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1936 Alabama

8–⁠0–⁠1 (5–⁠0–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Frank Thomas, finished No. 4 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1936, game by game: won vs. Samford 34–0; won vs. Clemson 32–0; won vs. Mississippi State 7–0; tied at Tennessee 0–0; won at Loyola (LA) 13–6; won at Kentucky 14–0; won vs. No. 10 Tulane 34–7; won at Georgia Tech 20–16; won vs. Vanderbilt 14–6+34Won 34–0 vs. Samford+34SamfordWon 32–0 vs. Clemson+32ClemsonWon 7–0 vs. Mississippi State+7Mississippi Sta…Tied 0–0 at Tennessee0TennesseeWon 13–6 at Loyola (LA)+7Loyola (LA)Won 14–0 at Kentucky+14KentuckyWon 34–7 vs. No. 10 Tulane+27No. 10 TulaneWon 20–16 at Georgia Tech+4Georgia TechWon 14–6 vs. Vanderbilt+8Vanderbilt
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsSamfordW 34–⁠096%
Oct 3vsClemsonW 32–⁠068%
Oct 10vsMississippi StateW 7–⁠075%
Oct 17atTennesseeT 0–⁠068%
Oct 24atLoyola (LA)W 13–⁠685%
Oct 31atKentuckyW 14–⁠058%
Nov 7vs10TulaneW 34–⁠766%
Nov 14atGeorgia TechW 20–⁠1669%
Nov 25vsVanderbiltW 14–⁠685%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Vanderbilt 14–⁠6; No. 4 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 3: 14
  2. Wk 4: 4
  3. Wk 5: 8
  4. Wk 6: 3
  5. Final: 4

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1936.

Record
8–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠0–⁠1 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 4 peak No. 3
Points
168–⁠35
Coach
Frank Thomas
Elo
1727 +94 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
19.1 No. 6 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
James Nesbit

Drafted in 1937

The 1937 draft
Rd 2Art White OGNew York Giants

All-SEC

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1936 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1936 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU6–⁠09–⁠1–⁠12
Alabama5–⁠0–⁠18–⁠0–⁠14
Auburn4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠2
Tennessee3–⁠1–⁠26–⁠2–⁠217
Mississippi State3–⁠27–⁠3–⁠1
Georgia3–⁠35–⁠4–⁠1
Georgia Tech3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Tulane2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Vanderbilt1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Kentucky1–⁠36–⁠4
Florida1–⁠54–⁠6
Ole Miss0–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠2
Sewanee0–⁠50–⁠6–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.