1936 Vanderbilt Commodores football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1936 Vanderbilt Commodores football Southeastern Conference SEC 3–5–1 1–3–1 Ray Morrison 3rd Dick Plasman Dudley Field The 1936 Vanderbilt Commodores football team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1936 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Ray Morrison, the Commodores compiled an overall record of 3–5–1 with a mark of 1–3–1 in conference play, finishing ninth in the SEC. 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 the SMU Mustangs. Morrison had served as head coach for the Mustangs from 1922 to 1934. Schedule 1936 AP September 26 w y Middle Tennessee State Teachers Dudley Field Nashville, TN 45–0 7,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85885251/vanderbilts-flashy-attack-downs-teacher/ Nashville Banner Vanderbilt's flashy attack downs Teachers, 45–0 September 27, 1936 September 23, 2021 Newspapers.com October 3 w y y Chicago Stagg Field Chicago, IL 37–0 12,000 Vanderbilt's Long Runs and Passes Overwhelm Chicago Chicago Tribune Howard Barry October 4, 1936 II-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/115239469/vanderbilts-long-runs-and-passes/ Newspapers.com October 10 l y Southwestern (TN) Dudley Field Nashville, TN 0–12 5,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-lynx-upset-vandy/132601943/ The Commercial Appeal Lynx upset Vandy, 12–0 October 11, 1936 September 28, 2023 Newspapers.com October 17 l y y SMU Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 0–16 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-ponies-just-wen/132602021/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Ponies just went easy on Vandy October 18, 1936 September 28, 2023 Newspapers.com October 24 t Georgia Tech Dudley Field Nashville, TN rivalry 0–0 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-news-vandy-ties-ga-tech/132601388/ The Charlotte News Vandy ties Ga. Tech, 0–0 October 25, 1936 September 28, 2023 Newspapers.com October 31 l LSU 8 Dudley Field Nashville, TN 0–19 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-news-sentinel-lsu-drubs-va/132590318/ The Knoxville News-Sentinel LSU drubs Vandy by 19–0 score November 1, 1936 September 28, 2023 Newspapers.com November 7 w y Sewanee Dudley Field Nashville, TN rivalry 14–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83573793/sewanee-tigers-hold-vanderbilt-to-14-to/ The Nashville Tennessean Sewanee Tigers hold Vanderbilt to 14 to 0 victory November 8, 1936 August 16, 2021 Newspapers.com November 14 l Tennessee Dudley Field Nashville, TN rivalry 13–26 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83043549/vols-vanquish-vandy-by-2613/ The Nashville Tennessean Vols vanquish Vandy by 26–13 November 15, 1936 August 8, 2021 Newspapers.com November 25 l y Alabama 3 Legion Field Birmingham, AL 6–14 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71731059/alabama-survives-mighty-scare-to-defeat/ Chattanooga Daily Times Alabama survives mighty scare to defeat Vanderbilt by score of 14–6 November 27, 1936 August 8, 2021 8 Newspapers.com http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=1671&year=1936 Coaching Records Game by Game: Ray Morrison 1936 College Football Data Warehouse November 21, 2012 November 4, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121104103206/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=1671&year=1936 dead References Vanderbilt Category:Vanderbilt Commodores football seasons Vanderbilt Commodores football