1936 Gonzaga Bulldogs football team

The 1936 Gonzaga Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented Gonzaga University during the 1936 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Mike Pecarovich, the Bulldogs compiled a 5–3 record and outscored all opponents by a total of 98 to 73.[1]

1936 Gonzaga Bulldogs football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
Home stadiumGonzaga Stadium
1936 Western college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Santa Clara   –  8 –1 –0
Humboldt State   –  6 –3 –0
Loyola (CA)   –  6 –3 –0
Saint Mary's   –  6 –3 –1
Gonzaga   –  5 –3 –0
Pomona   –  6 –4 –0
Cal Poly   –  5 –4 –0
San Jose State   –  5 –4 –0
Idaho Southern Branch   –  4 –4 –0
San Francisco   –  4 –4 –2
Portland   –  3 –4 –0
San Francisco State   –  2 –3 –1
Hawaii   –  3 –5 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Fullback George Karamatic led the team's offense and received first-team honors from both the Associated Press and United Press on the 1936 All-Pacific Coast football team.[2][3] Karamatic later played in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Saint Mary's
L 13–2625,000[4]
October 2Cheney Normal
W 27–73,000[5]
October 17at Montana
L 0–66,000[6]
October 25San Francisco
  • Gonzaga Stadium
  • Spokane, WA
W 17–7[7]
October 31Idaho
  • Gonzaga Stadium
  • Spokane, WA (rivalry)
L 6–188,500[8][9]
November 15at PortlandPortland, ORW 14–3[10]
November 21at Puget SoundTacoma, WAW 8–0[11]
December 5 No. 20 Washington State
  • Gonzaga Stadium
  • Spokane, WA
W 13–6[12]

References
  1. "1936 Gonzaga Bulldogs Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  2. Russell J. Newland (December 4, 1936). "All-Coast Football Aggregation Named By Associated Press". Sun Bernardino Sun. p. 21.
  3. "Falaschi, Bassi on All-Coast Team". The Times and Daily News Leader, San Mateo, CA. December 1, 1936. p. 8.
  4. Russ Newland (September 28, 1936). "Gaels Crush Gonzaga, 26-13, in First Game". The Salt Lake Tribune (AP story). p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Karmatic Star for Bulldogs". Oakland Tribune. October 3, 1936. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Scrappy Montanans Whip Gonzaga". The Missoulian. October 18, 1936. p. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Gonzaga Victor Over San Francisco, 17-7". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 26, 1936. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Stark, Charles R., Jr. (November 1, 1936). "Vandals spring major upset as they crash through to wild victory". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. p. 1, sports.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. "Vandals smack Bulldog rivals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 1, 1936. p. 12.
  10. "Gonzaga Wins From Pilots; Score 14-13". The Great Falls Tribune. November 16, 1936. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Gonzaga Beats Puget Sound". Arizona Republic. November 22, 1936. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Gonzaga Tips Cougar Team By 13-6 Score". The Salt Lake Tribune. December 6, 1936. p. B7 – via Newspapers.com.
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