1936 Auburn Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1936 Auburn Tigers football Auburn Tigers logo (pre-1971).png 125 Southeastern Conference SEC 7–2–2 4–1–1 Jack Meagher 3rd Walter Gilbert Drake FieldLegion FieldCramton Bowl Bacardi Bowl T Tied 7–7 vs. Villanova The 1936 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1936 college football season. The Tigers' were led by head coach Jack Meagher in his third season and finished the season with a record of seven wins, two losses and two ties (7–2–2 overall, 4–1–1 in the SEC). Auburn also tied Villanova in the Bacardi Bowl, the first bowl game in the history of the Tigers' program.1936 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football September 28, 2023 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/auburn/1936-schedule.html Walter Gilbert was the team captain.https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-selma-times-journal-gilbert-named-as/127346671/ Gilbert Named As Captain Of Auburn Eleven Selma Times-Journal 7 December 19, 1935 June 30, 2023 newspapers.com Schedule 1936 AP September 25 w y Birmingham–Southern Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL 45–0 12,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72283115/auburn-crushes-panthers-450-to/ The Montgomery Advertiser Auburn crushes Panthers, 45–0, to open season September 26, 1936 February 28, 2021 Newspapers.com October 3 t y Tulane Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA rivalry 0–0 18,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99484416/highly-touted-auburn-plainsmen-held-to-s/ The Dothan Eagle Highly touted Auburn Plainsmen held to scoreless tie by Tulane's Green Wave October 4, 1936 April 10, 2022 Newspapers.com October 10 w y Tennessee Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN rivalry 6–0 15,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83042751/auburn-defeats-tennessee-with-three-play/ The Birmingham News Auburn defeats Tennessee with three plays left, 6–0 October 11, 1936 August 8, 2021 Newspapers.com October 17 w y y Detroit University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI 6–0 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23936123/auburn_repulses_detroit_foe_in/ Auburn repulses Detroit foe in intersectional tilt The Montgomery Advertiser October 18, 1936 August 8, 2021 Newspapers.com October 24 w y Georgia Memorial Stadium Columbus, GA rivalry 20–13 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-undefeated-aubu/132591112/ The Atlanta Constitution Undefeated Auburn overcomes Georgia October 25, 1936 September 28, 2023 Newspapers.com October 31 l y y 16 Santa Clara 19 Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA 0–12 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-fresno-bee-powerful-santa-clarans-cr/132591238/ The Fresno Bee Powerful Santa Clarans crush Auburn, 12 to 0 November 1, 1936 September 28, 2023 Newspapers.com November 7 w y 20 Georgia Tech Grant Field Atlanta, GA rivalry 13–12 18,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-columbus-ledger-auburn-barely-noses/132591340/ The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Auburn barely noses out Georgia Tech, 13–12 November 8, 1936 September 28, 2023 Newspapers.com November 14 l LSU 7 Legion Field Birmingham, AL rivalry 6–19 24,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news-lsu-vanquishes-au/132590553/ The Birmingham News L.S.U. vanquishes Auburn, 19–6 November 15, 1936 September 28, 2023 Newspapers.com November 21 w y y Loyola (LA) Drake Field Auburn, AL 44–0 5,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67755745/auburn-trounces-loyola-440-at/ The Birmingham News Auburn trounces Loyola, 44–0 at homecoming November 22, 1936 September 28, 2023 Newspapers.com November 28 w Florida Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL rivalry 13–0 6,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-auburn-defeats-flori/132591615/ The Palm Beach Post-Times Auburn defeats Florida, 13–0 November 29, 1936 September 28, 2023 Newspapers.com January 1, 1937 t y y Villanova La Tropical Stadium Havana, Cuba Bacardi Bowl 7–7 6,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-news-auburn-holds-villanova-11/132591710/ The Miami News Auburn holds Villanova 11 to 7–7 score January 2, 1937 September 28, 2023 Newspapers.com DeLassus David Coaching Records Game-by-game: John F. "Jack" Meagher, 1936 College Football Data Warehouse http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=1587&year=1936 December 15, 2015 December 22, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151222093529/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=1587&year=1936 dead http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aub-m-footbl-sched-1936.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120901134118/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aub-m-footbl-sched-1936.html dead September 1, 2012 1936 Auburn University Football Schedule Auburn University Athletics December 15, 2015 References Auburn Category:Auburn Tigers football seasons Auburn Tigers football