1936 Birmingham–Southern Panthers football team

The 1936 Birmingham–Southern Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Birmingham–Southern College as a member of the Dixie Conference during the 1936 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Jenks Gillem, the team compiled a 4–5 record.

1936 Birmingham–Southern Panthers football
ConferenceDixie Conference
Record4–5 (4–3 Dixie)
Head coach
Home stadiumLegion Field
1936 Dixie Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Howard (AL) $ 4 1 15 3 1
Southwestern (TN) 3 1 17 2 1
Chattanooga 3 1 15 2 1
Birmingham–Southern 4 3 04 5 0
Mississippi College 2 2 05 3 1
Loyola (LA) 2 2 04 6 0
Millsaps 2 3 03 5 2
Mercer 0 2 13 6 1
Spring Hill 0 5 03 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Auburn*L 0–4512,000[1]
October 2at Loyola (LA)L 6–135,000[2]
October 10MercerW 6–02,000[3]
October 17at Centre (KY)*L 0–132,000[4]
October 24Chattanooga
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 14–7[5]
October 30Millsaps
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 20–0[6]
November 7at Southwestern (TN)
L 7–445,000[7]
November 13at Spring Hill
W 13–0[8]
November 21vs. Howard (AL)
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
L 0–13[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Auburn crushes Panthers, 45–0, to open season". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 26, 1936. Retrieved February 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Loyola defeats Panthers by breaks, 13 to 6". The Birmingham News. October 3, 1936. Retrieved February 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Panthers completely outplay Bears in 6–0 win". The Birmingham News. October 11, 1936. Retrieved February 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Centre beats Birmingham–Southern in homecoming, 13–0". Lexington Herald-Leader. October 18, 1936. Retrieved February 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Birmingham–Southern upsets Moccasins in thrilling comeback, 14–7". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 25, 1936. Retrieved February 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Panthers defeat stubborn Millsaps, 20 to 0". The Birmingham News. October 31, 1936. Retrieved February 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Lynx run wild to win, 44 to 7". Chattanooga Daily Times. November 8, 1936. Retrieved February 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Panthers beat Badgers, 13–0". The Birmingham News. November 14, 1936. Retrieved February 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Students put it on strong as Bulldogs defeat rival Panthers". The Birmingham News. November 22, 1936. Retrieved February 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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