# 1936 Southeastern Conference football season

The 1936 Southeastern Conference football season was the fourth season of college football played by the member schools of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and was a part of the 1936 college football season. LSU compiled a 9–1–1 overall record, with a conference record of 6–0, and was the SEC champion.

## Results and team statistics

| Conf. rank | Team | Head coach | Overall record | Conf. record | AP final | PPG | PAG |
| 1 | LSU | Bernie Moore | 9–1–1 (.864) | 6–0–0 (1.000) | No. 2 | 26.8 | 4.9 |
| 2 | Alabama | Frank Thomas | 8–0–1 (.944) | 5–0–1 (.917) | No. 4 | 18.7 | 3.9 |
| 3 | Auburn | Jack Meagher | 7–2–2 (.727) | 4–1–1 (.750) | | 14.5 | 5.7 |
| 4 | Tennessee | Robert Neyland | 6–2–2 (.700) | 3–1–2 (.667) | No. 17 | 14.7 | 5.2 |
| 5 | Mississippi State | Ralph Sasse | 7–3–1 (.682) | 3–2–0 (.600) | | 21.1 | 3.5 |
| 6 | Georgia | Harry Mehre | 5–4–1 (.550) | 3–3–0 (.500) | | 11.5 | 15.9 |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | William Alexander | 5–5–1 (.500) | 3–3–1 (.500) | | 22.8 | 9.4 |
| 8 | Tulane | Red Dawson | 6–3–1 (.650) | 2–3–1 (.417) | | 16.3 | 11.7 |
| 9 | Vanderbilt | Ray Morrison | 3–5–1 (.389) | 1–3–1 (.300) | | 12.8 | 9.7 |
| 10 | Kentucky | Chet A. Wynne | 6–4–0 (.600) | 1–3–0 (.250) | | 17.9 | 8.4 |
| 11 | Florida | Josh Cody | 4–6–0 (.400) | 1–5–0 (.167) | | 9.9 | 12.5 |
| 12 | Ole Miss | Ed Walker | 5–5–2 (.500) | 0–3–1 (.125) | | 12.5 | 8.2 |
| 13 | Sewanee | Harry E. Clark | 0–6–1 (.071) | 0–5–0 (.000) | | 2.9 | 32.9 |
Key AP final = Rankings from AP sports writers. See 1936 college football rankings PPG = Average of points scored per game PAG = Average of points allowed per game

## Schedule

* Index to colors and formatting
* SEC member won
* SEC member lost
* SEC member tie
* SEC teams in bold

### Week Zero

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
| September 19 | Maryville (TN) | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY | W 54–3 | | |
| September 19 | Union (TN) | Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | W 45–0 | | |

### Week One

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 25 | Birmingham–Southern | Auburn | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL | W 45–0 | 12,000 |
| September 25 | Kentucky | Xavier | Corcoran Field • Cincinnati, OH | W 21–0 | 12,000 |
| September 26 | Rice | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | W 20–7 | 25,000 |
| September 26 | Howard (AL) | Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 34–0 | 8,000 |
| September 26 | Chattanooga | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | W 13–0 | 7,000 |
| September 26 | Millsaps | Mississippi State | Scott Field • Starkville, MS | W 20–0 | 4,000 |
| September 26 | Mercer | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | W 15–6 | 7,000 |
| September 26 | Presbyterian | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | W 55–0 | |
| September 26 | Middle Tennessee State Teachers | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 45–0 | 7,000 |
| September 26 | Ole Miss | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | TUL 7–6 | 18,000 |

### Week Two

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 2 | Ole Miss | Temple | Temple Stadium • Philadelphia, PA | L 7–12 | |
| October 3 | Clemson | Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry) | W 32–0 | 6,000 |
| October 3 | Howard (AL) | Mississippi State | Scott Field • Starkville, MS | W 35–0 | |
| October 3 | Furman | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | W 13–0 | 4,001 |
| October 3 | Vanderbilt | Chicago | Stagg Field • Chicago, IL | W 37–0 | 12,000 |
| October 3 | VMI | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY | W 38–0 | |
| October 3 | The Citadel | Florida | Florida Field • Gainesville, FL | W 20–14 | 5,000 |
| October 3 | LSU | Texas | War Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX | T 6–6 | 15,000 |
| October 3 | Tennessee | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | L 6–14 | 15,000 |
| October 3 | Sewanee | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | GT 58–0 | 8,000 |
| October 3 | Auburn | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (rivalry) | 0–0 | 18,000 |

### Week Three

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 9 | Ole Miss | George Washington | Griffith Stadium • Washington DC | T 0–0 | |
| October 10 | Centenary | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 19–0 | 17,000 |
| October 10 | Southwestern (TN) | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | L 0–12 | 5,000 |
| October 10 | Florida | South Carolina | Columbia Municipal Stadium • Columbia, SC | L 0–7 | 4,000 |
| October 10 | Georgia | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | LSU 47–7 | 18,000 |
| October 10 | Mississippi State | Alabama | Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry) | ALA 7–0 | 17,000 |
| October 10 | Auburn | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (rivalry) | AUB 6–0 | 15,000 |
| October 10 | Kentucky | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | GT 34–0 | 30,000 |

### Week Four

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 16 | Tennessee Wesleyan | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | L 7–19 | |
| October 17 | Auburn | Detroit | University of Detroit Stadium • Detroit, MI | W 6–0 | 10,000 |
| October 17 | Loyola (LA) | Mississippi State | Ray Stadium • Meridian, MS | W 32–0 | |
| October 17 | Stetson | Florida | Florida Field • Gainesville, FL | W 32–0 | |
| October 17 | Tulane | Colgate | Polo Grounds • New York, NY | W 28–6 | 18,000 |
| October 17 | Kentucky | Washington & Lee | Wilson Field • Lexington, VA | W 39–7 | |
| October 17 | Rice | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | L 6–13 | |
| October 17 | Georgia Tech | Duke | Duke Stadium • Durham, NC | L 6–19 | 32,000 |
| October 17 | Vanderbilt | SMU | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX | L 0–16 | 20,000 |
| October 17 | Ole Miss | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry) | LSU 13–0 | |
| October 17 | Tennessee | Alabama | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (rivalry) | 0–0 | 15,000 |

### Week Five

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 23 | Alabama | Loyola (LA) | Loyola University Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 13–6 | 6,000 |
| October 24 | Arkansas | LSU | State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA (rivalry) | W 19–7 | 15,000 |
| October 24 | Duke | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | W 15–13 | 13,263 |
| October 24 | North Carolina | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 21–7 | 18,000 |
| October 24 | Catholic University | Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | W 14–0 | 6,000 |
| October 24 | Tennessee Tech | Sewanee | Hardee Field • Sewanee, TN | T 0–0 | |
| October 24 | Mississippi State | TCU | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX | T 0–0 | 6,000 |
| October 24 | Auburn | Georgia | Memorial Stadium • Columbus, GA (rivalry) | AUB 20–13 | |
| October 24 | Florida | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY (rivalry) | KEN 7–0 | |
| October 24 | Georgia Tech | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (rivalry) | 0–0 | 10,000 |

### Week Six

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 31 | Louisiana Tech | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | W 22–13 | 12,000 |
| October 31 | Maryland | Florida | Florida Field • Gainesville, FL | W 7–6 | 14,000 |
| October 31 | Ole Miss | Centenary | State Fair Stadium • Shreveport, LA | W 24–7 | 10,000 |
| October 31 | Auburn | Santa Clara | Kezar Stadium • San Francisco, CA | L 0–12 | 25,000 |
| October 31 | Clemson | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (rivalry) | L 13–14 | 10,000 |
| October 31 | LSU | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | LSU 19–0 | 10,000 |
| October 31 | Alabama | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY | ALA 14–0 | 18,000 |
| October 31 | Tennessee | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | TEN 46–0 | |
| October 31 | Sewanee | Mississippi State | Municipal Stadium • Jackson, MS | MSS 68–0 | 4,000 |

### Week Seven

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 7 | Maryville (TN) | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN | W 34–0 | 5,000 |
| November 7 | Loyola (LA) | Ole Miss | Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | W 34–0 | |
| November 7 | Kentucky | Manhattan | Ebbets Field • Brooklyn, NY | L 7–13 | |
| November 7 | Mississippi State | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry) | LSU 12–0 | 25,000 |
| November 7 | Tulane | Alabama | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | ALA 34–7 | 18,000 |
| November 7 | Auburn | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (rivalry) | AUB 12–13 | 18,000 |
| November 7 | Georgia | Florida | Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (rivalry) | UGA 26–8 | 17,000 |
| November 7 | Sewanee | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (rivalry) | VAN 14–0 | |

### Week Eight

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 14 | Clemson | Kentucky | McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY | W 7–6 | |
| November 14 | Ole Miss | Marquette | Marquette Stadium • Milwaukee, WI | L 0–33 | 17,000 |
| November 14 | LSU | Auburn | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (rivalry) | LSU 19–6 | 24,000 |
| November 14 | Alabama | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (rivalry) | ALA 20–16 | 20,000 |
| November 14 | Tennessee | Vanderbilt | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (rivalry) | TEN 26–13 | 20,000 |
| November 14 | Georgia | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | UGA 12–6 | 18,000 |
| November 14 | Sewanee | Florida | Florida Field • Gainesville, FL | FLA 18–7 | 4,000 |

### Week Nine

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 21 | Southwestern Louisiana | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA | W 93–0 | 20,000 |
| November 21 | Loyola (LA) | Auburn | Drake Field • Auburn, AL | W 44–0 | 5,000 |
| November 21 | Georgia | Fordham | Polo Grounds • New York, NY | T 7–7 | 35,000 |
| November 21 | Ole Miss | Mississippi State | Scott Field • Starkville, MS | MSS 26–6 | 20,000 |
| November 21 | Georgia Tech | Florida | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | GT 38–14 | 10,000 |
| November 21 | Sewanee | Tulane | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA | TUL 53–6 | 10,000 |

### Week Ten

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 26 | Vanderbilt | Alabama | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | ALA 14–6 | 25,000 |
| November 26 | Kentucky | Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (rivalry) | TEN 7–6 | 20,000 |
| November 27 | Ole Miss | Miami (FL) | Miami Stadium • Miami, FL | W 14–0 | 8,000 |
| November 28 | Mercer | Mississippi State | Scott Field • Starkville, MS | W 32–0 | 3,500 |
| November 28 | Tulane | LSU | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry) | LSU 33–0 | |
| November 28 | Florida | Auburn | Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL (rivalry) | AUB 13–0 | 6,000 |
| November 28 | Georgia Tech | Georgia | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (rivalry) | UGA 16–6 | 23,000 |

### Week Eleven

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Ref. |
| December 5 | Tennessee | Ole Miss | Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN | 0–0 | 17,000 | |
| December 5 | Mississippi State | Florida | Florida Field • Gainesville, FL | MSS 7–0 | 7,000 | |

### Postseason

| Date | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| December 26 | California | Georgia Tech | Grant Field • Atlanta, GA | W 13–7 | 15,000 |
| January 1, 1937 | Villanova | Auburn | La Tropical Stadium • Havana, Cuba (Bacardi Bowl) | T 7–7 | 6,000 |
| January 1, 1937 | Santa Clara | LSU | Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) | L 14–21 | 38,483 |
| January 1, 1937 | Duquesne | Mississippi State | Miami Stadium • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) | L 12–13 | 9,210 |

## All-conference players

The following players were recognized as consensus first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP) on the 1936 All-SEC football team:
* Gaynell Tinsley, End, LSU (AP-1, UP-1)
* Frank Kinard, Tackle, Ole Miss (AP-1, UP-1)
* Art White, Guard, Alabama (AP-1, UP-1)
* Walter Gilbert, Center, Auburn (AP-1, UP-1)
* Joe Riley, Quarterback, Alabama (AP-1, UP-1)
* Phil Dickens, Halfback, Tennessee (AP-1, UP-1)
* Howard Bryan, Halfback, Tulane (AP-1, UP-1)
* Marlon "Dutch" Konemann, Fullback, Georgia Tech (AP-1, UP-1)

## All-Americans

One SEC player was a consensus first-team pick on the 1936 College Football All-America Team:
* Gaynell Tinsley, End, LSU (AAB, AP, COL, INS, LIB, NANA, NEA, SN, UP)
Other SEC players receiving All-American honors from at least one selector were:
* Frank Kinard, Tackle, Mississippi (AAB; AP-3; INS-1; WC-1)
* Bill Moss, Tackle, Tulane (CP-2)
* Clarence Strange, Tackle, LSU (INS-2)
* Art White, Guard, Alabama (AP-2; CP-1; SN; INS-3)
* Walter Gilbert, Center, Auburn (AP-3; INS-3)
* Joe Riley, Halfback, Alabama (CP-1; INS-2)
* Phil Dickens, Halfback, Tennessee (AP-3)

## Head coaches

Records through the completion of the 1936 season
| Team | Head coach | Years at school | Overall record | Record at school | SEC record |
| Alabama | Frank Thomas | 6 | 74–15–4 (.817) | 48–6–3 (.868) | 21–2–2 (.880) |
| Auburn | Jack Meagher | 3 | 43–38–2 (.530) | 17–12–2 (.581) | 10–9–1 (.525) |
| Florida | Josh Cody | 1 | 43–36–1 (.544) | 4–6–0 (.400) | 1–5–0 (.167) |
| Georgia | Harry Mehre | 9 | 53–31–4 (.625) | 53–31–4 (.625) | 11–10–0 (.524) |
| Georgia Tech | William Alexander | 17 | 86–65–11 (.565) | 86–65–11 (.565) | 8–18–1 (.315) |
| Kentucky | Chet A. Wynne | 3 | 77–54–9 (.582) | 16–13–0 (.552) | 5–9–0 (.357) |
| LSU | Bernie Moore | 2 | 30–15–4 (.653) | 18–3–1 (.841) | 11–0–0 (1.000) |
| Mississippi State | Ralph Sasse | 2 | 40–11–3 (.769) | 15–6–1 (.705) | 5–5–0 (.500) |
| Ole Miss | Ed Walker | 7 | 34–33–7 (.507) | 34–33–7 (.507) | 7–9–3 (.447) |
| Sewanee | Harry E. Clark | 6 | 15–36–3 (.306) | 15–36–3 (.306) | 0–21–0 (.000) |
| Tennessee | Robert Neyland | 10 | 82–11–7 (.855) | 82–11–7 (.855) | 13–4–2 (.737) |
| Tulane | Red Dawson | 1 | 6–3–1 (.650) | 6–3–1 (.650) | 2–3–1 (.417) |
| Vanderbilt | Ray Morrison | 3 | 98–54–23 (.626) | 14–10–1 (.580) | 6–4–1 (.591) |

## 1937 NFL draft

The following SEC players were selected in the 1937 NFL draft:
| Round | Overall Pick | Player name | School | Position | NFL team |
| 2 | 12 | Gaynell Tinsley | LSU | End | Chicago Cardinals |
| 2 | 14 | Art White | Alabama | Back | New York Giants |
| 2 | 18 | Marvin Stewart | LSU | Back | Chicago Bears |
| 3 | 28 | Dick Plasman | Vanderbilt | Back | Chicago Bears |
| 4 | 31 | Walter Gilbert | Auburn | Back | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 4 | 32 | Bucky Bryan | Tulane | Offensive guard | Chicago Cardinals |
| 5 | 42 | Bert Johnson | Kentucky | Tackle | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| 6 | 52 | Phil Dickens | Tennessee | Tackle | Chicago Cardinals |
| 7 | 64 | Buster Poole | Ole Miss | End | New York Giants |
| 8 | 74 | Gene Meyers | Kentucky | Back | New York Giants |
| 8 | 76 | Joel Eaves | Auburn | End | Washington Redskins |
| 10 | 92 | Middleton Fitzsimmons | Georgia Tech | Offensive Guard | Chicago Cardinals |
| 10 | 94 | Chuck Gelatka | Mississippi State | End | New York Giants |
| 10 | 95 | Stan Nevers | Kentucky | Tackle | Pittsburgh Pirates |