1936 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

1936 Vanderbilt Commodores football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1936 record 351 (131 SEC)
Head coach Ray Morrison (4th year)
Captain Dick Plasman
Home stadium Dudley Field
1936 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 LSU 6 0 0     9 1 1
#4 Alabama 5 0 1     8 0 1
Auburn 4 1 1     7 2 2
#17 Tennessee 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
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University during the 1936 college football season. The Commodores were led by Ray Morrison, who served in his second stint and fourth year overall as head coach. Vanderbilt went 351 overall and 131 in conference play, finishing ninth in the Southeastern Conference. They played their six home games at Dudley Field in Nashville, Tennessee. Vanderbilt began the season by shutting out Middle Tennessee and Chicago, but did not score a point over the next four games before shutting Sewanee for their third win of the season. On October 17, the Commodores lost, 16-0, to SMU, for which Morrison had previously served as head coach for 16 seasons.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 26 Middle Tennessee* Dudley FieldNashville, TN W 450    
October 3 at Chicago* Chicago IL W 370    
October 10 Southwestern* Dudley Field • Nashville, TN L 012    
October 17 at SMU* Ownby Stadium • Dallas, TX L 016    
October 24 Georgia Tech Dudley Field • Nashville, TN T 00    
October 31 #8 LSU Dudley Field • Nashville, TN L 019    
November 9 Sewaneedagger Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) W 140    
November 14 Tennessee Dudley Field • Nashville, TN (Rivalry) L 1326    
November 25 at #3 Alabama Denny StadiumTuscaloosa, AL L 614   25,000
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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References

  1. "Coaching Records Game by Game: Ray Morrison 1936". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 21, 2012.