24 vs. Georgia W 20–13[ 7]
October 31 at No. 19 Santa Clara * No. 16 L 0–1225,000 [ 8]
November 7 at Georgia Tech No. 20 W 13–1218,000 [ 9]
November 14 No. 7 LSU L 6–1924,000 [ 10]
November 21 Loyola (LA) * W 44–05,000 [ 11]
November 28 Florida Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL (rivalry ) W 13–06,000 [ 12]
January 1, 1937 vs. Villanova * T 7–76,000 [ 13]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References
^ "1936 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 28, 2023 .
^ "Gilbert Named As Captain Of Auburn Eleven" . Selma Times-Journal . December 19, 1935. p. 7. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Auburn crushes Panthers, 45–0, to open season" . The Montgomery Advertiser . September 26, 1936. Retrieved February 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Highly touted Auburn Plainsmen held to scoreless tie by Tulane's Green Wave" . The Dothan Eagle . October 4, 1936. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn defeats Tennessee with three plays left, 6–0" . The Birmingham News . October 11, 1936. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn repulses Detroit foe in intersectional tilt" . The Montgomery Advertiser . October 18, 1936. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Undefeated Auburn overcomes Georgia" . The Atlanta Constitution . October 25, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Powerful Santa Clarans crush Auburn, 12 to 0" . The Fresno Bee . November 1, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn barely noses out Georgia Tech, 13–12" . The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer . November 8, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "L.S.U. vanquishes Auburn, 19–6" . The Birmingham News . November 15, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn trounces Loyola, 44–0 at homecoming" . The Birmingham News . November 22, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn defeats Florida, 13–0" . The Palm Beach Post-Times . November 29, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn holds Villanova 11 to 7–7 score" . The Miami News . January 2, 1937. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: John F. "Jack" Meagher, 1936" . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015 .
^ "1936 Auburn University Football Schedule" . Auburn University Athletics . Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2015 .
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