1936 Slippery Rock Rockets football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1936 Slippery Rock Rockets football Pennsylvania State Teachers Conference PSTC 6–3 3–1 N. Kerr Thompson 16th New Slippery Rock Stadium Northwestern Pennsylvania champion1936-11-30 ROCKETS BEST IN N. W. PENNA. 4 The Record-Argus https://www.newspapers.com/clip/51998663/rockets-best-in-n-w-penna/ 2020-05-24 The 1936 Slippery Rock Rockets football team represented Slippery Rock State Normal School—now known as Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania—in the 1936 college football season.- All-time Game Results https://static.rockathletics.com/custompages/stats/FB/Career%20Stats/HISTRESU.HTM static.rockathletics.com 2020-05-241936-11-23 Slippery Rock 1936 schedule 31 The Pittsburgh Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52023325/slippery-rock-1936-schedule/ 2020-05-24 History In N. Kerr Thompson's 16th year as head coach, the Rockets compiled a 6–3 record and outscored their opponents 93 to 70. The Rockets went 3–1 against conference opponents, finishing fourth in the Pennsylvania State Teachers conference. The team is most famous for a news story that circulatedJanuary 2023 around the United States and used the transitive property to declare Slippery Rock the national champion.September 7, 1967 Yes Virginia, There Is a Slippery Rock https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-express-yes-virginia-there-is-a-sli/126436951/ The Express Lock Haven, Pennsylvania June 15, 2023 Slippery Rock was No. 1 in the nation because the team that beat West Virginia Wesleyan which beat Duquesne, 2–0, which in turn beat Pitt, 7–0, which beat Notre Dame, 26–0, which beat Northwestern, 26–6, which beat Minnesota, 6–0 so there. Slippery Rock made its case by beating the Westminster Titans, which defeated West Virginia Wesleyan, which beat Duquesne, which upset Pittsburgh, which beat Notre Dame, which upset former #1 Northwestern, which defeated Minnesota, who was crowned national champions by the Associated Press. The humorous story was widely popular, and gave Slippery Rock college a good deal of notoriety.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP_QLodi48g The Truth About College Football National Championships Jon Johnston 11 January 2026 Schedule Eastern September 26 l y 1935 West Chester Golden Rams West Chester West Chester, PA 6–13 2,000 1936-09-27 SLIPPEY ROCK NOSED OUT 24 Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52026366/slippey-rock-nosed-out/ 2020-05-24 October 3 l y y 1936 Geneva Golden Tornadoes Geneva Beaver Falls, PA 0–25 1936-10-04 GENEVA DOWNS ROCKETS 23 Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52031593/geneva-downs-rockets/ 2020-05-24 October 10 w y 1936 Indiana Normal Indiana Normal New Slippery Rock Stadium Slippery Rock, PA 10–0 3,500 1936-10-11 Slippery Rock Whips Indiana 21 The Pittsburgh Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52032171/slippery-rock-whips-indiana/ 2020-05-24 October 17 w y y Westminster (PA) New Wilmington, PA 14–0 1936-10-18 Rockets Top Westminster, Win, 14 to 0 23 The Pittsburgh Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52033783/rockets-top-westminster-win-14-to-0/ 2020-05-24 October 24 l y y 1936 Waynesburg Yellow Jackets Waynesburg Waynesburg, PA 0–20 1936-10-25 JACKETS CRUSH ROCKETS BY 20-0 SCORE 23 Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52034213/jackets-crush-rockets-by-20-0-score/ 2020-05-24 October 31 w y 1936 Grove City Crimson Grove City New Slippery Rock Stadium Slippery Rock, PA 6–0 2,500 1936-11-01 Rockets Top Grove City 23 The Pittsburgh Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52034915/rockets-top-grove-city/ 2020-05-24 November 7 w 1936 Bloomsburg Huskies Bloomsburg Bloomsburg, PA 10–0 1936-11-08 ROCKETS TRIM BLOOMSBURG 28 Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52035542/rockets-trim-bloomsburg/ 2020-05-24 November 14 w y 1936 Thiel Tomcats Thiel New Slippery Rock Stadium Slippery Rock, PA 14–6 1936-11-15 Slippery Rock Scores Win Over Lutherans, 14 To 6. 24 The Pittsburgh Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52036020/slippery-rock-scores-win-over/ 2020-05-24 November 21 w 1936 California Vulcans California (PA) New Slippery Rock Stadium Slippery Rock, PA 33–6 1936-11-22 Rockets Top California 25 The Pittsburgh Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52036329/rockets-top-california/ 2020-05-24 References Slippery Rock Category:Slippery Rock football seasons Slippery Rock Football