1936 Kirksville Bulldogs football team

College football season February 2026 August 2023 1936 Kirksville Bulldogs football Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association MIAA 7–0 4–0 Fred Faurot 9th Stokes Stadium MIAA champion The 1936 Kirksville Bulldogs football team represented the Kirksville State Teachers College (also known as Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, later renamed as Truman State University) as a member of the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) during the 1936 college football season. In their second year under head coach Fred Faurot, the Bulldogs compiled a 7–0 record (4–0 against conference opponents), won the MIAA championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 79 to 29.Truman State Yearly Results (1935-1939) College Football Data Warehouse May 31, 2023 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/t/truman_state/1935-1939_yearly_results.php September 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906082847/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/t/truman_state/1935-1939_yearly_results.php dead It was Kirksville's fifth consecutive MIAA championship. The team had not lost a game against an MIAA opponent since 1931. Between 1933 and 1936, Kirksville lost only one game and had four perfect seasons in five years: 1932 (8–0), 1933 (9–0), 1934 (8–0), and 1936 (7–0).Truman State Yearly Results (1930-1934) College Football Data Warehouse May 31, 2023 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/t/truman_state/1930-1934_yearly_results.php September 6, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150906091716/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/t/truman_state/1930-1934_yearly_results.php dead The team played its home games at Stokes Stadium in Kirksville, Missouri. Schedule y y October 2 Missouri "B" team Stokes Stadium Kirksville, MO W 13-8 2,500 Missouri's "B" Eleven Loses To Kirksville St. Louis Post-Dispatch October 3, 1936 4B https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-missouris-b-e/125641457/ Newspapers.com October 9 at 1936 Pittsburg Teachers Gorillas Pittsburg Teachers<ncg> Pittsburg, KS W 14-0 2,000 Bulldogs Win at Pittsburg by 14 to 0 The Kirksville Daily Express October 11, 1936 6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/kirksville-daily-express-and-kirksville/125641712/ Newspapers.com October 16 1936 Springfield Bears Springfield (MO)<hc> Stokes Stadium Kirksville, MO W 13-2 3,000 Kirksville Beats Springfield, 13-2 St. Louis Post-Dispatch October 17, 1936 4B https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-post-dispatch-kirksville-beats/125642061/ Newspapers.com October 23 at 1936 Cape Girardeau Indians Cape Girardeau Cape Girardeau, MO W 6-0 Kirksville 6, Cape 0: The 19th for Bulldogs; Consecutive Game Streak Is Increased by Faurot's Team The Kansas City Times October 24, 1936 20 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-times-kirksville-6-cape/125642409/ Newspapers.comBulldogs Win From Cape by Score of 6 to 0 The Kirksville Daily Express October 25, 1936 2 https://www.newspapers.com/article/kirksville-daily-express-and-kirksville/125642714/ Newspapers.com October 30 1936 Rolla Miners Rolla<ncg> Stokes Stadium Kirksville, MO W 13-12 November 6 1936 Maryville Bearcats Maryville (MO) Stokes Stadium Kirksville, MO W 7-0 Bearcats Lose to Bulldogs, 7-0 The Maryville Daily Forum November 7, 1936 6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-maryville-daily-forum-bearcats-lose/125643741/ Newspapers.comKirksville 7, Maryville 0: Triumphs to 21 in a Row; Bulldogs Haven't Met Defeat in M.I.A.A. Since 1931 The Kansas City Times November 7, 1936 17 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-times-kirksville-7-mary/125643994/ Newspapers.com November 13 at 1936 Warrensburg Mules Warrensburg Warrensburg, MO W 13-7 4,000 Kirksville 13, Warrensburg 7: Pass To a Title; A Late Aerial Attack Gives Bulldogs Victory and Another Grid Crown The Kansas City Times November 14, 1936 20 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-times-kirksville-13-war/125643133/ Newspapers.com References Kirksville Category:Truman State Bulldogs football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Category:Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association football champion seasons Kirksville Bulldogs football