1936 Big Ten Conference football season

August 2023 1936 Big Ten Conference football season Football 10 Ed Widseth Northwestern Champion Minnesota, Ohio State Vern Huffman Football 1935 1937 The 1936 Big Ten Conference football season was the 41st season of college football played by the member schools of the Big Ten Conference (also known as the Western Conference) and was a part of the 1936 college football season. The 1936 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team, under head coach Bernie Bierman, compiled a 7–1 record and was ranked No. 1 in the final AP Poll, giving Minnesota its third consecutive national championship. Tackle Ed Widseth was a consensus first-team All-American and was the first Big Ten player taken in the 1937 NFL draft with the fourth overall pick. The 1936 Northwestern Wildcats football team, under head coach Pappy Waldorf, compiled a 7–1 record, won the Big Ten championship, and was ranked No. 7 in the final AP Poll. The team's only loss came on the last day of the season against Notre Dame. Guard Steve Reid was a consensus first-team All-American. The 1936 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, under head coach Francis Schmidt, compiled a 5–3 record, led the Big Ten in scoring defense (3.4 points allowed per game), and outscored opponents 160 to 27. End Merle Wendt, tackle Charley Hamrick, and guard Inwood Smith were first-team All-Big Ten players. Season overview Results and team statistics Conf. RankTeamHead coachAP finalAP highOverall recordConf. recordPPGPAGMVP1NorthwesternPappy Waldorf#7#17–16–016.59.1Steve Reid2 (tie)MinnesotaBernie Bierman#1#17-14-125.44.0Ed Widseth2 (tie)Ohio StateFrancis SchmidtNR#185–34–120.03.4Ralph Wolfe4 (tie)IndianaBo McMillinNRNR5–2–13–1–15.47.9Vern Huffman4 (tie)PurdueNoble KizerNR#55–2–13–1–119.611.9John Drake6IllinoisRobert ZuppkeNRNR4–3–12–2–17.19.5Cliff Kuhn7ChicagoClark ShaughnessyNRNR2–5–11–48.520.8Sam Whiteside8IowaOssie SolemNRNR3–4–10–4–110.612.9Homer Harris9WisconsinHarry StuhldreherNR#162–60–411.918.0Eddie Jankowski10MichiganHarry KipkeNRNR1–70–54.515.9Matt Patanelli Key PPG = Average of points scored per game PAG = Average of points allowed per game1936 Big Ten Conference Year Summary Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 7, 2017 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/western/1936.html MVP = Most valuable player as voted by players on each team as part of the voting process to determine the winner of the Chicago Tribune Silver Football trophyVernon Huffman Wins Tribune Trophy: Indiana Most Valuable Big Ten Player Chicago Tribune December 27, 1936 2-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8835192/vernon_huffman_wins_tribune_trophy/ Regular season Bowl games No Big Ten teams participated in any bowl games during the 1936 season. All-Big Ten players the complete All-Big Ten selections 1936 All-Big Ten Conference football team The following players were picked by the Associated Press (AP) and/or the United Press (UP) as first-team players on the 1936 All-Big Ten Conference football team.Widseth and Wendt Again Named Big Ten All Stars Earl Hilligan The Day, New London, Conn. (AP story) November 23, 1936 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1915&dat=19361123&id=AHwtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aHEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3043,1947835Wildcats Dominate All-Big Ten Eleven The San Bernardino County Sun November 21, 1936 15 https://www.newspapers.com/image/49259148/?terms=widseth%2Bheap%2B%2B%22united%2Bpress%22 PositionNameTeamSelectorsEndMerle WendtOhio StateAP, UPEndJohnny KovatchNorthwesternAP, UPTackleEd WidsethMinnesotaAP, UPTackleCharley HamrickOhio StateAP, UPGuardSteve ReidNorthwesternAP, UPGuardInwood SmithOhio StateAPGuardLester G. SchreiberNorthwesternUPCenterEd SayreIllinoisAP, UPQuarterbackFred VanzoNorthwesternAP, UPHalfbackAndy UramMinnesotaAP, UPHalfbackDon HeapNorthwesternAPHalfbackVern HuffmanIndianaUPFullbackCecil IsbellPurdueAPFullbackJohnny DrakePurdueUP All-Americans the complete All-America selections 1936 College Football All-America Team Two Big Ten players were selected as consensus first-team players on the 1936 College Football All-America Team. They were: PositionNameTeamSelectorsTackleEd WidsethMinnesotaAAB, AP, COL, INS, LIB, NANA, NEA, TSN, UP, CP, WCFFGuardSteve ReidNorthwesternAAB, COL, LIB, NANA, NEA, TSN, WCFF Other Big Ten players received first-team honors from at least one selector. They were: PositionNameTeamSelectorsHalfbackDon HeapNorthwesternCPHalfbackAndy UramMinnesotaTSN 1937 NFL draft The following Big Ten players were among the first 100 players selected in the 1937 NFL draft:1937 NFL Draft: Full Draft National Football League NFL.com February 7, 2017 http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?season=1937 NamePositionTeamRoundOverall pickEd Widseth BackMinnesota14Eddie Jankowski BackWisconsin19Johnny Drake TacklePurdue110Charley HamrickTackleOhio State217Jules Alfonse TackleMinnesota220Vern HuffmanEndIndiana327Bud WilkinsonEndMinnesota329Bud SvendsenEndMinnesota439Dewitt GibsonGuardNorthwestern549Inwood SmithTackleOhio State550John GolemgeskeTackleWisconsin653George BellTacklePurdue657Merle WendtTackleOhio State659Chris Del SassoTackleIndiana660Steve Reid TackleNorthwestern871Elvin SayreBackIllinois877Steve TothCenterNorthwestern878Matt PatanelliTackleMichigan985Ray AntilBackMinnesota1091 References