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1936 Auburn Tigers football

Bacardi Bowl, T 7–7 vs. Villanova

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–2–2 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainWalter Gilbert
Home stadiumDrake Field
Legion Field
Cramton Bowl
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Southeastern Conference football standings
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.2LSU $ 6 0 0 9 1 1
    No.4Alabama 5 0 1 8 0 1
    Auburn 4 1 1 7 2 2
    No.17Tennessee 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
    • $ – Conference champion

    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

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    DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 25Birmingham–Southern*
  • Montgomery, AL
  • W 45–012,000[3]
    October 3atTulane
  • New Orleans, LA (rivalry)
  • T 0–018,000[4]
    October 10atTennessee
  • Knoxville, TN (rivalry)
  • W 6–015,000[5]
    October 17atDetroit*
  • Detroit, MI
  • W 6–010,000[6]
    October 24vs. Georgia
  • Columbus, GA (rivalry)
  • W 20–13[7]
    October 31at No. 19Santa Clara*No. 16
  • San Francisco, CA
  • L 0–1225,000[8]
    November 7atGeorgia TechNo. 20
  • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)
  • W 13–1218,000[9]
    November 14No. 7LSU
  • Birmingham, AL (rivalry)
  • L 6–1924,000[10]
    November 21Loyola (LA)*dagger
  • Auburn, AL
  • W 44–05,000[11]
    November 28Florida
    • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL (rivalry)
  • W 13–06,000[12]
    January 1, 1937vs. Villanova*
  • Havana, Cuba (Bacardi Bowl)
  • T 7–76,000[13]
    • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • [14][15]

    References

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    1. ^ "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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