1936 LSU Tigers football team
The 1936 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) in the 1936 college football season.
| 1936 LSU Tigers football | |
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SEC champion | |
Sugar Bowl, L 14–21 vs. Santa Clara | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 2 |
| Record | 9–1–1 (6–0 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Tiger Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 LSU $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Alabama | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Tennessee | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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LSU won their second consecutive Southeastern Conference championship and earned their second straight trip to the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. The defense allowed only 33 points the entire season, which still ranks fourth in school history for the fewest points allowed by a Tiger defense.
The team was rated No. 1 by the contemporary Houlgate System and presented with the Foreman & Clark national championship trophy.[1][2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | Rice* | W 20–7 | ||||
| October 3 | at Texas* | T 6–6 | 15,000 | [3] | ||
| October 10 | Georgia |
| W 47–7 | |||
| October 17 | Ole Miss |
| W 13–0 | |||
| October 24 | vs. Arkansas* | No. 13 | W 19–7 | |||
| October 31 | at Vanderbilt | No. 8 | W 19–0 | |||
| November 7 | Mississippi State | No. 7 |
| W 12–0 | ||
| November 14 | at Auburn | No. 7 | W 19–6 | |||
| November 21 | Southwestern Louisiana* | No. 5 |
| W 93–0 | ||
| November 28 | No. 19 Tulane | No. 2 |
| W 33–0 | [4] | |
| January 1, 1937 | No. 6 Santa Clara | No. 2 | L 14–21 | 38,483 | [5] | |
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Auburn
The Tigers made their way to Birmingham's Legion Field to battle rival Auburn. One of the highlights of the game constituted LSU RB Cotton Milner's 90-yard touchdown run in the Tigers 19–7 victory over Auburn. The run ranks fourth on LSU's list of longest rushing touchdowns in school history.
Southwestern Louisiana
The Tigers' game at home against Southwestern Louisiana saw the Tigers score 52 points in a half, which ranks second in school history, and 93 points in a single game, which is the most points scored by LSU in a game.
References
- Owen, Kimbrough, ed. (1937). "Athletics — Football". Gumbo 1937. Gumbo Yearbook. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: The Students of Louisiana State University. p. 206.
Rated No. 1 team of the country by the Deke Houlgate system, the Tigers were presented with a beautiful national championship trophy by a Los Angeles firm.
- Written at Dallas, Texas. "Louisiana State Gets Foreman–Clark Trophy". The Capital Times. Madison, Wisconsin. Associated Press. January 10, 1937. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
The Foreman and Clark trophy, emblematic of the National football championship, won by SMU in 1935, will be sent to LSU. The Tigers were awarded the trophy for the past season under the ratings of Deke Houlgate, Los Angeles, grid statistician.
- "Louisiana State and Texas battle to 6–6 tie". Monroe Morning World. October 4, 1936. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "LSU has awesome display of power to take game, 33–0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 29, 1936. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- Harry Borba (January 2, 1937). "Santa Clara Triumphs Over L.S.U., 21-14". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 1, 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- "2013 LSU Football Media Guide". p. 152. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.