1936 Georgia Bulldogs football team

The 1936 Georgia Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1936 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Harry Mehre, the Bulldogs complied an overall record of 5–4–1, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished sixth in the SEC.[1]

1936 Georgia Bulldogs football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSanford Stadium (30,000)
1936 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 LSU $ 6 0 09 1 1
No. 4 Alabama 5 0 18 0 1
Auburn 4 1 17 2 2
No. 17 Tennessee 3 1 26 2 2
Mississippi State 3 2 07 3 1
Georgia 3 3 05 4 1
Georgia Tech 3 3 15 5 1
Tulane 2 3 16 3 1
Vanderbilt 1 3 13 5 1
Kentucky 1 3 06 4 0
Florida 1 5 04 6 0
Ole Miss 0 3 15 5 2
Sewanee 0 5 00 6 1
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Mercer*W 15–67,000[2]
October 3Furman*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
W 13–04,001[3]
October 10at LSUL 7–3725,000[4]
October 17Rice*
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA
L 6–13[5]
October 24vs. AuburnL 13–20[6]
October 31Tennesseedagger
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
L 0–46[7]
November 7vs. FloridaW 26–817,000[8]
November 14at TulaneW 12–618,000[9]
November 21at Fordham*T 7–735,000[10]
November 28Georgia Tech
  • Sanford Stadium
  • Athens, GA (rivalry)
W 16–623,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. "1936 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  2. "Georgia extended to defeat Mercer". The Atlanta Constitution. September 27, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Georgia wins over Furman by 14–0 score". The Tampa Tribune. October 4, 1936. Retrieved February 15, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Louisiana State crushes Georgia under 47–7 score". The Knoxville Journal. October 11, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Rice Owls beat Georgia, 13–6, in close game". Monroe Morning World. October 18, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Undefeated Auburn overcomes Georgia". The Atlanta Constitution. October 25, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Georgia is crushed by Tennessee, 46–0". The Atlanta Constitution. November 1, 1936. Retrieved August 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Georgia is victor over Gators, 26–8". The Bradenton Herald. November 8, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Georgia detours Tulane's Wave, 12–6". The Miami Herald. November 15, 1936. Retrieved July 22, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Georgia ties Fordham, 7–7". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. November 22, 1936. p. 6.
  11. "Tech os wrecked by Athens rivals". The News and Observer. November 29, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.